Camping Night

Abhishek Loknar studied filmmaking from the International Academy of Film and Television, Cebu (Philippines). Abhishek is a B.Tech in Instrumentation and control engineering from the autonomous college VIT, Pune. He has been working in theater for past seven years in different roles and has successfully completed eleven productions from different production houses. Abhishek is the founder of a film company Aaveg Production, Pune . His written, directed and produced film Anvat (an unusual deed...) has been officially selected and screened Internationally as well as nationally. Anvat was the only Indian film to screen in the 14th Poppy Jasper Film Festival in two cities of California in Gilroy and Morgan hill and was well acclaimed by Oscar and Emmy award winners like Randy Spendlove. It was the Semifinalist at the Nanocon International Film fest, Washington. It was screened at 6th International Film exhibition(China), Lift off sessions, (UK), Inshort film fest(Lagos), 8th Ankur Film fest( Nashik) and Dadasabeb Phalke International film fest( Mumbai). Abhishek’s film ‘Pandharwada’ has been selected officially internationally at the CinemaLab, Colombia Film festival where only twelve projects were selected from the globe and Pandharwada was the only Indian film to be scree and become semifinalist. He has worked for ZEE5 on web series ‘Sex Drugs and Theatre’ as First Assistant Director. Abhishek has recently collaborated and made a documentary for Western Coal fields, India a central government company on topic Coal mining. His written and directed plays ‘Ummeed’ and ‘Vimukti’ have been showcased with repeated houseful shows in Pune, Nashik and Solapur and have been well acclaimed by Times of India, Lokmat and Sakal in respective cities. He has won award for three consecutive years 2012-2015 for the prestigious drama competition Firodiya karandak, Pune for best dance direction and choreography.