Aditya J. Patwardhan is an Indian origin film director, producer and scriptwriter from

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. He has representation with the Rough Diamond Productions of Julia Verdin. He is best known for his short film Red House by the Crossroads (2015) for which he won Best Short film Award at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards. and the film was also the part of the 2015 Cannes Short Film Corner (Cannes Court Metrage)

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2015. His popular music video "Katra Katra" is currently playing on

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in the

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category on national television in India.

Biography

Aditya belongs to the lineage of the

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family of the

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community of

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. After completing Computer Engineering in 2011 from

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, Patwardhan started making short movies and songs for the Indian audience. Based in

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, filmmaker Aditya Patwardhan is known for a wide array of works, including

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, series pilots and short films. With a filmography that has been recognized internationally, his work has been showcased through prestigious mediums like the

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, etc.

Filmography

Director * Only Vanilla (Short) 2016 * The Head of the Mouse TV serial 2016 * Torn (TV Movie) * As Red as You (Short) 2016 * Red Souls (Short) 2016 * Last Will (Short) 2015 * Eastern Shores of the Western World (Documentary) 2015 * Rosethorn (Short) 2015 * Singularity (Short) 2015 * Red House by the Crossroads (Short) 2015 * Katra Katra: Music Video: song composed by

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(Short) 2015 * Vandarg (Short) 2014 * Mora Mann: Music Video: song composed by

(Video short) 2013 * Kyu Jata Hai: Music Video: song composed by

(Video short) 2013 * Society Black (Short) 2013 Presently he is working on one feature film and four short film including ''When Red is White'', aka ''The Touch of Aurora'' with Brazilian actress

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in the lead role.

Awards

*2016 - Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards for best drama won for "Red house by the crossroads". *2016 - Best Dramatic Short Film at the DIY Film Festival, Los Angeles *2014 - Nominated : Festival De Cannes 2015 for "Red house by the crossroad.

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patwardhan, Aditya, J 1989 births Living people Film directors from Los Angeles American people of Marathi descent