Prataya Saha is an independent filmmaker, Tedx performer, theatre director & photographer based in India and UAE.
He was featured in The Week, India's leading news magazine twice in 2021.
Prataya's directorial debut was Anna's Weekend in 2016 which got selected for festivals in US and China. Since then, his films have been selected in 95+ film festivals around the world, winning 27 awards in 14 countries, including the prestigious Oscar & BAFTA Qualifying festivals like the semi-finals of Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival and major South Asian festivals like IFFSA Toronto, Chicago South Asian Film, Tasveer and SAFFA. Other prestigious festivals include BISFF, New York Asian Film Festival, Oaxaca Film Fest, Woodpecker International Film Festival, Cardiff International Film Festival, Jaipur International Film Festival, Kolkata International Film Festival, etc.
In 2021, his film on domestic abuse during pregnancy, "Just Another Day", World Premiered in New York at the prestigious New York Asian Film Festival and was the only Indian film to screen at the festival.
In 2022, he won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film at the FIAPF-accredited Kolkata International Film Festival. His film was acquired by Alaska Airlines as part of their in-flight entertainment.
His films are streaming on Disney+Hotstar, MxPlayer, Hungama Play, Viddsee, etc.
Two commercial music videos he directed in 2021 went viral on T-Series with over 14 million views. He has also worked on numerous corporate advertisements.
Over the years his work has been extensively covered and published in most National Newspapers including the Times of India, The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle, Deccan Herald, The New Indian Express, The Telegraph & The Economic Times.