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Nisha Ganatra (born in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a director, writer and actor. She has lived all over the world is a citizen of both Canada and the United States and has made the majority of her films in New York City.
Biography
Ganatra graduated from the NYU- Tisch School of the Arts. At NYU, she worked with several well-known directors among others; Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese and Barbara Kopple.
Nisha's debut feature film, Chutney Popcorn received much acclaim, garnering Audience Awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, Newport Film Festival, Paris International Film Festival and Madrid International Film Festival and Best Feature Film Awards at the Outfest Los Angeles, Ojai International and San Francisco Frameline film festivals.
Nisha completed Cosmopolitan starring Carol Kane and Roshan Seth for PBS and ITVS. Cosmopolitan was selected by Input as one of the top ten films shown on public television this year. It was the only narrative film chosen for this distinction. Nisha most recently directed a romantic comedy with Heather Graham, Cake. The film also stars: Sandra Oh, Taye Diggs, Cheryl Hines and Sarah Chalke.
Nisha directed the Real World New York for MTV and the Road Rules/Real World Challenge, which is currently airing. Junky Punky Girlz, the short Nisha directed while at NYU's Graduate Film School, has won extraordinary recognition and many awards including: the prestigious Tisch Fellowship and the PBS Grand Prize for Most Outstanding Short Film of the year. Over 60 National and International Film Festivals have selected Junky Punky Girlz including the Walker Art Center and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Nisha was presented with the Docker's Original Vision Award, and the Max Factor Filmmaker Award for her work.
Before making films, Nisha worked for Planned Parenthood as a Reproductive Health Educator, was on the board of Third Wave - a social justice activist group for young women, and held a prestigious internship where she got coffee for many, many rock stars.
Nisha is represented by Roger E. Kass at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard.
Filmography
- Junky Punky Girlz (1996)
- Drown Soda (1997)
- Chutney Popcorn (1999)
- The Real World (2000) TV Series
- The Real World/Road Rules Battle of the Seasons (2002) TV Series
- Fast Food High (2003)
- Cosmopolitan (2004) (TV)
- Cake (2005/I)
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