Amoghavarsha JS
Born
Bengaluru, India
EducationBachelor of Computer Science
Occupation(s)Filmmaker and wildlife photographer
Years active2005-present
Websiteamoghavarsha.com

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

Early life

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 2 patents for the same.[9][10]

In 2018 Amogh founded a media production company named Mudskipper Labs[11] which is a premium factual studio dedicated to producing films that create global impact[12]

Photography

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.[13] He has contributed to Microsoft research on the cutting-edge digital narratives media project at Hampi.[14]

His work has been exhibited in various national and international events. His work has also been exhibited by UGallery and Williams Sonoma.

Filming projects

Awards and recognitions

References

  1. ^ Staff Reporter (22 March 2021). "Wild Karnataka wins national award in non-feature category". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ [Special:PermanentLink/1128117939 "Wild Karnataka"], Wikipedia, 18 December 2022, retrieved 28 February 2023 ((citation)): Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ "PM's documentary show in Paris reveals state link". Bangalore Mirror.
  4. ^ "Wild Karnataka to be screened at the UN headquarters on World Wildlife Day – Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ a b Globa347_wp. "Awards of Merit January 2016". Retrieved 28 February 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Indian Delegates | Australia India Youth Dialogue". 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ Vajpayee, Soumya. "Grammy-winning composer Ricky Kej makes music for the love of Karnataka". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. ^ "EOS Ambassador Program – Canon Edge". edge.canon.co.in. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. ^ US20200372991A1, Reddy, Rajesh & Shamarao, Amoghavarsha Janakaloti, "Method and system for managing the use of dietary supplements and drugs through mobile devices", issued 2020-11-26 
  10. ^ US11222720B2, Reddy, Rajesh; Leanse, Matt & Philips, Julian et al., "Method for tracking consumption of supplements by a user", issued 2022-01-11 
  11. ^ "Mudskipper". Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  12. ^ "MUDSKIPPER LABS PRIVATE LIMITED – Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp". zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Amoghavarsha | Work is Journey | CreativeMornings/BLR". CreativeMornings. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Wild Wonders of India". smartphotography.in. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  15. ^ "The conservationist filmmakers from Bengaluru who are making a difference". indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Secrets of the King Cobra full movie". Disney+Hotstar. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Film Entries 2015 | CMS VATAVARAN".
  18. ^ lobo, rashmi rajagopal (9 November 2015). "The raconteur on the river". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  19. ^ Majestic celebration: Wild Karnataka
  20. ^ "Wild Karnataka to be screened at the UN headquarters on World Wildlife Day – Times of India". The Times of India.
  21. ^ "Making of Wild Karnataka, the first Indian wildlife film to be released in theatres". 18 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Gandhada Gudi box office: Appu's film does it again! Outdoes Kantara on Day 5". OTTPlay. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  23. ^ ""Wild Mumbai": After Karnataka, Maharashtra Works on Wildlife Documentary".
  24. ^ "National Film Award". The Times of India. 22 March 2021.
  25. ^ "AIYD". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  26. ^ "IMDb Title: River Terns of Bhadra". IMDb.
  27. ^ "IMDb Title: Kali". IMDb.
  28. ^ CMS Vatavaran 2015
  29. ^ "Wild Karnataka to be screened at the UN headquarters on World Wildlife Day – Times of India". The Times of India.
  30. ^ "Canon Edge".

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