flicker

Saimanish Prabhakar is a 17-year-old high school filmmaker who is currently studying in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Saimanish has completed courses with Distinction on various editing softwares which include: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and After Effects; which have all been attested by the KHDA (Education authority of Dubai). He has created two travel style films back in 2017-2018 and posted them on his Facebook page (SIMON BOI) which has got over 67,000 views. Back in March 2018, he got the opportunity to film the Dubai Ensenble (UAE’s first Special Needs choir). He accompanied them during their performances at Global village in Dubai and the special Olympics MENA games in Abu Dhabi. During that year, he also got the chance to film the UAE philharmonic choir that performed at the Canadian University of Dubai. During the summer of 2018, he got an amazing opportunity to work with Asteco (Middle Easts’ largest property management company). He created three advertisements which showcased their luxury properties. He also created several inductions videos for the company. He has a strong passion for film-making and always seeks to improve his methods of creating a good film. His debut film 'flicker' won various awards including the 'Young Filmmaker Award' at Calcutta international Cult Film festival, 'Finalist' at ON.DXB festival in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and also was an 'Official Selection' at the Lantern and light International Children's Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia. The film was screened at the Cameo cinemas in Melbourne. It has also been officially accredited on IMDb.