CV 

Kaniz Fatima Khan

Filmmaker . Artist . Writer 

Education & Training
B.A. Public Administration — Kakatiya University, Warangal — 1995
Diploma in Sales & Marketing — NIS Sparta (NIIT), Chennai — 1994–1995
Professional Development in Digital Media (Web, Video, 3D) — Arena Multimedia, Pune — 2016–2017

Experience (2017–2023)
Senior Script Writer — Indiavidual Learning (Embibe), Bangalore (Remote) — 2022–2023
Developed narrative scripts and story-based learning modules for children (ages 6–12) across animation and live-action formats on an EdTech platform.

Content & Script Writer — Anibrain Digital Studio, Pune — 2017–2020
Wrote scripts and content for Mocomi (children’s media platform), and later consulted with the Interactive Division on branded and corporate storytelling projects.

Early Experience (1992–2008)
Sales Associate — Time Life Books, Muscat, Oman — 1992–1993
Introduced and demonstrated collectible publications and visual encyclopedic editions to retail and institutional buyers.

Creative & Client Servicing — Kalamkriya Studio (Sanmar Group), Chennai — 1995
Worked across design development and client communication for print and visual communication campaigns.

Junior Copywriter — United Media Services, Muscat — 1995–1996
Worked on advertising and corporate communication across English-language campaigns.

Assistant to Art Director Padma Shri Thota Tharani — Chennai — 1998–2008
Hands-on experience in production design, set research, costume conceptualization, and visual planning for feature films.

Freelance Filmmaking & Production Design — Chennai & Mumbai — 1997–Present
Work across pre-production, production, direction, and visual development.

Early Work in Cinema (Selected Projects)
Contributions across art direction, production, and visual development departments:
Uyirode Uyiraga — Tamil — SS Films
Beti No. 1 — Hindi — T. Rama Rao
Branchie — Italian — Italian Production
Kadhalar Dhinam — Tamil — Sri Surya Movies
Mudhalvan — Tamil — S Films
Kushi — Tamil — Sri Surya Movies
Calcutta Mail — Hindi — Ashwin Dutt and Allu Arvind
Khajuraho — Hindi / Tamil — Ashok Kumar
Nayak — Hindi — Sri Surya Movies and Sridevi Kapoor Productions
Run — Tamil — Sri Surya Movies
Ullam Ketkume — Tamil — G. V. Films
Run — Hindi — Sridevi Kapoor Productions
Sachien — Tamil — Kalaipuli Productions

Exhibitions & Presentations (Selected)
Atreyi — Prakriti's Poetry with Prakriti Festival, Chennai — 2012
Atreyi — Dakshina Chitra, Chennai — 2013
Presented in dialogue with artists of the Madras Art Movement.
Madras Jasmine — Art Houz Gallery, Chennai — 2014
Curated by the Association of British Scholars (British Council) for Madras Week, marking 375 years of the city. Exhibited alongside Chennai-based women artists.
The Written Word — Hindu Lit for Life — Presented in collaboration with Apparao Galleries, Chennai — 2014
Anahata — Prakrit Art Gallery, Chennai — 2015 — Solo exhibition.
Michel Jaffrennou Performance Collaboration — Cholamandal Artists’ Village — 2014
Costume and custom hand-embroidered textile work for performance.
Additional presentations include community-led showcase initiatives at Cholamandal Artists’ Village.

Publications & Features
Arts Illustrated Magazine, Vol. 2, Issue 06 (April–May 2015) — Feature presented by Prakrit Arts Gallery, Chennai.
Aval Vikatan — Ananda Vikatan Group — Tamil — January 2000.

Collections
Private collections in India, the United States, and France.

Professional & Community Involvement
Cholamandal Artists’ Village, Chennai — Community and collaborative engagement programs (2010–2015)
Honorary Committee Member — FridayMovieClub@Cholamandal (2010–2015)

Additional Practices
Qi Gong and Tai Chi (Certified — India Tai Chi & Qigong Academy)
Wing Chun (Level 1 Certification — India Wing Chun Academy)
Foundational Pranic Healing (Certified — Pranic Healing, Institute for Inner Studies)