Agneya Singh Explained

Agneya Singh
Birth Date:1989 7, df=yes
Birth Place:New Delhi, India
Occupation:Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter
Years Active:2007–present
Notable Works:M Cream

Agneya Singh is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for writing and directing M Cream.[2]

Life and career

Early life

Agneya Singh was born in New Delhi, India on 21 July 1989. After working as a photographer and documentary filmmaker, Singh enrolled in NYU Tisch School of the Arts. It was during this time that he assisted filmmaker Lynne Sachs and worked as a projectionist in the experimental Film/TV department at New York University.[3]

His student films and videos have been screened in New York at Anthology Film Archives.[4]

First Feature: M Cream

Singh wrote and directed the Indian independent feature film M Cream starring Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Barry John and Tom Alter among others. Shot on location in New Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, M Cream follows the exploits of four friends who set out in pursuit of a mythic drug.[5]

M Cream premiered at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2014 where it received the ‘Best Feature Film’ award.[6] The film continued to travel to several international festivals throughout 2014 and 2015.[7]

"M Cream" was released theatrically in India on 22 July 2016 by PVR Pictures.[8] The worldwide rights were subsequently acquired by Netflix.[9]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3583700/ imdb.com - Agneya Singh, July 2015
  2. https://www.pvrcinemas.com/comingsoon/Pune/m-cream/HO00009549/ "PVR - M Cream", July 2016
  3. News: Cinema must be a weapon of revolution: Filmmaker Agneya Singh . 16 October 2014 . Business Standard . IANS . 24 August 2018 .
  4. http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/calendar&view=list&month=01&year=2011#day-03 anthologyfilmarchives.org - Calendar, January 2011
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713123442/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/m-cream-is-a-notion-of-rebellion/article1-956242.aspx M cream is a notion of rebellion, November 2015
  6. http://www.film-festival.org/award14.php "M Cream wins at Rhode Island", August 2014
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20150316043419/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/5157588/In-search-of-sex-drugs-and-rebellion-M-Cream-wins-accolades-abroad In search of sex, drugs and rebellion, M Cream wins accolades abroad, March 2015
  8. https://www.pvrcinemas.com/comingsoon/Pune/m-cream/HO00009549 M Cream - PVR, July 2016
  9. https://www.netflix.com/title/80135074 M Cream - Netflix, November 2016