Shivani Rawat

Shivani Rawat
Born
New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materWelham Girls' School
The New School
New York Film Academy
OccupationFilm producer
Known forTrumbo (2015)
Captain Fantastic (2016)

Shivani Rawat is a film producer based in New York known for producing independent films like Danny Collins (2015), Trumbo (2015), Captain Fantastic (2016) and Brian Banks (2018).[1] She is the founder and CEO of ShivHans Pictures, a production house that supports feature films that don't fit into the Hollywood model.[2][3] In May 2020, former head of Miramax and HBO Films, Julie Goldstein, joined ShivHans Pictures as Head of Production.[4]

Rawat is a board member for Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.[5] In 2014, the American film distribution company Bleecker Street entered into an exclusive distribution deal with ShivHans Pictures, ensuring the US distribution for all its films.[6]

Rawat attended Welham Girls' School in Dehradun, and is a graduate of The New School and New York Film Academy.[1][7]

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  2. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (April 3, 2019). "'Hotel Mumbai' Producer Shivani Rawat Steps Up to the Plate for Indie Films". Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Shivani Rawat". Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. ^ "Julie Goldstein Joins ShivHans Pictures as Head of Production (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Shivani Rawat | USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism". Annenberg.usc.edu. 2018-09-17. Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  6. ^ Alexandra Cheney (2014-08-13). "Ex-Focus Features Chief Launches Distribution Company – Variety". Variety.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  7. ^ "Could Producer Shivani Rawat be the Next Megan Ellison?". 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.