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Araya Pictures

Araya Pictures

The company was founded by Dr. Avnesh Ratnanesan, who is often referred to as Avi. Our vision is to become one of the top 5 mobile filmmaking companies in the world by 2014.

Araya Pictures has its headquarters in Sydney, Australia with an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Araya Pictures was formed to develop ground-breaking creative innovations in film, digital media and advertising, both in Australia and internationally.

Mobile ScreenFest
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away... actually, in 2009 in Los Angeles, California the Director of ARAYA PICTURES Dr Avnesh Ratnanesan a.k.a. Avi bumped into a distinguished bloke called Professor Karl Bardosh (not to be confused with the Australian know-it-all-funnyman Dr Karl). Avi and Prof Karl were attending a film festival, where Avi had the world premiere of his slapstick short comedy The First Date and Prof Karl was there to check out the young talent. The film was a success and Avi was awarded the Best Directorial Debut for an International Short Film while Professor Karl, was distinguishing in educating filmmakers in the latest technologies in filmmaking at the festival seminars.

Over a couple of American beers (both for Avi) and an iced tea for the Professor, the two passionate filmmakers conceived one of the BOLDEST ideas in the Australian film and digital entertainment history - a festival where ALL films and photographs are shot entirely on mobile phones!

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