Amoghavarsha JS | |
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Born |
Bengaluru, India |
Education | Bachelor of Computer Science |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker and wildlife photographer |
Years active | 2005-present |
Website |
amoghavarsha |
Amoghavarsha JS is an Indian filmmaker and wildlife photographer. In 2021, Amoghavarsha won the 67th National Film Awards [1] for his film " Wild Karnataka" [2] as the Best Exploration/Adventure Film, It is narrated by Sir David Attenborough and also won the Best Narration/Voice Over award. He is the art director on Grammy® Award Album "Divine Tides" by Ricky Kej at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards and 65th Annual Grammy Awards. His video work on climate change was showcased in the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President François Hollande. [3] He addressed the United Nations headquarters in 2020 when his movie Wild Karnataka was screened there. [4] His film Kali has won the Impactdocs Award of Merit [5] and the Australia India Youth Dialogue alumni grant for the year 2015 [6]
Amoghavarsha worked with the Grammy Award Winner Ricky Kej for his music albums. The song "Mother Earth" from the album "Divine Tides" by Ricky Kej and Stewart Copeland was originally written as the score for Amoghavarsha's film " Wild Karnataka" a tribute to the magnificent bio-diversity of the Southern Indian state of Karnataka [7]
He has previously worked with companies such as National Geographic and BBC. Amoghavarsha is the "EOS Ambassador" for Canon. [8] He has also appeared on the Star Plus TED Talks India Nayi Soch hosted by Shah Rukh Khan
After completing his bachelor's degree in Computer Science, he joined Amazon as a software engineer. He later worked for the local search startup Asklaila as its first employee. He co-founded an IOT-wellness start-up in San Francisco and holds 3 patents for the same. [9] [10] [11]
In 2018 Amogh founded a media production company named Mudskipper Labs [12] which is a premium factual studio dedicated to producing films that create global impact [13]
Amoghavarsha works with government forest departments, non-profit organisations and media institutions on conservation and education projects. He works closely with CEE and has helped set up interpretation centres. He is also one of the key contributors to the "Science Express – Biodiversity Special", a Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change initiative which toured India for over a year and has been witnessed by more than 2.5 million people. [14] He has contributed to Microsoft research on the cutting-edge digital narratives media project at Hampi. [15]
His work has been exhibited in various national and international events. His work has also been exhibited by UGallery and Williams Sonoma.
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Amoghavarsha JS | |
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Born |
Bengaluru, India |
Education | Bachelor of Computer Science |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker and wildlife photographer |
Years active | 2005-present |
Website |
amoghavarsha |
Amoghavarsha JS is an Indian filmmaker and wildlife photographer. In 2021, Amoghavarsha won the 67th National Film Awards [1] for his film " Wild Karnataka" [2] as the Best Exploration/Adventure Film, It is narrated by Sir David Attenborough and also won the Best Narration/Voice Over award. He is the art director on Grammy® Award Album "Divine Tides" by Ricky Kej at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards and 65th Annual Grammy Awards. His video work on climate change was showcased in the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President François Hollande. [3] He addressed the United Nations headquarters in 2020 when his movie Wild Karnataka was screened there. [4] His film Kali has won the Impactdocs Award of Merit [5] and the Australia India Youth Dialogue alumni grant for the year 2015 [6]
Amoghavarsha worked with the Grammy Award Winner Ricky Kej for his music albums. The song "Mother Earth" from the album "Divine Tides" by Ricky Kej and Stewart Copeland was originally written as the score for Amoghavarsha's film " Wild Karnataka" a tribute to the magnificent bio-diversity of the Southern Indian state of Karnataka [7]
He has previously worked with companies such as National Geographic and BBC. Amoghavarsha is the "EOS Ambassador" for Canon. [8] He has also appeared on the Star Plus TED Talks India Nayi Soch hosted by Shah Rukh Khan
After completing his bachelor's degree in Computer Science, he joined Amazon as a software engineer. He later worked for the local search startup Asklaila as its first employee. He co-founded an IOT-wellness start-up in San Francisco and holds 3 patents for the same. [9] [10] [11]
In 2018 Amogh founded a media production company named Mudskipper Labs [12] which is a premium factual studio dedicated to producing films that create global impact [13]
Amoghavarsha works with government forest departments, non-profit organisations and media institutions on conservation and education projects. He works closely with CEE and has helped set up interpretation centres. He is also one of the key contributors to the "Science Express – Biodiversity Special", a Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change initiative which toured India for over a year and has been witnessed by more than 2.5 million people. [14] He has contributed to Microsoft research on the cutting-edge digital narratives media project at Hampi. [15]
His work has been exhibited in various national and international events. His work has also been exhibited by UGallery and Williams Sonoma.
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