Jhanvi Goyal

Jhanvi is a Mumbai-based filmmaker and cinematographer who has pursued cinematography at film school. Her work spans independent films, documentaries, advertisements and digital projects, with experience in different roles within the camera department.

Her professional credits include working as a Camera Assistant on the independent Hindi feature film Tasme, as a Second Assistant Camera on The Genius, and as a Second Camera Operator on the regional feature film Bhomiya. She has also worked as a second-unit camera professional on a digital television commercial for Colormate Hair Colour and as a camera intern on an advertisement shoot for DD National with Eggfirst Agency.

Jhanvi is comfortable working with Sony, ARRI Alexa and RED camera systems. Her technical interests include lighting, shot design, blocking, pre-production planning, colour correction and grading. Her experience across different projects has helped her understand the practical and collaborative aspects of cinematography.

Her 12-minute documentary Life on the Edge was selected and screened at the Busan International Short Film Festival in 2026. The film also received recognition at the Drishyam Film Festival and won Third Prize for Best Documentary Short at the Clapperboard Golden International Film Festival, where Jhanvi received a nomination for Best Cinematography.

She completed a two-week workshop in Introduction to Television through the CFOL programme at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and attended an underwater cinematography workshop conducted by Priya Seth.

Jhanvi’s creative interests lie in human relationships, everyday experiences and the emotional complexities of ordinary life. She is drawn to character-driven stories and a naturalistic approach to filmmaking, with an interest in how visual choices contribute to the overall narrative.

Alongside cinematography, she is exploring screenwriting and direction, with the aim of developing original stories and establishing her own voice as a filmmaker. She hopes to bring her experience with images and visual storytelling into a broader creative practice that encompasses writing, directing and working with actors.