Richie Mehta
Encyclopedia
Richie Mehta is a Canadian
film director. His first feature film, Amal
, was released in 2008, and has been nominated for Best Motion Picture
and Best Director
at the 29th Genie Awards
.
His brother Shaun
is a writer. Amal is based on a short story from his 2005 collection A Slice of Life. Richie and Shaun are not related to film director Deepa Mehta
.
Richie attended the University of Toronto Mississauga as an undergraduate, and he worked at the Medium, the UTM campus newspaper, as arts editor and editor-in-chief.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film director. His first feature film, Amal
Amal (film)
Amal , 2007, is a Canadian drama film directed and written by Richie Mehta. Set in modern-day New Delhi, India, it tells the story of a poor autorickshaw driver, Amal Kumar....
, was released in 2008, and has been nominated for Best Motion Picture
Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:*The Changeling *Cordélia...
and Best Director
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction
The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film director.-1st Genie Awards:*Bob Clark, Murder by Decree*Peter Carter, Klondike Fever...
at the 29th Genie Awards
29th Genie Awards
The 29th Genie Awards were held on April 4, 2009 to honour films released in 2008. The ceremony was held at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, and was broadcast on Global...
.
His brother Shaun
Shaun Mehta
Shaun Mehta is a Canadian writer. He has published one novel and one short story collection to date, and also collaborated with his brother, film director Richie Mehta, on the screenplay for Richie's debut film Amal, which was based on one of Shaun's short stories.Shaun and Richie Mehta were...
is a writer. Amal is based on a short story from his 2005 collection A Slice of Life. Richie and Shaun are not related to film director Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta, LLD is a Genie Award-winning Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, most known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire , Earth , and Water , among which Earth was submitted by Indian government for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
.
Richie attended the University of Toronto Mississauga as an undergraduate, and he worked at the Medium, the UTM campus newspaper, as arts editor and editor-in-chief.