# Shilpi — Fact Sheet

_Last updated: May 2026_

## What it is

Shilpi (শিল্পী, "artist" in Bengali) is the operating system for independent
filmmaking — production management, AI-native script intelligence, crew
coordination, and distribution rails in one cohesive surface.

## Founded

**2025** by Fahim Mahnij.
Bengali-rooted, building for the global creative economy.

## Headquarters

**United States** (remote-first; founder based in Brooklyn, NY).

## Stage

Closed beta — currently rolling out across six US film schools as of
May 2026. Public launch tracked for Q3 2026.

## Categories

- Production OS for independent film + media
- AI-native greenlight and story intelligence
- Crew Graph + portable creative-credits ledger
- Distribution rail for indie titles (Theater Rail, Living Call Sheet)

## Key features

- **Story Lab** — script ingest, character drop, taxonomy-aware analysis
  via a fan-out of seven specialist AI agents.
- **Crew Graph** — portable, verifiable creative-credits ledger;
  mutual-accept matching across schools and cities.
- **Living Call Sheet** — real-time, geofenced, change-tracked call
  sheets that update across web + mobile in seconds.
- **Greenlight Engine** — AI-native pre-vis greenlight scoring with
  evaluation harness.
- **Work-as-a-Service (WaaS)** — agent-driven sourcing of permits,
  equipment rentals, insurance, transport, specialty crew.
- **Theater Rail (planned)** — booking platform for ~600 US arthouse
  cinemas, enabling Oscar-qualifying runs and personal screenings.
- **Made on Shilpi** — opt-in credits badge for finished work.

## Awards & partnerships

To be announced. Press contact below for partnership inquiries.

## Press contact

- Email: press@shilpimedia.com
- Response time: within 48 hours, Monday–Friday
- General: support@shilpimedia.com
- Web: https://shilpimedia.com