PRESS & APPEARANCES
RECENT PRESS
2021-2022
All work and no play makes this list overdue for an update...2020
Hollywood Reporter » Kabir was part of this online panel discussing the return to work
Below The Line News » A feature article on Kabir's process directing Never Have I Ever -- calls Kabir an Emmy contender!
TV Insider » A feature article about Kabir directing Never Have I Ever
Script Magazine » A feature article about Kabir directing Never Have I Ever, discussing the details of making two episodes with parallel storytelling, and advice for aspiring filmmakers
Flickering Myth » A feature article about Kabir directing Never Have I Ever, discussing the struggle for identity that first-generation kids (and their families) face
Just Shoot It » Hourlong podcast interview with Kabir detailing how he built a career in Hollywood
Huffington Post India » A feature article about Kabir directing Never Have I Ever, discussing the show's approach to identity and race from an Indian perspective
Washington Post » Article about the industry shutdown, interviews Kabir
(PDF)
The Credits (The MPAA's Magazine) » A feature article about Kabir directing Never Have I Ever
Variety » Kabir wrote a short update about the industry shutdown (segment is halfway down the article)
Fansided » Kabir talks about representation and directing Never Have I Ever
Booksmith » Kabir hosted an online book launch event for New York Times writer Sopan Deb's book "Missed Translations"
(watch video here)
2019
Vulture » Behind the scenes of the final Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode
AVClub » Review of the sixth Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode Kabir directed
AVClub » Review of the fifth Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode Kabir directed
2018
Teal Mango » Kabir came in #4 on this list of South Asian Americans in the entertainment industry
AVClub » Review of the fourth Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode Kabir directed
Vulture » Kabir is part of this detailed article about making a television episode
No Film School » Article about the panel Kabir was on at SXSW
2017
AVClub » Review of the third Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode Kabir directed
Avid » Kabir talks on camera for their "A-List" series
Penn Gazette » Feature article about Kabir's career
Cinemontage » Feature article about Kabir's editing career
Gold Derby » Lists Kabir as a top Emmy contender
AVClub » Review of the second Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode Kabir directed
AVClub » Review of the first Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode Kabir directed
2016
The Hollywood Reporter » Selected Kabir as a "Cutting Room Standout" in their Emmys coverage
(photo of article)
Hindustan Times » Mentions Kabir's connection to Bollywood and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Post Perspective » Feature article about Kabir's career
2013
CNET » Kabir discusses fans remixing his work on Arrested Development
CinemaEditor Magazine » Feature article on Kabir in their 3rd Quarter issue
Hollywood Reporter » Interview with Kabir about his Emmy Nomination for Arrested Development
Hollywood Reporter »
Next moves for the Emmy nominees, including Kabir
Hollywood Reporter » Quick interviews with Kabir and other Emmy nominees
KPCC / NPR » Interview with Kabir about Arrested Development's 2013 season
Pre-2013
Times of India » A 2011 article about Kabir's ties to Bollywood
NBC Diversity » NBC's Diversity Initiative listed Kabir as one of the industry's "People to Watch."
RECENT APPEARANCES
2020 » Panelist at Wondercon in Anaheim, CA
(event cancelled due to coronavirus)
2019 » Judge, comedy category at Salute Your Shorts film festival in Hollwood, CA
2019 » Panelist at the DGA's Directors Directing Initiative April event: The Sell: Personal Branding, Social Media and Strategic Networking
2019 » Moderator, multiple panels at Avid Connect conference in Las Vegas, NV
2019 » Judge / member of the DGA's Television Mentorship Program Selection Committee
2019 » Taught masterclass presented by NBC and the Alliance of Women Directors, "The Post Process with Director-Editor Kabir Akhtar", part of their Craft Enrichment Series
2018 » Panelist / Breakout Session Leader at the DGA's Directors Directing Initiative November event: Career Workshop
2018 » Panelist / Breakout Session Leader at the DGA's Directors Directing Initiative September lab event:
Visual Storytelling: Editing and the Magic that is Post
2018 » Special guest at Talking Story, a one-on-one interview series by the DGA Asian American Committee
2018 » Guest speaker at HBO Access Director Fellowship program
2018 » Speaker at SXSW in Austin - and asked to do an encore session! (panel info
and press release)
2018 » Panelist at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival's "Conference for Creative Content"
2018 » Guest speaker at Temple University LA Program
2018 » Guest speaker at University of Pennsylvania Performing Arts House in Philadelphia
2017 » Featured speaker at LA Actors' Tweetup event in Hollywood
2017 » Moderator at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation
"Directors on Acting: TV Comedy" event
(Panel info, and
Video of the panel)
2017 » Panelist at Sight Sound and Story conference in New York
2017 » Panelist at the Avid Connect conference in Las Vegas
(press release and
video)
2017 » Panelist at the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival
State of the Comedy Biz panel
2016 » Panelist at the DGA's fall
Director's Development Initiative event
The Movie You Cut: Editing and the Magic that is Post in Los Angeles
2016 » Panelist at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation
"Editors on Acting: TV Half-Hour Comedy" event
(Panel info, and
Video of the panel)
2016 » Panelist at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Prime Cuts event in Los Angeles
2016 » Guest speaker at Temple University LA Program
2016 » Award Presenter at ACE Eddie Awards
2015 » Guest Speaker at UCLA, in conjunction with University of Miami film school's "LA Experience" program (also in 2013 and 2011)
2013 » Featured on Art of the Guillotine podcast (full interview)
2013 » Featured speaker at LAFCPUG postproduction seminar in Hollywood
(Watch the presentation)
2013 » Panelist at EditFest LA presented by ACE at Universal Studios
2012 » Panelist at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Prime Cuts event
in Los Angeles
2011 » Panelist at the Sundance Institute Comedy ShortsLab in Los Angeles.
Quoted in IndieWire's Top 15 Tips from the event
2011 » Panelist at a DGA symposium on "Directing the Actor" (DGA Magazine article)
