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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amit Goswamy
| image = Amit Goswamy.png
| caption =
| years_active = 2017–present
| known_for =
| notable_works = The Last Tribe, Wild Vietnam
| birth_date =
| birth_name =
| citizenship = [[India]]n
| education = Masters in Wildlife Science
| alma_mater = [[Wildlife Institute of India]]
| occupation = [[Film director]]<br />[[Film writer]]
| parents =
| spouse =
| children =
}}

'''Amit Goswamy''' is an Indian [[film director]], [[Screenwriter|writer]] and conservationist. Goswamy is known for his [[Nature documentary|wildlife documentary]] films based on India's lesser- known [[wildlife]] [[ecosystem]]s outside [[protected area]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2017-01-06 |title=Border Security Force officer bags green prize for film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/bsf-officer-bags-green-prize-for-film/articleshow/56362984.cms |access-date=2025-07-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Early life and education ==

Goswamy did Masters in Wildlife Science from the [[Wildlife Institute of India]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=M.Sc. Students | url=https://wii.gov.in/msc-students-course-wise | access-date=2025-11-15 | website=wii.gov.in}}</ref> His first documentary film was based on his research work in [[Ranthambore National Park|Ranthambore]] which became his debut film, Chronicles of a Wildlifer, which was later telecasted on [[Doordarshan]] (DD National).<ref name=":0" /> also he won accolades at several Indian environmental film festivals, including the [[Tigerland India Film Festival]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=AWARDEES AND AWARDED ENTRIES 2016-17 |url=https://tigerlandindia.in/winners-2016-17/ |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=TIGERLAND INDIA FILM FESTIVAL |language=en-GB}}</ref> and Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival.

He served as an [[Assistant commandant|Assistant Commandant]] in the Border Security Force from 2011 to 2018, working in counter-insurgency and border security operations. During his service, he developed an interest in documenting India's lesser-known ecosystems, especially those outside protected areas. After leaving the BSF, Goswamy transitioned into wildlife filmmaking. His work highlights the lives of species and communities living at the margins of [[Protected area|protected landscapes]], particularly along political borders and in human-dominated regions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Siddhanta |date=2016-10-23 |title=Guardians of the borders' wildlife Galaxy |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2016/Oct/22/guardians-of-the-borders-wildlife-galaxy-1530769.html |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

His last documentary, Living with [[Border Security Force]] (2025), explores thriving biodiversity along the [[India–Pakistan border|Indo–Pakistan border]] and has been covered by [[The Times of India]] for its unique portrayal of human–wildlife coexistence in militarized landscapes.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2025-06-04 |title=Barbed wires, blackbucks and Bishnois: Ex-BSF's documentary showcases flourishing wildlife at Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/barbed-wires-blackbucks-and-bishnois-ex-bsfs-documentary-showcases-flourishing-wildlife-at-indo-pak-border-in-rajasthan/articleshow/121606194.cms |access-date=2025-07-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

His work, focuses on overlooked stories of conservation beyond protected areas—highlighting community-led efforts, cultural stewardship, and wildlife resilience in India's most unexpected places.<ref name=":2" /> His storytelling is known for its unique combination of scientific training and frontline experience. Coexistence of humans and wildlife outside protected areas and Conservation in conflict or militarized landscapes.<ref name=":2" />

'''Living with Border Security (2025)'''

Released on World Environment Day 2025, this documentary showcases flourishing biodiversity along the Indo–Pakistan border in Rajasthan. It features animals such as the [[blackbuck]], chinkara and desert monitor lizard, as well as community conservation efforts by the [[Bishnoi|Bishnoi people]] and wildlife-friendly practices adopted by BSF personnel.<ref name=":2" />

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"

|+

!Year

!Film

!Director

!Writer
!Film Festivals
!Type
!Network

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|2017

|Chronicles of a Wildlifer

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}
|[[Wildlife Conservation Film Festival]] ([[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|USA]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-03-17 |title=BSF officer's docu film reaches New York fest |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/bsf-officers-docu-film-reaches-new-york-fest/articleshow/57677863.cms |access-date=2025-07-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|Documentary
|[[Doordarshan]] ([[DD National]])

|-

|2018

|BSF Academy Film

|{{yes}}

|
|
|Documentary
|[[Border Security Force]], India

|-

|2020

|The Corruption Cycle

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}
|[[Tigerland India Film Festival]], ([[Bhopal]], [[India]])<ref>{{Cite web | title=AWARDEES AND AWARDED ENTRIES 2019-20 {{!}} TIGERLAND INDIA FILM FESTIVAL | url=https://tigerlandindia.in/awarded-entries-2019-20/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114225920/https://tigerlandindia.in/awarded-entries-2019-20/ | access-date=2025-11-15 | archive-date=2025-01-14}}</ref>
|[[Public service announcement|PSA]]
|Wildlife Moments India

|-

|2020

|The Last Tribe

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}
|[[India International Centre]], ([[New Delhi]])<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://aws-static.iicdelhi.in/s3fs-public/2022-11/Quotes%20from%20the%20Earth%202022%20-%20Schedule%20%20PDF.pdf | title=Screening of films | website=aws-static.iicdelhi.in}}</ref> (Quotes from the Earth Film Festival)
|Feature
|
|-

|2022

|[[Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar|Blackbuck National Park]]

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}
|
|Documentary
|[[Air India]] (In-Flight Entertainment)

|-

|2022

|Magical Melghat

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}
|
|Feature
|
|-

|2024

|Wild Vietnam

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}
|[[CamboFest, Cambodia Film Festival|Combodia International Film Festival]], ([[Cambodia|Combodia]])<ref>{{Cite web| title=CIFF Catalogue | date=March 2025 | url=https://cambodiaiff.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/CIFF14-Website%20Catalogue%E2%80%8B%20Version%203.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321010929/http://cambodiaiff.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/CIFF14-Website%20Catalogue%E2%80%8B%20Version%203.pdf | archive-date=2025-03-21}}</ref>
|Feature
|Wildlife Moments India

|-

|2025

|[[Asiatic lion|Gir Lions]]: The Pride of Gujarat

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}
|
|Feature
|Wildlife Moments India

|-

|2025

|Living with Border Security Force

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}
|
|Feature
|<ref name=":2" />

|}

== Awards ==
* 2017-Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival for Chronicles of a Wildlifer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-24 |title=17th Kirloskar Vasundhara International film fest in January |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/17th-kirloskar-vasundhara-international-film-fest-in-january-9079619/ |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* 2017- [[Tigerland India Film Festival|Tigerland India Film Festiva award]] for Chronicles of a Wildlifer.<ref name=":1" />
* 2020 -[[Tigerland India Film Festival]] for The Corruption Cycle.
* 2020- Global Taj International Film Festival for The Last Tribe, in [[Agra]].
* 2021- Chambal International Film Festival for The Last Tribe.
* 2024- Chambal International Film Fest, Best Director for Wild Vietnam.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Amit Goswamy – Hyderabad Literary Festival | url=https://www.hydlitfest.org/blog/speaker/amit-goswamy/ | access-date=2025-11-15 | website=www.hydlitfest.org}}</ref>

==References==

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