Saurabh Monga
Biography
Born and raised in New Delhi, Saurabh left to complete his higher studies in the United States. Upon his return to India, he studied cinema and started exploring the film industry.
After working on various camera crews in feature films, commercials, and documentaries, Saurabh made his way to Latin America, where he studied Cinematography at the International Film and Television School, San Antonio de Los Banos, Cuba.
He has served as Director of Photography on narrative work which includes the feature films: The Gold-Laden Sheep & the Sacred Mountain, Candela, Agra, and short films such as La Carga, El Destetado, and Tiznao. He recently completed the Netflix Original Series, Kohrra.
His work has gained critical acclaim and has been showcased in International film festivals such as Cannes, IDFA, Toronto, Rotterdam, Malaga, Mami, Havana, and Viña Del Mar amongst others.
He was one of the five Asian Cinematographers nominated under the category of Achievement in Cinematography at the 2019 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. He is also an alumnus of the Berlinale Talents, 2017. He is currently based out of India and Latin America. He speaks English, Spanish and Hindi.
