Sidharth Mathawan
- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Director
Sidharth Mathawan is a filmmaker based in India.
He started working in the film industry from 2006 as a production designer/ art director. Over the years he has worked with eminent directors such as Deepa Mehta (Midnight's Children), Farhan Akhtar (Don 2), Wong Kar-Wai (Déjà Vu) and later for commercials with Emmanuel Lubezki (Apple iPad), Georgi Banks-Davies (Kohler) & Bharat Sikka (Fiat, Airtel), etc. Focusing on bringing to life their artistic visions. He has designed for over 50 brands including Apple, BBC, NDTV, Coca-Cola, Google, Samsung, Pepsi, Vogue, Swarovski, Chivas, Toyota, 100 Pipers, Vistara, etc. He was selected as a Berlinale Talent for his production design works at Berlinale 2010.
His quest for creative exploration led him towards other aspects of filmmaking. In 2014, he attended a screenwriting workshop at filmArche, Berlin. In 2017, he attended the 'Producers Workshop' at Le Marché du Film, Cannes. His feature screenplay 'Marie' (former title for 'Khayali Pulao') was selected by 'Maison Des Scénaristes' for authors-producers meetings at Cannes, 2018. It was further selected for the prestigious 'TorinoFilmLab TFL Extended - Script Development', Turin 2018. The screenplay was also a finalist at CineMart, IFFR 2019 and shortlisted for 'Film Bazaar Co-Production Market', India 2018. Another feature screenplay 'The Deleted' was a finalist at the 'Mediterranean Film Institute film 2 script' workshops, 2017 and selected for 'TorinoFilmLab Extended - Creative Production;', Turin 2018. He has been working on a web-series screenplay.
His short 'CutOff', was a nominated finalist at the ZFF 72, Zurich Film Festival 2016. 'Analog Girl' screened at the Debrief Cannes 2018, La Peniche Cinema, Paris. My short 'The Desire For Desires' premiered at CSAFF, Chicago, 2018 and is available online on Disney+Hotstar.
He started working in the film industry from 2006 as a production designer/ art director. Over the years he has worked with eminent directors such as Deepa Mehta (Midnight's Children), Farhan Akhtar (Don 2), Wong Kar-Wai (Déjà Vu) and later for commercials with Emmanuel Lubezki (Apple iPad), Georgi Banks-Davies (Kohler) & Bharat Sikka (Fiat, Airtel), etc. Focusing on bringing to life their artistic visions. He has designed for over 50 brands including Apple, BBC, NDTV, Coca-Cola, Google, Samsung, Pepsi, Vogue, Swarovski, Chivas, Toyota, 100 Pipers, Vistara, etc. He was selected as a Berlinale Talent for his production design works at Berlinale 2010.
His quest for creative exploration led him towards other aspects of filmmaking. In 2014, he attended a screenwriting workshop at filmArche, Berlin. In 2017, he attended the 'Producers Workshop' at Le Marché du Film, Cannes. His feature screenplay 'Marie' (former title for 'Khayali Pulao') was selected by 'Maison Des Scénaristes' for authors-producers meetings at Cannes, 2018. It was further selected for the prestigious 'TorinoFilmLab TFL Extended - Script Development', Turin 2018. The screenplay was also a finalist at CineMart, IFFR 2019 and shortlisted for 'Film Bazaar Co-Production Market', India 2018. Another feature screenplay 'The Deleted' was a finalist at the 'Mediterranean Film Institute film 2 script' workshops, 2017 and selected for 'TorinoFilmLab Extended - Creative Production;', Turin 2018. He has been working on a web-series screenplay.
His short 'CutOff', was a nominated finalist at the ZFF 72, Zurich Film Festival 2016. 'Analog Girl' screened at the Debrief Cannes 2018, La Peniche Cinema, Paris. My short 'The Desire For Desires' premiered at CSAFF, Chicago, 2018 and is available online on Disney+Hotstar.