Bio

Rhavin Banda (he/him) is a British-Australian filmmaker, born in 1997. He is of Sri Lankan, Malaysian and Punjabi descent, working between Sydney and London. Stepping on his first film set at age 15 in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, he worked his way up through projects such as THE INVISIBLE MAN, SHANG CHI and MR INBETWEEN (S2) to his place as the youngest location scout and manager in Australia. Today, he frequently works with Causeway Films, running the department on films such as TALK TO ME, BRING HER BACK and THE FOX. Rhavin is currently developing a black comedy-drama short film titled METH MONK, following the students at a Buddhist temple in rural NSW caught in a power struggle when their beloved head abbott is outed for smoking meth. He’s also developing a range of feature-length screenplays, including a psychedelic slasher set at a trance rave in the Australian bush, co-written with Will Suen (SWEET JUICES). He is currently represented by Lights On.