Deepti D’Cunha is a Film Programmer, based in Mumbai, India, specializing in Contemporary Indian Cinema. Deepti sources and curates films for the Viewing Room section, Work-in-progress lab and Film Bazaar Recommends section, for NFDC Film Bazaar. Her motivation to seek fresh talent and new films, exhibiting and showcasing Indian cinema across the globe, stems from her deep commitment towards independent India cinema. She is well connected to independent Indian filmmakers and maintains an extensive database of contemporary Indian films.

She has been a programmer for the 17th and 18th International Children’s Film Festival of India by the Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI) and well as for Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival. She also sources  Indian films for International Film Festivals and is currently the India Consultant to Marco Mueller, Artistic director of Rome Film Festival.