1st December Films

India's most awarded ad film house

The one film a brand builds its year around

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Intro

First December Films is a Mumbai based advertising film house, and one of the most awarded to ever come out of India. Most ads are forgotten by the next break. We make the one film a brand builds its year around, shaped, shot and finished with the same care from the first idea to the final grade.


Premium isn't a look. It's a hundred decisions, made by people who've made them before. It is why our work tends to outlast the campaign it was made for. Made with brands and agencies across India and the world.

Ganesh and Team
First December Films Team

India's most awarded Directors & Producers

Brands don't hire a company. They hire a point of view.

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Directors

Ganesh Pareek

Ganesh Pareek

Cannes Gold and Glass Lion winning producer, counted among the world’s top TV commercial producers, and writer-director of the short film Manu (2026).

Atul Kattukaran

Atul Kattukaran

Cannes Lions winning director (2014, 2016, 2017) and the only Indian ever named in the world’s Top 10 TVC directors by the Cannes Lions Global Creativity Report.

Shivang Monga

Shivang Monga

Director of the CARS24 ‘Family Promises’ campaign, the IGP festive gifting series and Cipla’s Cipcal 500 film.

More than 150 international awards

The Record

Award

Awarding Body

Year

Star Sports: Chora Chori | ABBY Awards 2026 (Gold)

ABBY Awards

2026

Meta: Cap Ka Suroor (Himesh) | Good Ads Matter Awards 2025 (Gold)

Good Ads Matter Awards

2025

Vivo: X300 Pro | Good Ads Matter Awards 2025 (Bronze)

Good Ads Matter Awards

2025

Nike Cricket: Make Every Yard Count | Cannes Lions 2014-15 (Lion)

Cannes Lions

2014

Beauty Tips by Reshma: Cannes Lions 2016 (Gold Lion)

Cannes Lions

2016

Google: Search Something New | Kyoorius Creative Awards 2024 (Baby Blue Elephant)

Kyoorius Creative Awards

2024

Meta: Cap Ka Suroor (Himesh) | Kyoorius Creative Awards 2026 (Blue Elephant)

Kyoorius Creative Awards

2026

Meta: Cap Ka Suroor (Himesh) | Kyoorius Creative Awards 2026 (Blue Elephant) #2

Kyoorius Creative Awards

2026

Star Sports: Women's Chora Chori | Kyoorius Creative Awards 2026 (Baby Blue Elephant)

Kyoorius Creative Awards

2026

IGP: Amazing Gifts, Samay Par | IMPACT Ads 2024 (Hall of Fame)

IMPACT Ads Hall of Fame

2024

Nike Cricket: Make Every Yard Count | The One Show 2014-15 (Gold Pencil)

The One Show

2014

India's most Awarded Ads Films Video Production Studio

FESTIVAL / SHOW

A still from Manu: the ten-year-old stands alone at the river’s edge in Kolkata, his yellow school bag at his feet
Out now · Panorama Studios
Short film · 2026 · 15 min · Hindi
A short film by Ganesh Pareek

Manu

Free on YouTube · Hindi, English subtitles
Released worldwide · 7 November 2026
The festival run, 2025 to 2026

Five festival wins, from Kolkata to Dubai.

Winner
Global India International Film Festival
Best Children’s Film · 2026
Winner
Global INDIE Filmmaker Awards
Best Movie (Short) · 2026
Winner
Indo Dubai International Film Festival
Best International Short Film · 2026
Winner
Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF)
Non-Feature Film Competition · 2026
Winner
8th Ritu Rangam International Film Festival
Kolkata · 2025
Honourable Jury Mention
15th Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival
Official Selection · 2025
Honorable Mention
Oxford Film Festival (24th Annual)
Narrative Short · 2026
Quarter-Finalist
Australia Independent Film Festival
Short Film International · 2025

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