Shiva Kumar – Producer/Director

Shiva Kumar, an award-winning media producer and director, has worked in commercial, documentary and corporate filmmaking for over 20 years. His programs have been seen on PBS, The Disney Channel, BBC, Israeli Cable, Canal Plus (France), RAI (Italy) and NHK (Japan).

Born in New Delhi and educated in England, Egypt, Bhutan, India and the United States, Shiva through his production company – Silver Arc Productions, brings a global perspective to his productions.  His eclectic resume includes documentaries for the United Nations, PBS, The Discovery Channel, Integral Yoga Institute and Religions for Peace, industrial and marketing films for corporate giants such as American Express, Pfizer and Microsoft. Reggae music festivals filmed in Jamaica for pay-per-view audiences worldwide and a series of social responsibility projects for The Citigroup Foundation, The Verizon Foundation and the Johnson & Johnson Foundation.

Shiva has always believed that effective communication is all about finding a unique story to tell. He has honed the art of listening and asking the right questions to arrive at the core of a unique story and then helping articulate and cohesively communicate that unique story with style and elegance.

Shiva’s productions are informed by his diverse background as actor, newscaster, reporter and student of world cultures and his keen understanding of cinematography, lighting, emerging HD technologies and good production design.

Shiva Kumar is a former senior vice president of media at Ruder Finn and a former executive producer for The Story Channel at Cablevision. He is an adjunct professor of film and video production at Long Island University, Borough of Manhattan Community College and Brooklyn College.

Shiva is well known in the Asian Indian community as a popular newscaster and host for Vision of Asia, a news and information program seen on cable throughout the US and U.K and as host and emcee for the Miss Femina India Beauty pageants held in Mumbai, India.