About Us
Civic Studios is a global media company with a vision of creating entertainment that drives social impact.
Incubated at the MIT Media Lab, USA, we create authentic stories of change, hope and pride. We develop, finance, produce and co-produce for an Indian and international market, with a distribution reach across theaters, film festivals and streaming platforms.
The aim is to create a global community of creators who tell stories that entertain, engage, and empower. Civic Studios currently operates out of offices in Mumbai & London.
Films & Series
Our studio productions range across formats of film, web series and short-form digital content. Our stories intend to show a mirror of what the world is and what it can become. They are backed by in-depth research with issue experts, community organizations, and change-makers to ensure our reel is in sync with the real. We also partner with reputed non profit and community-based initiatives to drive on-ground conversations on our stories.
Our Work
Studio Productions
We develop and fund long form entertainment that is engaging and empowering. Our formats vary across films, web series, and docuseries and are targeted at theatrical and/or digital OTT release. We are building a global community of like-minded creators and storytellers seeking to create social impact through media.
Our stories are backed by in-depth research to ensure our reel is in sync with real.
We also conduct impact campaigns to ensure we understand audience reactions and trends and to create on-ground change.
Digital Highlights
With 1,37,000 followers and counting, Civic Studios Instagram is a thriving community for film enthusiasts, industry voices and young Indians who care about the intersection of pop culture and social impact. Our popular weekly series ‘Pop Culture Patrol’ with Sucharita Tyagi shares interesting trivia on pop culture trends, and we create exciting, impactful collaborations with reputed NGOs and brands using the lens of pop culture.
Short Form
Our social media has become a community of pop-culture enthusiasts who believe in the power of media in bringing change. Our engaging short form formats, including our Pop Culture Patrol property with Sucharita Tyagi, are a conversation starter among industry insiders and film enthusiasts.
Research Insights
Our team conducts data-driven research studies using quantitative and qualitative methods that dissect the relationship between media and society, trends in representation, audience perceptions, and the entertainment ecosystem at large. We uncover actionable insights and share them in interactive, accessible formats.