Anuparna Roy is a director and screenwriter whose work explores human relationships, identity, and social realities through intimate storytelling and a distinctive mise-en-scène. After studying English Literature at Kulti College, she made her feature directorial debut with Songs of Forgotten Trees (2025), which premiered in the Orizzonti section at the Venice International Film Festival, where she became the first Indian to win Best Director. It was nominated for the Sutherland Award at the BFI London Film Festival, selected for the Competition section at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, and was selected for the main Competition at the Lisboa Film Festival. Her second feature, Lovers in the Blue Night (2026), was selected for the Orizzonti section at the Venice International Film Festival.
