Educational Qualifications

Professional Program for Producers, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2008

Post Graduation in Film Editing from the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) in 1996 (Topped all terms, scholarship holder and winner of two awards)

B A History (Honors) from Lady Sri Ram College, Delhi University in 1993 (First and Second in Delhi University 1992 and 1993 respectively)

High school (Commerce) from Delhi Public School, R K Puram, New Delhi

Additional Qualifications

Fellow, “Democracy and Sustainability in Emerging Economies – India as a case study”, Salzburg Global Seminar and the 21st Century Trust, Delhi, 2009

Fellow, "Science and the Citizen" organised by the Salzburg Global Seminar and the 21st Century Trust, Salzburg, Austria, 2008

Fellow, Session 447 "Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Business and Politics", Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria, 2007

A short course in the History of Art from the Indian National Museum

Interior designing from the Jenson & Nicholson school of Interior Design

Production Technology from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), 1991.

Work Experience

After completing film school, Vandana interned briefly with the United Nations Development Fund for Women, assisted a well known documentary filmmaker and then joined as Associate and Creative Director at TV India, a recognized television Software Production Company. Since 2001, she has been freelancing as a director, producer and scriptwriter.
For projects that are commissioned, her contribution is to conceptualise and execute a film that is well researched and effective. Major project content has included:
Biotechnology, Women, Depression, Indian Law on Marriage and Dowry, Biographies, Book reviews, Indian Classical Dance, Tourism, Indian Railways and the Indian Air Force.
Networks: National Geographic Channel, The History Channel, Doordarshan, amongst others.

Additionally, she has conceived a unique style for the presentation of ‘Anniversary Films’. These short films (5-8 minutes) highlight and weave together the spirit, focus, work, history and feel of the organization. To name a few:
• A SYMPHONY BEYOND NOTES: 50 years of Lady Shri Ram College for Women (1956 – 2006)
• WINGS OF GLORY: 75 years of the Indian Air Force (1932-2007)