Filmaka hosts Monthly film competition, film festival and documentary competitions. We offer cash prizes to the winning films Judged by Thomas Augberger, Laura Bickford, Tim Delaney, Colin Firth, Werner Herzog, Dr Herbert Kloiber, Neil LaBute, Kenneth Lemberger, John Madden, Deepak Nayar, Zak Penn, Bill Pullman, Paul Schrader and Wim Wenders.
This months feature film contest is Hungry Man Heros Pitch your Idea comeptition. Filmaka's first movie enters production SWINGING WITH THE FINKELS Written and directed by Filmaka Member Jonathan Newman Produced BY Filmaka Founder Deepak Nayar.
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BIO
He began his career in his native India, collaborating with the Merchant Ivory group on films such as Heat & Dust and The Deceivers before moving to Los Angeles, to carve out his place in the competitive world of Hollywood. The first Features from his US-based company Kintop Pictures were David Lynch's critically acclaimed Lost Highway and Wim Wender's award winning The End Of Violence. It was his continued work with Wenders that led him to a "Best Documentary" Academy Award nomination for The Buena Vista Social Club. Nayar also produced Wender's Million Dollar Hotel, which premiered at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival and won the Silver Bear award.
Nayar has a particular ability for nurturing new talent and has been behind the directorial debuts of a number successful directors including William Jennings, Mahesh Mathai, and Matt Dillon. In 2001 he produced the Golden Globe and Bafta nominated Bend It Like Beckham, and quickly followed this success with Bride & Prejudice, a cross cultural box office hit. 2005-2007 saw him produce, Paul Berges' The Mistress of Spices, Mahesh Mathai's supernatural thriller Broken Threads and Paul Schrader's The Walker. Current projects include the comedies Tucker & Dale vs Evil and Swinging With the Finkels.
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Nayar has a particular ability for nurturing new talent and has been behind the directorial debuts of a number successful directors including William Jennings, Mahesh Mathai, and Matt Dillon. In 2001 he produced the Golden Globe and Bafta nominated Bend It Like Beckham, and quickly followed this success with Bride & Prejudice, a cross cultural box office hit. 2005-2007 saw him produce, Paul Berges' The Mistress of Spices, Mahesh Mathai's supernatural thriller Broken Threads and Paul Schrader's The Walker. Current projects include the comedies Tucker & Dale vs Evil and Swinging With the Finkels.
CLICK HERE for complete filmography.
JURY:
Bill Pullman /
Colin Firth /
Deepak Nayar /
Dr. Herbert Kloiber /
John Madden /
Laura Bickford /
Neil LaBute /
Paul Schrader /
Thomas Augsberger
/ Tim Delaney /
Werner Herzog /
Wim Wenders /
Zak Penn
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