Mandakini Gahlot | Talent Ambassador | The Whickers | UK / India

Mandakini Gahlot is an independent filmmaker and producer whose work has been broadcast on Channel 4, France 24, Canal+, Al Jazeera, Arte, KBS, Channel NewsAsia, and The Guardian. She is a partner at the New Delhi–based production studio Elefant Films.

In 2025, she co-directed and produced the documentary Bones of Contention, which examines the global black market for dinosaur fossils driven by high demand from Asian buyers. She is currently producing the DocedgeKolkata-incubated project Camels of the Sea, directed by Vikram Singh, who received the Whickers Film and TV Award in 2024 for this project.

The Whickers

The Whickers was set up 11 years ago with the generous legacy of pioneering broadcaster, Alan Whicker. It aims to fund and support emerging directors of international, independent documentaries in today's competitive environment. Its top prize, currently at £120,000, has been awarded twice to Indian filmmakers, most recently to Vikram Singh for Camels of the Sea. Vikram was also a previous recipient of the Docedge Whickers Bursary.

Website: https://www.whickerawards.com/apply/film-and-tv/