Utpal Jha

Managing Director
  • Bachelors in Film Studies (Specialization-Film Direction/ScreenWriting)
  • Director/Producer/Actor of numerous Shorts, Feature film, Web Series, Music Videos
  • Acted in about 15 National and International Theater Productions
  • Gold Medalist- Humanities (Bachelors of Film Studies; Specialization: Film Direction & Screen-Writing, Tribhuwan University)
  • Has been teaching IELTS (International English Language Testing System), Acting (Film and Theater), Cinema (Film Theory/Film History) and Business Communication
  • Has worked in various International Productions in the capacity of Line Producer/Researcher/Fixer/Language Interpreter

IMDB Link: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7669554/

Awards and Achievements

As a Director

LOVE? LUST? LIFE? (SHORT FILM)

Short Film Corner of Cannes Film Festival (2015)

Best Short Film Award at SAARC Film Festival (2015)

The Best Foreign Film in The 4th Annual International Students’ Cinema and TV Festival (2017), and plenty of Official Selections in International Film Festivals

As a Director/Actor

P.S ZINDAGI (WEB SERIES)

Outstanding Excellence In Direction and Ensemble Cast” award in the WRPN Global Webisode Competition – WGWC (Summer 2016)

Official selection-Direct Monthly Online Film Festival (August 2016)

Official selection-IndieWise Festival (September 11, 2016)

Official selection-Marseille Web Fest (2016)

Official selection-Seoul Web Fest (June 1, 2017)

Nomination-Best Ensemble Performance (Comedy) in the Rio Web Fest 2016

As a Producer

VISMRIT (FEATURE FILM,2017)

Winner of Best Experimental Film at Euro Kino Czech International Independent Film Festival, 2018, Czech Republic

Winner of Best World Cinema at The DIY Film Festival, 2018, UK

Winner at Rejected Reels Film Festival, 2018, USA

WAKE UP (SHORT FILM)

Outstanding Award in the competition organized by Yatra Foundation and Water Aid (2011)

Official selection-Short Film/Documentary category, SAARC Film Festival, 2013