Manasvi
Gosalia

about the jury

Born in Mumbai. Bred in the Middle East. Manasvi Gosalia, or Manu as the industry loves to call him, started his journey in post-production by putting in the hard yards as an editor working his way up to executive producer. In 2007, at the age of 23, he started his own production house, DéjàVu in Dubai. In 12 years, he’s turned it into one of the very best in the region with offices in Dubai, Beirut, Mumbai and most recently in Saudi Arabia.

Manu is driven by his passion for creativity and everything film. This has resulted in him working with all the top network agencies across the region over the years and on some of the best international and regional brands. He is unrelenting and uncompromising in his pursuit for excellence, and this has resulted in him and his team producing some of the most remarkable campaigns in the region, also winning multiple awards and accolades along the way, across all the major international and regional award shows including the Cannes Lions, London International Awards, ADC, The One Show, D&AD, Clios, New York Festivals, Dubai Lynx, Effies MENA and MENA Cristals amongst others. His previous jury experience has been at the One Show (Screen Awards) and at the Effies MENA. He has also been a speaker at the Dubai Lynx.

He has boundless energy and superhuman strength to stay awake for days together. This coupled with his ability to instill passion in people around him and make them believe that anything is possible when you channelize your efforts in the right way is what keeps him going and reaching for whatever’s next.