Arjun Yadav

Arjun Yadav

PRODUCER

FIRST YEAR - LOS ANGELES

Born and raised in Mumbai, Arjun began his film journey as a Young Critics Jury member at India’s premiere MAMI Film Festival. At 22, he was made an Executive, managing nationwide production and marketing operations for Fox Home Entertainment’s subsidiary in India; and later for six-time Oscar-winning VFX studio DNEG. In 2018, Arjun was awarded a fellowship to pursue an MFA in Producing at Chapman University and went to work in development at Searchlight Pictures.

In 2021, Arjun was selected as one of five producers for Lena Waithe’s inaugural Mentorship Lab program. In his current role as Production Manager at Wayfarer Studios, Arjun has worked on documentary and feature projects including ‘Racist Trees’ (IDFA, Palm Springs 2023), ‘The Senior’ and ‘Empire Waist’. Arjun also appeared twice on national television to represent and advocate for the rights of international students during the pandemic and runs an online group which advises and supports creatives with their US visa process.