Agneya Singh
{{short description|Indian filmmaker and screenwriter (born 1989)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Agneya Singh
| image = Agneya Singh Image 01.jpg
| alt = Agneya Singh
| caption = Agneya Singh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|07|21}}
| birth_place = New Delhi, India
| occupation = Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter
| years_active = 2007–present
| website = {{URL|http://www.agneyasingh.com/|agneyasingh.com}}
| notable_works = M Cream
}}
Agneya Singh is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3583700/ imdb.com - Agneya Singh, July 2015] He is best known for writing and directing M Cream.[https://www.pvrcinemas.com/comingsoon/Pune/m-cream/HO00009549/ "PVR - M Cream", July 2016]
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.{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/cinema-must-be-a-weapon-of-revolution-filmmaker-agneya-singh-114101600512_1.html | title=Cinema must be a weapon of revolution: Filmmaker Agneya Singh | date=16 October 2014 | newspaper=Business Standard | author=IANS | accessdate=24 August 2018 }}
His student films and videos have been screened in New York at Anthology Film Archives.[http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/calendar&view=list&month=01&year=2011#day-03 anthologyfilmarchives.org - Calendar, January 2011]
=First Feature: M Cream=
File:Agneya Singh Image 02.jpg
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.[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]
M Cream premiered at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2014 where it received the ‘Best Feature Film’ award.[http://www.film-festival.org/award14.php "M Cream wins at Rhode Island", August 2014] The film continued to travel to several international festivals throughout 2014 and 2015.[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]
"M Cream" was released theatrically in India on 22 July 2016 by PVR Pictures.[https://www.pvrcinemas.com/comingsoon/Pune/m-cream/HO00009549 M Cream - PVR, July 2016] The worldwide rights were subsequently acquired by Netflix.[https://www.netflix.com/title/80135074 M Cream - Netflix, November 2016]
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.agneyasingh.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|3583700}}
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Category:21st-century Indian people
Category:Mass media people from New Delhi