About Us

We are a group of film professionals located in Europe and India and we offer specialized services in film making including concept design, production, and post-production for our clients. We specialize in brand and music videos, commercials, animation, and short fiction content.

Yantra Studio is a culmination of years of projects created together and a strong bond between the team. We believe that a high level of trust is necessary to fully commit to a project. Most of our team members are also involved in various other creative projects.

Our Team

The Creative Director & CEO of Yantra Studio was born in India, educated in the UK and lives now in Budapest. He studied design, film directing and applied arts. He writes, directs and produces the content for Yantra and is the main engine behind the creative studio.

‘Narrating stories is an endless journey of defining myself to my environment. I like to transmit an idea or a story into films as I explore the boundaries of cinema and audiovisual communication.’

Tyagi Pallava

Writer/Director/Producer

Tamas studied Film and Economics at Claremont McKenna College in California. He is a Budapest native, working in the film and commercial industry for several years. He is an enthusiastic storyteller who enjoys reading, writing and telling jokes to anyone who is willing to listen. He is an optimistic humanist who believes in the divine power of creativity. 

Tyagi Pallava

Writer/Director/Producer

Tamas Hever

Writer

Boglarka graduated from the Film and Theatre University in Budapest where she studied documentary film making. She works as a journalist and an editor. Her recent film was screened in various festivals across Europe.

 

 

   

Boglarka Bicsak

Editor

Is an editor who specializes in animation and motion graphics and is based in India. He mainly focuses his work on brand and corporate videos, explainer videos and 2D/3D animation. He is based in Delhi and has been managing the editing suite

Boglarka Bicsak​

Editor

Vivek Rana Editor​

Animator

Working mainly on commercials and music videos as a cinematographer, all Marcell’s projects
feel like documentaries in some way. He looks for something in it that raises questions, and tries
to find answers by filming it. Marcell is based in Stockholm and Budapest.

 

 

 

Marcell Lobenwein

Cinematographer

Is a cinematographer from Transylvania, Romania. He believes that cinematography is best when it
is not seen, just felt and every image should serve the story. His tools are depth, rhythm, movement and
atmosphere which can immerse the viewer into a scene. Robert is a master of timing and preparation for
the shoot and work on a fictional films, documentaries and television series.

Marcell Lobenwein

Cinematographer

Robert Szekely

Director of Photography

Jo is an artist, writer, coach and group facilitator who helps people unlock self-expression, through improvisation, writing, drawing, painting, conversations and movement. She has lived in China, Wales, Hungary and Germany and she is currently based in London.

 

 

 

Jo Wood

Creative Producer/Voice Over Artist

Is from London but now lives in Wales. He studied documentary film-making and has been working as a cinematographer ever since. Rob likes long walks, a dip in the river and climbing hills and this is where he finds his inspiration on image and perspectives. He works on long format content, brand videos and colour grading.

 

Jo Wood

Creative Producer/Voice Over Artist

Rob Key​

Director of Photography and Grader

Balazs has been an editor and vfx expert in the industry for eleven years. He started his career
as an editor, cutting numerous commercials, short films, TV shows, music videos, and a feature
film that premiered at the 66th Berlinale. Through these experiences, he developed a deep love

of filmmaking technology and this passion leads his to master several aspects of post-
production.

 

Balazs Budai

VFX/DIT

Is interested in visual art and started out as a fashion photographer in London and later moved on to cinematography. He loves to explore a variety of styles and approaches in his work. He greatly values the improvised flow of working with a smaller crew and focuses on documentaries and brand video.

 

 

Balazs Budai

VFX/DIT

Mate Dobray

Colour Grader

Guilherme is in pursuit of the latest technologies accessible on the market, he is a specialised developer on multimedia techniques and works in the area of film making for the last ten years.

From Portugal, Guilherme is a dedicated Camera and Drone operator whose goal is always to get “the moment”, capturing it in the best way as possible.

 

 

Guilleme Fernandes

Drone operator

Ravi has lived in various places including USA, Abu Dhabi, Guyana, South Africa, Japan, and Korea. He holds Masters in marketing and management and carries more than 10 years of business development experience within the film and entertainment industry.

Guilleme Fernandes

Drone operator

Ravi Pandit

Business Developer

Started played guitar and clarinet as a five year old. He graduated in economics before studying jazz at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and a film-scoring degree from the Conservatory van Amsterdam. Daniel is an award winning instrumentalist and also composes/arranges music for films. He has worked with various artists like Metropole Orkest, the Four Bones trombone quartet and the Modern Art Orchestra. He plays in Nasip Kismet and Budapest Jazz Orchestra

 

Daniel Mester

Music Composer

Born and bred in sunny Barcelona, he developed a funky and playful style that resembles his outgoing personality. He likes his work to feel energetic, catchy and full of rhythm and colors.
As any decent millennial, his obsession to social media and content makes him very connected to the latest visual trends and relate much better with younger audiences.
Having lived in different countries before such as Serbia, Vietnam or Hungary makes it easier for him to shoot abroad and connect with each specific market.

Daniel Mester

Music Composer

Marc Gallifa Giraldo

Creative/Director

Nida Choudhrey is an administrator and Finance assistant at Yantra. She finished her Master’s n Economics from the Corvinus University of Budapest and is now based in India. She has expertise in administration and financing and is a dynamic professional while working remotely. Looking to bring further success to Yantra in the industry by promoting great service to its clients and customers.

Nida Chaudhry

Administrator

Is the Hungarian Pumi who works as a part time mood enhancer for Yantra. He was born in Buda hills and is yet to finish his training and education. He is very playful and is always up for a walk or a run. He aspires to be a full time employee of Yantra in the future.  

 

 

  

Nida Chaudhry​

Administrator​

Yogi Hamu​