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, vir ...

,'' 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, Davíd Óskar Ólafsson and

Árni Filippusson Árni is an Icelandic given name of Old Norse () origin. Notable people with the name include: * Árni Gautur Arason (born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Árni Már Árnason (born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer * Árni Páll Árnason ...

, producers of Ragnar Bragason's '' Metalhead'' and David Gordon Green's ''

Prince Avalanche ''Prince Avalanche'' is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch. The screenplay is based on the 2011 Icelandic film '' Either Way'' (''Á annan veg''). The film was shot ...

''. Aulakh was nominated for Best Director at the 2017

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for ''

'' alongside

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature ...

for ''

It's Only the End of the World ''It's Only the End of the World'' () is a 2016 drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the 1990 play by Jean-Luc Lagarce and stars Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, and Vincen ...

'', 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. Early life and education Amanda Kernell was born on 9 September 1986 in U ...

for ''

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'' and

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

-nominated filmmaker

Ciro Guerra Ciro Guerra (born 6 February 1981) is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film ''Embrace of the Serpent'', which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, and for '' The Wind ...

for ''

Embrace of the Serpent ''Embrace of the Serpent'' () is a 2015 internationally co-produced adventure drama film directed by Ciro Guerra, and written by Guerra and Jacques Toulemonde Vidal. Shot almost entirely in black and white, the film follows two journeys made th ...

''. 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.

Filmography

Film

Awards

*2022

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Life and career

Filmography

Film

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