POET I WRITER I DIRECTOR
Shubham Negi is a poet, writer, and director from Himachal Pradesh. He was one of the winners of Film Companion and Netflix’s TakeTen grant in 2024, through which he developed his debut short film ‘Hills Don’t Dance Alone’ which is on its festival run.
His feature ‘Soma Helang’ was selected to be a part of the NFDC Co-Production Market 2024. The same project, produced by Neeraj Churi (Sabar Bonda), was developed through the Writer’s Ink Lab, emerging as one of the winners, securing him a mentorship from Vikramaditya Motwane.
He is also a fellow of the QueerFrames Screenwriting Lab with the psychological horror ‘Things We Leave Behind’. His short film script ‘Makeup Room’ won the QDrishti short film grant 2025 at the Kashish Queer Film Festival and is in pre-production. His web show ‘Tuition’ was an official selection at the SWA Pitch Fest 2025 and he was in the writers’ room of Black Warrant Season 2.
In 2024, Netflix sent him to the Busan International Film Festival as a part of its Fund for Creative Equity cohort.