Yaannus Atelier nee Yaanus Films, founded by Judhajit Bagchi and Ranadeep Bhattacharyya is an internationally acclaimed studio based in Mumbai, India. It is the first Indian studio to represent India at the prestigious Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards, Cannes and is the winner of the coveted Cannes Dolphin Trophy twice in 2015 & 2016.
Their short film ‘Children of the Soil’ won the 66th National Award in non-feature audiography along with its world premier at the prestigious AMDocs, California, and European premiere at the prestigious INTERFILM International Berlin Film Festival, 2019.
The founders, Judhajit and Ranadeep aka JD's keen interest for the film-production, semiotics and artistry of Cinema led them to pursue Master’s degree in Film Art and Field Production from Manipal Institute of Communication. The duo has also been mentored under the visionary ad filmmaker Prahlad Kakad.
Their style ranges from cinematic and classic to conceptual and experimental in both still and moving images; working with fashion films, music videos, branded content, and path-breaking independent short films.
Currently the award-winning filmmakers hold the position of Jury members at the prestigious London Fashion Film Festival, UK and at the International Business Award, USA.