Filmography

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Name
:
Abhaya Simha
Proffession
:
Filmmaker
Nationality
:
Indian
Date of Birth
:
12 June 1981
Address
:
# 68, 12th Main, Ideal Homes, Rajarajeshwari Nagara, Bangalore 560098 Karnataka, INDIA
Email
:
abhayaftii@gmail.com
Web
:
www.abhayatalkies.com

Film studies: Three Year Post Graduation Diploma in Direction from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII)

FILMOGRAPHY
  • FEATURE FILM
    • GUBBACHIGALU(95min/ 35mm/ color/ Kannada – EST/ 2008)
      • Golden Lotus (Natinoal Award) for the Best Children’s Film 2008
      • Official selection to the Indian Panorama, IFFI 2008
      • Official selection to the Toranto Indian Children’s Film Festival 2008
      • Official selection to Los Angeles Independent Film Festival 2008
      • Official selection to NY Independent Film Festival 2008
      • Best Family Feature Film award at NYIF Festival 2008
      • Official Selection to the Kolkatta International Film Festival 2008
      • Official selection to the IFF Bangalore 2009
      • Official selection to the International Film Festival of Lucknow 2009
      • Official selection to the Habitat Film Festival, Delhi 2009
  • MUSIC VIDEO
    • RAB JAANE… (4.25min/ 16mm/ Hindi/ 2006) for EUPHORIA
    • SPIRIT OF YOUTH NEXT (5min/ DV/ English/ 2007) About youth of India
  • FICTION SHORT FILMS
    • ONE FINE DAY (17 min/ DV/ English/ 2003)
    • MIRCH MASALA (12 min/ DV/ Hindhi/ 2003)
    • WATCH OUT (12 min/ DV/ Silent/ 2004)
      • Screened at Big Mountain International Film Festival, New Zealand
    • SEA SIDE STORY(11 min/ DV/ English/ 2004)
      • Screened at International Film Festival of India, Goa
      • Screened at Big Mountain International Film Festival
    • YAKSHOTTAMA (11 min/ 35mm/ Kannada/ 2005)
    • NINAAD (21 min/ 35mm/ Hindi/ 2006)
  • DOCUMENTARY FILMS
    • GEMINUS – a glimpse in to their world
    • MANGALORE – tradition of traditions
    • YAKSHOTTAMARA KALAGA – Yakshagana Prasanga
    • POORVA RANGA – Specialization in Yakshagana
    • KARKI HASYAGARA – Particular style in Yakshagana
    • CHILDREN’S TROUPE – Documentary on Children’s troupe Yakshagana
    • COMIC ZONE – the world of Indian comic books
    • COMIC SITUATIONS IN YAKSHAGANA - Yakshagana
    • SOLO SINGER AND THE BLUE CITY - Film on a Cologne city, Germany
    • NEW DAY IN TRANSWORKS – A Corporate film for Aditya Birla group
    • BRAIN FACTORY – Documentary on brain drain phenomena in India
    • CINEMA! CINEMA – About young filmmakers in India and their dreams
    • COLORS OF ADMINISTRATION - Youth and Politics in India
    • GLOBALIZATION! – A sneak view in to the understanding in India
    • IN SEARCH OF NOTHINGNESS – What God means
    • CLUTCHES OF CULTURE – The great debate of preservation of culture
    • ANANTA PAYANA – Documentary film on Dr. U.R.Anantha Murthy
    • VOICES FROM THE VALLEY – A Documentary about Kashmiri Pandits
    • YOUNG ARMY OF BUREAUCRATS - IAS and Bihar
    • ANANTA SADHYATEGALU – Life and achievements of Anat Kumar Hegde
    • IN THE SHADES OF KADAMBA – A corporate film for Kadamba – an NGO
    • NEW DAWN! – On the occation of Vishvamangala gau-Grama Yatra
    • ANDAMAAN - A travelogue
    • UPADHYA METHOD – Documentation of an operation.
    • ONDU SAVINA VRUTTAMTA - Documentary on communal violence in Bangalore.
    • Badagu Tittu Yakshagana – Dondi Aata (Yakshagana) experiment documentation
  • WRITING
    • Writings on classic films published in Kannada news paper Udayavani.
    • Writings on classic films published in Kannada news paper Kannada Prabha.
    • Columnist in Kannada film magazine, Chittara.
    • Research paper on Tulu Cinema presented in film Chennai symposium.