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Puja Maewal’s feature screenplay THE DIPLOMAT is a finalist for the inaugural 1497 Writers Lab. Read about it in Deadline.
Puja Maewal directs a music video for the United Nations in celebration of World Environment Day, which screened on television for millions of viewers in Austria, Spain, Italy, Poland, and Morocco.
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Puja Maewal’s television pilot ACCOMPLICE is selected for The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors Script Development Lab.
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Puja Maewal is a semifinalist for the Universal Writers Program.
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Puja Maewal’s television pilot ACCOMPLICE advances to the second round of Austin Film Festival’s TV Drama Pilot competition.
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The feature screenplay of JAYA, written by Puja Maewal, is selected for the WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA’S Feature Access Program. Read about it in Deadline.
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The feature screenplay of JAYA is selected for FILM INDEPENDENT’s Screenwriting Lab.
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The feature screenplay of JAYA is a Semifinalist for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting.
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Nishat Kurwa of THE AEROGRAM reviews JAYA.
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Puja Maewal is one of six directors selected for FILM INDEPENDENT’S Project Involve Fellowship!
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Puja Maewal is a finalist for the Commerical Directors Diversity Program.
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Blogger Glen Golightly interviews Puja Maewal at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.
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JAYA is featured in BROWN GIRL MAGAZINE.
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JAYA wins the APCA Award at CAAMFest for Best Student Film.
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Puja Maewal is part of an online panel discussion about international filmmaking, hosted by The Wire’s Gbenga Akinnagbe at Urbanworld Film Festival.
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JAYA wins the Jury Award at the DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA Student Awards.
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JAYA is a BAFTA U.S. Student Award Finalist.
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JAYA is a Semifinalist in the 40th Annual STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS.
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JAYA receives a CAUCUS GRANT AWARD at the Beverly Hills Hotel! Check out the Hollywood Reporter article about it.
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INDIA POST calls JAYA “beautiful and surprising.” Read about it and the other Seattle South Asian Film Festival winners here.
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The Renton Reporter describes JAYA’s Seattle Premiere on Opening Night of the Seattle South Asian Film Festival.
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The JAYA feature screenplay is a Quarterfinalist in both the Bluecat Screenplay Competition, from over 4400 submissions, and Final Draft’s Big Break Screenplay Contest.
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The feature screenplay of JAYA is a Semifinalist in the Nantucket Screenwriters Colony.
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JAYA wins “Best Film” and “Best Screenplay” at UCLA Directors Spotlight at the DGA, with special guest Ben Affleck.
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JAYA wins a CINE Golden Eagle Award. (Past winners have included Steven Spielberg and Ken Burns.)
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JAYA is a NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION FINALIST at the Academy-qualifying USA FILM FESTIVAL.
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MISS MALINI calls JAYA “intriguing” in her famous blog on Bollywood.
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The UK’s popular FILM NEWS magazine calls JAYA “explosive!”
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JAYA’s successful crowd-funding campaign is featured on Yourstory.com.
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INDIA WEST does a piece on JAYA.
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JAYA and Director Puja Maewal are profiled in the UCLA Daily Bruin.
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SIDEKICK is featured in the UCLA Daily Bruin.