Kartiki Gonsalves

Kartiki Gonsalves is an Academy Award winning director and documentary filmmaker from India. Her debut film, The Elephant Whisperers, received an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards in 2023. Gonsalves is the first ever Indian director to receive an Oscar, and in the same year received the Tara Award from King Charles III for her significant contribution to environmental advocacy and storytelling. She is the founder of Earth Spectrum, an organisation dedicated to raising awareness about biodiversity and cultural heritage through storytelling. She is also a photojournalist, exploring conservation, indigenous communities and upholding women’s voices. Gonsalves received Rotary International’s Paul Harris Award in recognition of her humanitarian work.