Ravi Karmalker
Ravi Karmalker is a German-Indian film producer, director, writer and coach located in Cologne and Nairobi whose films and TV series have received a total of 36 nominations and awards at international film festivals.[1] Since 2019, he has produced TV series and feature films mainly in close partnership with Netflix and ZDFarte.
Career[edit]
After studying History of Arts, Karmalker worked in the theatre department. He directed plays and trained about 150 actors in Method Acting.[2] He also worked as a radio- and TV reporter for Westdeutscher Rundfunk, one of Germany's national TV and radio stations, where he produced over 1000 features on cultural and social topics.
Since the early 2000s, Karmalker worked as producer as well as director on multiple award-winning TV documentaries, fiction and docu-fiction formats for German TV channels.[3]
In 2017 Karmalker started working on German-Kenyan facts and fictions projects. Since then he has produced various projects as showrunner, writer and director. Among them is the high-end TV drama series "Country Queen" in partnership with Netflix, ZDFarte, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Deutsche Welle-Akademie. "Country Queen" launched on Netflix in mid-July 2022 and held top 1 position for over five weeks, and top 10 position for over two months.[4] In March 2023, Ravi's feature film "Chaguo" was accepted by Netflix and immediately after launch became one of Netflix's top 10 most-watched films in Kenya. "Chaguo" has so far received a total of thirteen nominations at international festivals, including four awards.[5]
Currently, he is preparing a package of six international series with partners in South Africa, Spain, India, the Emirates, Switzerland and Germany as well as the second season of "Country Queen" on behalf of Netflix.[6]
Good Karma[edit]
Upon his breakthrough as a journalist and filmmaker, in the early 2000s at Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Karmalker was nicknamed "Good Karma" by his colleagues, deriving from his family name Karmalker. He then used this nickname to found a series of "Good Karma" companies: Good Karma Productions (Cologne, 2005), Good Karma Fiction Gmbh (Berlin, 2015),[7] Good Karma Global Gmbh (Berlin, 2017),[8] Good Karma Fiction Africa Ltd (Nairobi, 2018). Drawing on these experiences and responding to the growing needs of the international film and series market for cross-border cooperation, Ravi has recently professionalised his Good Karma approach once again: with the founding of Good Karma Fiction International (Cologne, 2023).
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year of Production | Title | Awards and Nominations | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | Die Anpacker | Deutscher Wirtschaftsfilmpreis 2006[9] | creator, writer, director, executive producer |
| 2008 | Schöner Schuften | Medienpreis Mittelstand 2009 | creator, writer, director, executive producer |
| 2008 | Alt sein auf Probe | Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2008, beste Reportage[10]
Grimme-Preis 2009 (Nomination)[11] |
creator, writer, director, executive producer |
| 2009 | Gut sein auf Probe | Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2009 (Nomination)[12]
Katholischer Medienpreis 2010, erster Preis elektronische Medien[13] Hermann Wilhelm Thywissen-Preis 2011, erster Platz[14] |
creator, writer, director, executive producer |
| 2012 | Zum Leben zu wenig - Wenn die Rente nicht mehr reicht | AWO Journalistenpreis für investigativen Journalismus 2012, erster Preis[15] | creator, writer, director, executive producer |
| 2014 | Im Auftrag meiner Enkel - Norbert Blüm erkundet die Zukunft | Seniorenfilm-Preis 2016 (Nomination) | creator, writer, director, executive producer |
| 2016 | Fast perfekt - Anke Engelke und die Selbstoptimierer | Doku-Regiepreis 2016, Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen (Nomination)[16] | creator, writer, director, executive producer |
| 2018 | Tut alt werden weh? | Sonderpreis ARD-Programmprämie 2019
Goldener Spatz, beste Regie 2018 (Nomination) Prix Jeunesse UNICEF Special Prize 2020[17] |
creator, writer, director, executive producer |
| 2022 | Chaguo | Eldoret Film Festival 2022, Best Feature Film[18]
Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Lead Actress in a Film[19] Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Supporting Actress in a Film (Nomination) Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Supporting Actor in a Film (Nomination) Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Director of Photography (Nomination) Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Feature Film (Nomination) Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Costume Designer (Nomination) Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Director (Nomination) Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Viewers Choice (Feature) (Nomination) Kitale Film Week 2023, Best Screenplay[20] Kitale Film Week 2023, Best Film (Nomination) Swahili International Film Festival & Awards 2022, Honourable Mention, Best Feature Film Under Our Skin Film Festival Kenya 2023, Best Fiction Film (Nomination) |
creator, writer, director, executive producer, acting coach |
| 2022 | Country Queen | Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Lead Actor in a TV Drama (Nomination)
Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Lead Actress in a TV Drama (Nomination) Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama (Nomination) Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama (Nomination) Kalasha Awards 2022, Best TV Drama (Nomination) Kalasha Awards 2022, Best Viewers Choice (TV Drama) (Nomination)[21] |
creator, executive producer, acting coach, showrunner |
| 2022 | Journey To Justice | Eldoret Film Festival 2022, Best Documentary[22]
AFRIFF - Africa Int. Film Festival 2022, Best Documentary (Nomination)[23] Kitale Film Week 2023, Best Documentary Film (Nomination)[24] Under Our Skin Film Festival Kenya 2023, Best Documentary |
creator, writer, director, executive producer |
References[edit]
- ↑ Short Introduction. Article - Deutsche Leasing. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ↑ Karmalker as coach in Method Acting. Video - Country Queen Workshop. Retrieved on 2 June 2023.
- ↑ Short Biography. Website - Good Karma Fiction. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Country Queen. Article, DW Akademie. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Chaguo. Website - Chaguo Film. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Current Projects. Website - Good Karma Fiction International. Retrieved on May 25 2023.
- ↑ Company Foundation. Website - German Commercial Register. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Company Foundation. Website - North Data. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Winner - Medienpreis Mittelstand. Website - WDR, Markt. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Winner - Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2008, Best Reportage. Website - Deutscher Fernsehpreis. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Nomination - Grimme-Preis 2009. Article - DWDL. Retrieved on 29 May 2023.
- ↑ Nomination - Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2009. Website - Deutscher Fernsehpreis, Nominierte 2009. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Winner - Katholischer Medienpreis 2010. Website - Deutsche Bischofskonferenz. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Winner - Hermann Wilhelm Thywissen-Preis. Website - Journalistenpreise 2011. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Winner - AWO Journalistenpreis 2012. Website - Journalistenpreise 2012. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Nomination - Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen 2016. Website - DAFF. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Winner - Prix Jeunesse UNICEF Spezial Prize 2020. PDF - Prix Jeunesse, Prize Winners. Retrieved on 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Winner - Eldoret Film Festival 2022, Best Feature Film. Instagram - Eldoret Film Festival. Retrieved on 26 May 2023.
- ↑ Kalasha Awards 2022 Winners List. Website - Kenyan Vibe. Retrieved on 26 May 2023.
- ↑ Winner - Kitale Film Week 2023, Best Screenplay. Instagram - Kitale Film Week. Retrieved on 26 May 2023.
- ↑ List of Nominees Kalasha Awards 2022. Website - Kenya Film Commission. Retrieved on 29 May 2023.
- ↑ Winner - Eldoret Film Festival 2022, Best Documentary. Instagram - Eldoret Film Festival. Retrieved on 26 May 2023.
- ↑ Nominees - AFRIFF Best Documentary. Website - AFRIFF. Retrieved on 26 May 2023.
- ↑ Nominees - Kitale Film Week 2023, Best Documentary Film. Instagram - Kitale Film Week. Retrieved on 26 May 2023.
External Links[edit]
- Ravi Karmalker on IMDb
- Ravi Karmalker at Crew United
- Official Website for Good Karma Fiction International
- Official Website for Good Karma Productions
- Trailer for Country Queen on Netflix
- Trailer for Chaguo
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