Sweta Rai

Sweta Rai is an Oscar shortlisted Hollywood film producer, director, writer, and entrepreneur who focuses on creating meaningful cinema. Her latest documentary feature film, "A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland," is shortlisted for the Oscar race. She is the Founder and CEO of Indo Holly Films based in Los Angeles, California. After producing feature films like Orphan Horse, Surviving the Wild, JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift, she started focusing on social issues with the launch of her independent film production company. Sweta was born and brought up in India, where she worked as a TV newscaster and then with Discovery Channel in Singapore. She has obtained 3 master's degrees- a Master of Arts in Broadcast Journalism, an MBA in Marketing, and an MFA in Producing from The American Film Institute (AFI). She dropped out of her engineering degree with a dream to pursue fine arts. Sweta has represented India in the campaigns for the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and Singapore Inter-Racial & Religious Confidence Circle(IRCC). She is a trained Indian classical singer and an avid traveler. With her humanitarian efforts, she has been working at the ground level with various non-profit organizations to support the causes of helping the underprivileged.