Angad Aulakh is an American filmmaker. His feature directorial debut ''

Autumn Lights ''Autumn Lights'' is an American–Icelandic international drama film written and directed by Angad Aulakh. The film stars Guy Kent, Marta Gastini, and Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson. Set in Iceland, the film is a meditative story of morality, virt ...

,'' released in theaters in North America on October 21, 2016. He produced the film for his company Last Carnival with Guy Kent.

Life and career

Aulakh produced ''Autumn Lights'' for his company Last Carnival with Guy Kent, alongside

Ashley M. Kent Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name ...

, Davíd Óskar Ólafsson and Árni Filippusson, producers of Ragnar Bragason's '' Metalhead'' and David Gordon Green's '' Prince Avalanche''."Iceland's Hot Talent"
ScreenInternational.com, October 2014 Aulakh was nominated for Best Director at the 2017 Riviera International Film Festival for ''

'' alongside

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...

for ''

It's Only the End of the World ''It's Only the End of the World'' (french: Juste la fin du monde) is a 2016 drama film written, edited and directed by Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Luc Lagarce and stars Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, ...

'', winner

Amanda Kernell Amanda Kernell (; born 9 September 1986) is a Swedish, Southern Sami director and screenwriter. She is best known for the movie '' Sami Blood'', which won several awards. Biography Amanda Kernell was born in Umeå. In her early teens, she devot ...

for ''

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'' and

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-nominated filmmaker Ciro Guerra for '' Embrace of the Serpent''. The film was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture, Aulakh sharing the nomination with producers Guy Kent, Ashley M. Kent, David Oskar Olafsson, and Arni Filippusson.

was nominated by Norway's Cinema Scandinavia for Best Picture in Fall 2016.

Life and career

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