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About Me
An alumnus of Locarno Open Doors and SGIFF's Southeast Asian Film Lab, Ananth Subramaniam is a Malaysian based writer & director. He hold a MA Filmmaking from Kingston University London and Bsc(Hons) in Architecture from Taylor’s University Malaysia.
Liar Land, his most recent short film, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival '20 and won the Special Mention prize. The film was also shown at the Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival. His previous short, Colourless, won Best Picture and Best Director at the BMW Shorties 2018. As a writer/director in the South East Asian TV and Digital advertising sector, his portfolio includes Air Asia, Netflix, Tesco, Dominos, Nestle and Kimberly - Clark. He is currently developing his first feature project.
Current Status
Self Employed
Language
Spoken
English
Written
English
Working Experience
1 Jan, 2021 - Current
Co-Founder & Director
Idio+Sync Production, Delaware, USA & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Company Type
New Startup
Position
Creative Director
Specification
Art & Creative
Roles
Creative Director
-Developing multiple feature narrative projects and leading them into international film labs and fellowships.
-Providing production support for young filmmakers and peers alike, to help preserve filmmakers auteurship on the project.
Reason of resign
8 Aug, 2018 - 10 Oct, 2020
Film & Commercial Director
Sixtymac Production, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Company Type
SME
Position
Director
Specification
Art & Creative
Roles
Creative Director
- Lead the short narrative and commercial arm of an award-winning production house.
- Developed and directed visual based product campaigns for 30+ product range.
- Worked with multinational producers and creatives in Malaysia and Singapore to develop and produce original scripted content.
- Directed portfolio include Netflix, Air Asia, Dominos, Nestle, Xiaomi, Honda, Kimberly-Clark, Nescafe and Maxis.
Reason of resign
Moved on to start my own company.
11 Nov, 2017 - 7 Jul, 2018
Multimedia Designer
Real Education Group, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Company Type
Multinational Corporation
Position
Manager
Specification
Art & Creative
Roles
Videographer
- Established and implemented weekly digital contents and ads for the marketing team, including creating interviews, science series for curriculum and event coverages.
- Determined creative outputs to align with the company’s brand positioning
- Analysed and mapped out virtual 3D tours for all schools in an attempt to
lure new attendees to the education group.
Reason of resign
11 Nov, 2016 - 2 Feb, 2017
Assistant Director & Script Supervisor
A Rum Written Production, Dublin, Ireland
Company Type
New Startup
Position
Fresh / Entry Level
Specification
Art & Creative
Roles
Videographer
- Designed and improved shot framings and camera movements in conjunction with the director’s vision.
- Prepared call sheets and storyboards for the shoot day to have a smooth production.
- Assisted the producers in the team-building exercises and confidence-building workshops for the actors in pre-production.
Reason of resign
Education
Other
Major in Filmmaking
Master Degree
Art/Design/Creative/Multimedia
9 Sep, 2015 - 9 Sep, 2016
Taylor's College
Major in Architecture
Bachelor's Degree
Architecture
2 Feb, 2011 - 2 Feb, 2014
Awards
Locarno Open Doors Best Short Film
Special Mention
Locarno Film Festival
11 Nov, 2020
BMW Shorties 2018
Grand Prize Winner & Best Director
BMW Shorties
11 Nov, 2018
Green to Go Architecture Competition
Gold Prize
Ganendra Fine Art Gallery
8 Aug, 2013
Skill Sets
Tools & Software
Additional Information
Owns Transportation
Yes
Owns Laptop
Yes
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