Arvind Kamath

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Founder | Ad Filmmaker @ Bengaluru, KA, IN
Bengaluru, KA, IN
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, India
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About Arvind Kamath

I'm a screenwriter, director and producer based out of Bangalore, well entrenched in the southern film industry with an overall experience of 19 years, among which the first 8 years were spent in the IT industry. My passion for films beckoned and I quit the IT industry for good. In the last 11 years, I have produced, written and directed a few short films and 2 feature films. Arishadvarga, my last feature film had its world premiere at the prestigious “London Indian Film Festival 2019”, a theatrical release in November 2020 and now is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.My skill sets include content development, screenwriting, script consulting, direction, end-to-end production and post-production (editing, vfx supervision, sound design and color grading). I also consult for a few major film festivals and studios for their technical needs. I speak about 8 languages fluently. An avid reader, my areas of interest include but are not limited to fiction, non-fiction, philosophy, western classics, biographies, mythology/epics and humanities. Traveling is something I look forward to, for it allows me to immerse myself in diverse people, languages, cultures and experiences.Proud recipient of an exchange program called "Understanding the Other" conducted by the “University of Gothenburg”, Sweden in association with “Suchitra Film Society & Centre for Film & Drama”, held at Istanbul, Turkey, mentored by the renowned theater & film practitioner “Prakash Belawadi”. Also a visiting faculty and speaker at various institutions like NICC, iReboot, Suchitra Film Society and IIT Chennai.An active member of the founding committee and a jury member of “Bangalore International Short Film Festival”. Also the "Chief Programmer & Curator" and a core team member of the FIAPF accredited prestigious "Bangalore International Film Festival" organized by the Government of Karnataka which completed 13 successful editions and stepping into its 14th.My forte is my diverse/rich experience and exposure. I believe I bring an interesting 19 years of an amalgam of Information Technology, Management and Film-making (creative, technical as well as production) experience like no one else to the table. In the early 2017, I co-founded "Kanasu Talkies" with a mad bunch of like minded cinephiles, a film production house with an unflinching singular idea of developing & producing honest, unique, engaging & entertaining films and "Arishadvarga" is the first of many to come.Ad Film-making has been a recent addition to my diverse repertoire.

Arvind Kamath's Current Company Details
Owlchemy Films

Owlchemy Films

Founder | Ad Filmmaker
Bengaluru, KA, IN
Arvind Kamath Work Experience Details
  • Owlchemy Films
    Founder | Ad Filmmaker
    Owlchemy Films
    Bengaluru, Ka, In
  • Unusual Suspects
    Ad Filmmaker | Partner
    Unusual Suspects Oct 2021 - Present
    Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
    Unusual Suspects (US) is a boutique advertising agency founded by a bunch of unusual ones. A line production veteran, a marketing expert, an advertising professional and a filmmaker (yours truly).Great metropolises world over are built over decades and even centuries by people from varied backgrounds and cultures. Far away from their native places, they make these cities their homes. And the mark of a true great city and its people is how welcoming it is and how easily it assimilates these settlers into its local populace. When so many people come together to make the city their home, it’s a given that the cultures, races, linguistic identities mix and the next generation are brought up in communities of mutual understanding and tolerance. In this scenario, we cannot ignore our reality for homogeneity and convenience. More and more ads these days are going against the stereotyping of cultures and people. It’s important to represent, responsibly, our reality in everything we do. Through our Ad films we want to represent these realities while challenging the existing stereotypes of cultures, color, religion and language.
  • Kanasu Talkies
    Co-Founder & Creative Head
    Kanasu Talkies Feb 2017 - Present
    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
    "Kanasu Talkies" is a five year old Bangalore based content development and film production house, which I co-founded with a mad bunch of like minded film professionals. We work towards an unflinching singular idea of developing & producing strong content oriented, honest, unique, engaging & entertaining films, specializing in feature length and long form content for theatrical and OTT platforms.Our maiden venture "Arishadvarga", a Kannada feature film, world premiered at the prestigious London Indian Film Festival 2019 followed by an Asian premiere at the prestigious Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2019 and North American premiere at Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival 2019.At Kanasu Talkies, I handle content development, talent identification/acquisition, negotiation, on-boarding, nurturing, budgeting, the end-to-end production and supervising post production. While my other partners handle executive production, line production, cast n crew management, festival circuits, marketing, release and distribution.
  • Bangalore International Film Festival
    Chief Programmer & Curator
    Bangalore International Film Festival Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
    Organized by the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy for the Government of Karnataka, "Bengaluru International Film Festival" is stepping towards its 14th successful edition and has recently been FIAPF accredited. I was invited to take on the role of the "Chief Programmer & Curator" for the "Cinema of the World" section. Me and my team curated about 200 world class films from around the world within a short period of 3 months time.
  • Arishadvarga - Kannada Feature Film
    Writer, Editor, Producer & Director
    Arishadvarga - Kannada Feature Film Feb 2017 - Jul 2019
    Bangalore
    Arishadvarga is a Kannada language feature film, produced by Kanasu Talkies, written, edited and directed by Arvind Kamath. It had its world premiere at the prestigious “London Indian Film Festival 2019”, followed by “Singapore South Asian Film Festival 2019”, “Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival 2019” and a theatrical release in November 2020. Despite the COVID crisis, it ran for 50 days successfully. We also had a small scale pan India release (5 Metro cities) and now the film is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. In the recent past, Arishadvarga has been the most consistently well reviewed and critically acclaimed film. It also received huge voluntary press coverage.Apart from being the writer & director of the film, I have also edited the film along with the national awardee editor Bina Paul and handled the end-to-end production responsibilities.
  • Bangalore International Film Festival
    Technical Consultant
    Bangalore International Film Festival Dec 2013 - Feb 2018
    Bangalore
    When the shift happened from film stock to digital not just with camera technologies but also projection systems, filmmakers were introduced to something alien called DCP (Digital Cinema Package).It was around the same time that I was trying to get distribution for my first feature film "Innuendo", which needed a DCP print to make the theatrical exhibition cut.Curiosity led me to read and learn more about it and eventually my keen interest in the technology lead me to train myself. Around that time (2013) since I was the only freelance DCP expert, I was approached by film festivals from around the country to consult for them, as they too were transitioning from film to digital. My responsibilities included, QC, troubleshooting and fixing all the DCPs received. Programming the projection systems for different aesthetic formats from across the world and setting them up to multitask on DCPs, Blurays & Laptops. And training the projection and festival staff for the duration of the festival.
  • Pixel Garage
    Creative Director
    Pixel Garage Feb 2011 - Feb 2017
    Bangalore
    We are a digital Ad films & video production studio based in Bangalore. As the Creative Director, my responsibilities included heading the copy and creative production team working with clients like Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Incite, Lync Inc, Gyfty, Orange LED, Salarpuria Sattva, JMT Infotech, Bella India Healthcare Private Limited, Agnitio and many more.
  • Suchitra Film And Cultural Academy
    Jury At Bangalore International Short Film Festival
    Suchitra Film And Cultural Academy Sep 2013 - Aug 2016
    Bangalore
    BISFF was conceived on an ambitious dream-fuelled evening, and with the strength provided by multi-award winner Prakash Belawadi it came to fruition, Prakash who continues to be the festival mentor. The idea of BISFF was to create a platform for young and amateur filmmakers, where they could screen their shorts to discerning audiences and, more importantly, find constructive and critical feedback from experts in the field.I'm a cinephile first and then a filmmaker, so inadvertently film festivals are a part of my DNA. When I was invited by the founder/director of the "Bangalore International Short Film Festival" to join the team as the founding committee member and the festival jury, I jumped at the opportunity, for it gave me the chance to operate and interact with fresh & unique voices from across India.Today BISFF has the distinction of being one of the largest Short Film Festivals in India. Moreover on its 10th year it has been approved as an Oscar Academy Qualifying Festival in the short film section and the only one in the country to achieve this feat.
  • Cinimage Studios
    Senior Creative Producer
    Cinimage Studios Aug 2013 - Dec 2013
    Bengaluru Area, India
    Senior Creative Producer - Films & Animation.Cinimage is a 360-degree advertising agency specializing in brand films, outdoor advertising, explainer videos, animation films, digital Ad films and TVCsAs the Senior Creative Producer, my responsibilities included the end-to-end execution of the films from script to screen. I supervised and worked along with an eclectic bunch of copy writers, directors, cinematographers, editors, animators & illustrators to convert & realize the client needs into tangible film experiences that would enhance their brand experience through the medium and aesthetics of story telling, which was our USP.
  • Innuendo - Independent Feature Film
    Writer, Director, Editor & Producer
    Innuendo - Independent Feature Film Nov 2011 - Dec 2013
    Bangalore
    Synopsis - A single mother wanting to rekindle her relationship with her teenage son trying hard to bridge the gap times have created, a failed writer trying to revive his creativity amidst external and internal conflicts, a group of friends meeting up for a celebration end up trying to revive an unexpected situation and how these characters cross paths willingly or unwillingly forms the story-line of the film. This film is an introspective take on life the way it is. It's about communication issues, creative obsession & self destructive motives.
  • Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
    Project Team Lead
    Accenture Services Pvt Ltd Apr 2008 - Feb 2011
    Bangalore
    Worked as a Project Lead at Accenture India for Business Intelligence - DataWarehousing projects and Accounts like BestBuy & Pfizer. Managing a team of 25 plus reporters, analysts and software Engineers. Also contributed to the BestBuy project in the capacity of a Technical Architect & Solutions Architect. Implemented design & development solutions from scratch for a fairly new Pfizer accounts on medical contracts projects. Also contributed majorly in recruiting, inducting and hand-holding the development team into the project and its requirements.
  • Glaxosmithkline
    Bi Consultant
    Glaxosmithkline Feb 2007 - Feb 2008
    Toronto, Canada Area
    Worked as a Business Intelligence Consultant for GSK
  • General Motors Technical Centre India Private Limited
    Design Engineer
    General Motors Technical Centre India Private Limited Jul 2003 - Feb 2007
    Bangalore
    Worked at GMTCI on cognos reporting

Arvind Kamath Skills

Corporate Law

Arvind Kamath Education Details

  • B.E
    B.E
    First Class With Distinction (Equivalent To Grade A+)
  • Ms Ramaish Institute Of Technology
    Ms Ramaish Institute Of Technology
    Mechanical Engineering

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