Vineet Verma

Vineet Verma (born 25 November 1982 in Aurangabad, State of Maharashtra, India) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, 2D and 3D animator, and storyboard artist.

Biography

Verma comes from a family of artists. His grandfather Bhagwan Das Varma was a writer and his mother Vijaya Verma a classical singer. His father N.K. Verma owns a printing business in New Delhi.

Verma began working in animation right after graduating from high school. Over a period of 10 years, he worked as an animator at Escotoonz Entertainment, Telemission Production, UTV Software Communications, and Crest Animation Studios, while earning a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from the Indira Gandhi National Open University in India. He also earned a Higher National Diploma in computing from Edexcel, London. He began his career as a 2D (Classical and Flash) animator and gradually moved to 3D (Maya and Max) animation and later to live action filmmaking. He was one of the senior animators of the series WordWorld, which is broadcast on PBS Kids and won a 2009 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Animated Program. In 2008, Verma moved to New York City, where he completed a 1-year intensive filmmaking program at New York Film Academy. He has since written, produced and directed a number of short films. His film Colors, an official selection of the Big Apple Film Festival 2010, was screened at Tribeca Cinemas. Verma was a judge at the 15th annual Derek Freese High School Film and Video Festival 2010 for the Best Animation/Experimental Film category.[1]

Filmography
FilmProductionRole
Just Like UsGolden Aura ProductionsWriter/ Director
ColorsGolden Aura ProductionsWriter/ Director
In Search OfGolden Aura ProductionsWriter/ Director
Bad DayJMJB FilmsDirector/Editor
April FoolPrimalLinksCreative Director
The Beginning to Get BaldIndependentProducer
Alpha and OmegaLionsgate / Crest Animation ProductionsAnimator/ Layout Artist
Christmas DinosaurPorchLight EntertainmentSenior 2D Animator
FaireezFunbag Animation Studios [ca]Senior 2D Animator
WordWorld (PBS KIDS)Crest Animation Studios / WTTW National ProductionsSenior Animator
FreejUTV Software Communications (Dubai)Senior Animator
Monster Buster ClubMarathon ProductionSenior Animator
Jay Jay the Jet PlanePorchLight EntertainmentSenior Animator
Jungle BookBKN International AGSenior Animator
Robin HoodBKN International AGSenior Animator
Christmas CarolBKN International AGSenior Animator
Kong: The Animated SeriesBKN International AGSenior Animator
Alice in the WonderlandBKN International AGSenior Animator
The KingFunbag Animation Studios [ca]2D animator
Cyber DodoUNICEF2D animator

References
  1. Mistry, Ramanlal. Animating an Indian story, Ramanlal Mistry. National Institute of Design, 2005.

Vineet Verma at IMDb

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