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Coralian Films

A note from the studio

Films that reveal themselves over time.

i — Philosophy
i.

The stories that stay with us are rarely the loudest. They are the ones that continue to unfold long after the final frame fades.

They live on in thought, in feeling — in the quiet ways they shape how we see the world and ourselves. These are stories that become part of us.

They do not simply reflect culture. They contribute to it.

At Coralian, we are drawn to stories with intention and a distinct artistic voice — work that reveals itself over time, that invites reflection rather than demanding attention.

We approach every project with care and precision. Every choice is considered. Nothing is arbitrary.

We work across formats — narrative features, shorts, and select collaborations with artists, writers, and other production houses — but the pursuit remains the same: cinema that resonates beyond the screen.

ii — Practice
ii.

We work at the intersection of arts and commerce.

Coralian's centre is original cinema — films we write, develop, and produce on our own terms.

Around that centre is a commissioned arm: brand films, music videos, documentaries, campaign and editorial photography. Work made for partners who want the same craft, the same patience, the same eye for a single frame.

The two feed each other. Both are held to the same standard.

iii — The team

Arturo Alanis Garza

Arturo Alanis Garza

Founder · Director · Writer · Producer

NYU Tisch · 100+ productions · Features, shorts, music videos, commercials · Mexico / U.S. / India / Europe

A Mexican filmmaker. NYU Tisch graduate. Across a decade Arturo has worked on more than a hundred productions across the United States, México, Spain, Greece, France, Nepal, and India — features, series, shorts, music videos. His shorts Olvidadizo and Lamia have been awarded at the Barcelona Film Festival and NFFTY Seattle. He founded Coralian to make work at the edge of myth and the everyday.

Akshay Pawar

Akshay Pawar

Partner · Producer · DP / Director · Photographer

Producer · DP / Director · Photographer · Brand films, fiction, non-fiction, campaign work · India / international

A producer, cinematographer, photographer, and director whose practice began without a film school — a borrowed camera, long hours of watching, and a belief that pictures could hold what words couldn't. Akshay's work moves between long-form fiction & non fiction and visual-led commercial work across India and internationally — drawn always to projects that reveal rather than perform.

Héctor Andrés González

Héctor Andrés González

Partner · Head of Operations · Writer · Producer

Operations · Writer · Producer · Development · Scripts, prose, comics, narrative systems

A writer and producer whose work crosses scripts, short fiction, comics, and novels. Héctor moves between forms with the conviction that the discipline of one strengthens the next — that a story tested first in prose finds a different rigor on the page than on the screen. At Coralian he leads operations and helps shape stories from logline to final draft, steering the studio's day-to-day while keeping the writing at the centre of everything the studio does.

iv — Origins & Reach
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Coralian's identity was shaped in motion. Its work has moved across Mexico, the United States, India, Europe, and beyond — gathering different ways of seeing, building, and collaborating along the way.

The studio is not defined by one city or one market. Each project is assembled around what it needs: the right collaborators, the right landscape, the right rhythm, and the clearest path to the image.

Based in Mexico and India. Working worldwide.

v — Work with us
v.

We collaborate with filmmakers, artists, brands, agencies, and production partners seeking work with a distinct point of view.