Civic Studios
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded 📆 | 2019 |
| Founder 👔 | Anushka Shah |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Services | Film Production; Distribution |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | civicstudios |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Civic Studios, officially known as Civic Studios Productions Pvt. Ltd., is a media production company, established in 2019,[1] by Anushka Shah.[2] Based in Mumbai and London, the studio develops, produces, and finances feature films.
The production company mainly develops films in the genre of social impact and has received grants from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.[3]
In 2025, Civic Studios was selected as part of 130 delegates and a select 40 delegates from the cultural industry to travel with the UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, on his official trip to India.[4][5]
History
Civic Studios was founded in 2019 and incubated at MIT Media Lab.[5]
It produced its first short film in 2021, Vakeel Babu, which streamed on Amazon Prime Video, starring actors Abhishek Banerjee, Loveleen Mishra, Hetal Gada and Bhamini Oza and directed by Sumit Purohit.[6] The film was also selected for the New York Indian Film Festival 2022.[citation needed]
In 2024, Civic Studios produced 'Family Aaj Kal',[7] a 5-episode comedy-drama series starring Apoorva Arora, Nitesh Pandey and Sonali Sachdev[8]. The series streamed on SonyLIV.[9]
In 2025, Civic Studios partnered with Vertigo Releasing for UK[10] and Ireland distribution of Santosh,[11], a feature film starring Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar Pratibha Awasthy and directed by Sandhya Suri.[12]
In December 2025, the production house collaborated with Gurinder Chadha to produce Christmas Karma[13], a film loosely based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and adapted to immigrant experiences in the UK[14]. The movie starred Kunal Nayyar, Eva Longoria, Billy Porter, and others.[15]
Filmography
| Year | Format | Title | Actors | Director | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Short Film | Vakeel Babu | Abhishek Banerjee, Loveleen Mishra, Hetal Gada and Bhamini Oza[16] | Sumit Purohit[17] | Hindi | Official Selection: Best Short Film at New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) 2022[18] |
| 2022 | Show | Ye Saali Naukri[19] | Sanyam Sharma, Mugdha Agrawal[20] | Kaviraj Singh[21] | Hindi | |
| 2024 | Show | Family Aaj Kal[7] | Apoorva Arora, Sonali Sachdev, Nitesh Pandey, Masood Akhtar, Aakarshan Singh, Prakhar Singh[22][8] | Parikshit Joshi[[23] | Hindi | Nominated for: Most Popular Youth Drama Show at IWM Buzz Digital Awards[24] |
| 2024 | Animation Feature Film | Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust[25] | Voices – Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, Gaspar Noé, Lav Diaz, Shekhar Kapur, Soko, Tibu Fortes, Shahbaz Sarwar, Denzil Smith, Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar, Piyush Mishra[26] | Ishan Shukla[27] | English | Winner - NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024[28]
Winner - Blue Star Award (Best Screenplay) at Cinedays Skopje Film Festival 2024[29][30] Winner - Best Animation at L.A. Shorts Fest 2016[31] Winner - Computer Animation Festival Award (Best of Show) at SIGGRAPH Asia 2016[32] Winner - Jury Prize for Best Art Direction at Free Spirit Film Festival 2016[33] Winner - Best Animated Short Film at Venice Film Week 2016[34] Winner - Best Animated Short award at the LA Shorts Festival[35] |
| 2024 | Feature Film | Little Thomas[36] | Rasika Dugal, Gulshan Devaiah, Hridansh Parekh[37] | Kaushal Oza[38] | Hindi | World premiere at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2024[39]
New York India Film Festival 2025 Closing Film[40] |
| 2025 | Feature Film | Santosh[33] | Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Pratibha Awasthy[12] | Sandhya Suri[41] | Hindi | Official Entry - Oscars 2025 in the Best International Feature Film category[42]
Winner - Best Screenplay & Breakthrough Producer at BIFA 2024[43] Winner – Best Actress & Best New Director at Asian Film Awards 2025[44] Nomination - Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at BAFTA Awards 2025[45] |
| 2025 | Feature Film | Christmas Karma[46] | Kunal Nayyar, Billy Porter, Eva Longoria, Hugh Bonneville, Boy George, Leo Suter, Charithra Chandran, Pixie Lott, Danny Dyer[15] | Gurinder Chadha[47] | English |
References
- ↑ Priya, Amrita (October 22, 2025). "Anushka Shah and Civic Studios: Strengthening UK-India creative ties through purpose driven storytelling". The Global Indian. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Gurinder Chadha on Diaspora and 'Christmas Karma' — and the Film Culture That Soho House Is Building in Mumbai". The Hollywood Reporter India. 18 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Pinto, Ashwin (2024-06-05). "Civic Studios raises global awareness of social issues and promotes actionable solutions: Anushka Shah". medianews4u.com. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Bollywood comes to Britain: Three blockbusters to be made in the UK from next year". Gov.uk (Press release). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ramachandran, Naman (2025-10-08). "India's Yash Raj Films Returns to U.K. With Three-Picture Deal, Creating 3,000 Jobs, Prime Minister Keir Starmer Reveals in Mumbai (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Desai, Rahul (2022-10-28). "Long Story Short: 'Vakeel Babu' Practices More than it Preaches". filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sharma, Sakshi (4 Apr 2024). "Family Aaj Kal review: A relatable middle class family drama that calls out hypocrisy". www.socialketchup.in. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "'Family Aaj Kal' On Sony Liv Review: A Predictable Indian Take On 'Modern Family' With More Relatable Societal Issues". Outlook India. 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Family Aaj Kal: Apoorva Arora stars in Delhi-set drama premiering on Sony LIV". The Statesman. 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Santosh's UK Distributor Civic Studio Head Anushka Shah 'Thrilled' Over Sandhya Suri Film Going To Oscars 2025 - Exclusive". Times Now. 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (2024-12-04). "British Oscar Submission 'Santosh' Sets 2025 U.K. Release From Vertigo and Civic (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Singh, Abhinav (2024-12-18). "Know All About Hindi Film Santosh Shortlisted For Oscars 2025 As Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies Fails To Make Cut". Mashable India. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Gurinder Chadha's immigration-centered Christmas film more 'prescient' than ever". Metro. 2025-11-14. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Ntim, Zac (2024-04-18). "Kunal Nayyar, Eva Longoria & Billy Porter Among Ensemble Of Gurinder Chadha Musical 'Christmas Karma'". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Morelli, Olivia (2025-11-21). "Where was Christmas Karma filmed?". CN Traveller. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Sumit Purohit On Short Film 'Vakeel Babu': Didn't Want It To Be A Public Service Announcement". Outlook India. 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Desk, NH Web (2022-04-23). "Abhishek Banerjee's short film 'Vakeel Babu' makes its way to New York Indian Film Festival 2022". National Herald. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (2022-05-06). "'Vakeel Babu' selected for New York Indian Film Festival 2022". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Make way for mini web series 'Ye Saali Naukri'". The Tribune. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Bijolia, Disha (2022-11-11). "A Web Series Exploring The Often Toxic Connection Between Career And Identity In India". Homegrown. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Bijolia, Disha (2022-11-11). "A Web Series Exploring The Often Toxic Connection Between Career And Identity In India". Homegrown. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Prakash, Priya. "It's About Holding One's Ground Amid Family Chaos: Apoorva Arora Gets Candid About Her Show". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Apoorva Arora Reflects on Collaborating with Parikshit Joshi After the Success of 'Family Aaj Kal' - Morning Kashmir". 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Vote Now: Most Popular Youth Drama Show - Dil Dosti Dilemma, Family Aaj Kal, Mismatched S3, Call Me Bae, Kota Factory S3". IWMBuzz. 2025-06-01. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Dams, Tim. "New Europe Film Sales, Anonymous Content board IFFR title 'Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (2024-01-26). "'Schirkoa' Trailer: Dystopian Animation With Voices Of Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, SoKo, King Khan, Lav Diaz, Shekhar Kapur & Gaspar Noé Debuts In Rotterdam". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Mitra, Shilajit (2024-01-22). "Behind the daring dystopia of Ishan Shukla's 'Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Feature Film - SCHIRKOA in lies we trust". Epic Developer Community Forums. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Lazarevska, Marina. "The City Wins 2024 Cinedays Festival of European Film - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Cinedays Skopje Film Festival (2024)". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Ishan Shukla's sci-fi animation 'Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust' shines at the 53rd International Film Festival of Rotterdam". First Post. January 29, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help);|Authors list=missing|1=(help) - ↑ "SIGGRAPH Asia Announces 2016 Computer Animation Festival Winners". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Kalichaat wins four awards at Free Spirit Film Festival .:. Tibet Sun". www.tibetsun.com. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "2016 Awards". Venice Film Week. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "An animated dystopia earns Oscar nomination". The Tribune. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-07-23). "Anurag Kashyap returns to children's film genre with 'Little Thomas'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Features, C. E. (2025-06-09). "Little Thomas teaser: Kid seeks a miracle in Gulshan Devaiah, Rasika Dugal starrer". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2024-07-23). "Anurag Kashyap Boards Melbourne-Bound Children's Film 'Little Thomas' as Producer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2024-07-23). "Anurag Kashyap Boards Melbourne-Bound Children's Film 'Little Thomas' as Producer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Teaser of Anurag Kashyap's NYIFF-nominated production 'Little Thomas' out; watch here". Telegraph India.
|Authors list=missing|1=(help) - ↑ PTI (2025-10-07). "Acclaimed film 'Santosh' to stream on Lionsgate Play". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Niyogi, Agnivo. "BAFTA 2025: 'All We Imagine As Light', 'Santosh' fail to bag awards". The Telegraph.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (2024-12-08). "'Kneecap' Dominates British Independent Film Awards With Seven Wins, Including Top Honor". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (2025-03-16). "Asian Film Awards: 'All We Imagine as Light' Wins Best Picture, Yoshida Daihachi Takes Best Director for 'Teki Cometh'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Khanna, Aditi. "'All We Imagine As Light', 'Santosh' in running for BAFTAs". The Print.
- ↑ "Gurinder Chadha's 'Christmas Karma' Starring Kunal Nayyar Sets November India Release". The Hollywood Reporter India. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Sinha, Ekta (2025-12-11). "Gurinder Chadha On Legacy, Diaspora, And Reimagining Dickens In 'Christmas Karma'". Elle India. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
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