Mitesh Kumar Patel (director)
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Mitesh Kumar Patel (born April 1, 1977) is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. Patel's films have covered many themes and genres and he is best known for award winning The Man In The Maze. Patel currently resides in California, USA.
called Kherva
, near Vadodara, Gujarat India. His father Bhagubhai M. Patel was a physician
in Vadodara as well as his mother, Kaushalyaben B. Patel, also a physician. Patel grew up mostly in Vadodara, Gujarat India. Patel attended M.S. University for a Master in Applied Arts in M.S. and then graduated in Kala Kendra College of Fine Arts, V. V. Nagar in 1997. After graduation he started an advertising and design business. In 1999 he married an American Registered Nurse, Nimisha Patel, with whom he has two sons Aum and Arth Patel.
, USA. Patel is a film distributor in North America and in India through Mowgli Productions Pvt Ltd. He is also a partner of Phantom-FX (Visual FX company). Patel is the Producer, Director, and Story Writer for the film "The Man in the Maze." Since childhood he has participated in and won numerous art competitions.
Early life
Patel was born (April 1, 1977) in a small village in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
called Kherva
Kherva
Kherva , is a village in the Mehsana District, Gujarat, India, situated on State Highway 217 between Gandhinagar and Mehsana. It borders the following villages: Devarasan, Kadavasan, Mulsan, Jagudan, Sanganpur , Punasan, Hebuva, Udalpur, Gunjala, Dharusan and Damnava.The nearest railway stations...
, near Vadodara, Gujarat India. His father Bhagubhai M. Patel was a physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
in Vadodara as well as his mother, Kaushalyaben B. Patel, also a physician. Patel grew up mostly in Vadodara, Gujarat India. Patel attended M.S. University for a Master in Applied Arts in M.S. and then graduated in Kala Kendra College of Fine Arts, V. V. Nagar in 1997. After graduation he started an advertising and design business. In 1999 he married an American Registered Nurse, Nimisha Patel, with whom he has two sons Aum and Arth Patel.
Film career
Patel's production company, Applied Art Productions, is located in AlabamaAlabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, USA. Patel is a film distributor in North America and in India through Mowgli Productions Pvt Ltd. He is also a partner of Phantom-FX (Visual FX company). Patel is the Producer, Director, and Story Writer for the film "The Man in the Maze." Since childhood he has participated in and won numerous art competitions.
Films
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2011 | The Man In The Maze The Man in the Maze (film) The Man in the Maze centers around four college students on a field trip to learn more about the American Indian Trail of Tears. While traipsing through the woods, however, they stumble upon an Indian burial mound that marks the burial site of a Native American family that died on the trail... starting Liana Werner-Gray Liana Werner-Gray Liana Lee Werner-Gray is an Australian model and actress best known for her role on The Man In The Maze.- Personal life :... and Andrew Roth (actor) Andrew Roth (actor) Andrew Roth is an American film actor.-Early life:Roth was born in Long Island, New York. His father, Mark, is a business owner while his mother Irene, a homemaker, raised him and his brothers.- Filmography :... . |
| 2011 | Cosmic Man |
| 2012 | Aaryamaan |
| 2012 | The Consultant |
| 2013 | The Man In The Maze 2 |
| 2013 | Recupero |
Awards
- Best Commercial Design 1997
- Nominated, AIDS poster competition 1996
- Won, North Carolina Film Awards President's Award 2010
- Won, Los Angeles Cinema Festival - Award of Merit 2010
- Nominated, Mississippi International Film Festival 2010
- Nominated, Motor City Nightmares Film Festival 2011
- Nominated, Treasure Coast International Film Festival 2011