Mainak Misra is a film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is also a self-professed film researcher on world cinema. His first film is 'Days of Marigolds' which has been officially selected for ten international film festivals as mentioned below.

1. Semi-Finalist, Los Angeles Cine-Fest, Los Angeles, USA

2. Semi-Finalist, A Rebel Minded Festival, Brooklyn, New York, USA

3. Official Selection, The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF), Sicily, Italy

4. Official Selection, Salto Independent Film Festival, Salto, Uruguay

5. Official Selection, Move Me Productions Belgium-Film Festival, Antwerp, Belgium

6. Official Selection, Inshort Film Festival, Lagos, Nigeria

7. Official Selection, Bayamon International Film Festival, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

8. Official Selection, Yecora International Film Festival, Yecora, Mexico

9. Official Selection, Art Quake Kyoto 2019 (Creativity Biennale of Art Exhibitions & Film Festival), Kyoto, Japan

10. Semi-Finalist, FESTPRO Film Festival, Moscow, Russia