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{{Infobox person
|image = Can I Borrow a tomorrow.png
|caption = Rihaan Patel
|birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|12|06}}
|birth_place =[[Unjha]], Gujarat, India
|occupation = Stage actor<be/>Film producer<br />Film director<br />screenwriter
|yearsactive =2007–present
|website = [http://www.rihaanpatel.com rihaanpatel.com]
}}

'''Rihaan Ramanlal Patel''' (born 6 December 1988) is an Indian filmmaker – a freelance film director, screenwriter, editor, and [[visual effects]] consultant. He began film making when he was 20.<ref name="Ahmedabad Mirror">{{cite news|last=Pathak|first=Dhwani|title=America watches city boy's film|url=http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=3&contentid=200910052009100503135751590711514&sectxslt=&pageno=1|access-date=26 February 2012|newspaper=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]|date=5 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307000852/http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=3&contentid=200910052009100503135751590711514&sectxslt=&pageno=1|archive-date=7 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Ahmedabad Mirror2">{{cite news|last=Pstaff|title=Phillum ki kahani, online ki zubaani: Rihaan Patel|url=http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=add&sectid=26&contentid=2010011020100110022741200d07f1012&subsite=|access-date=26 February 2012|newspaper=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307000909/http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=add&sectid=26&contentid=2010011020100110022741200d07f1012&subsite=|archive-date=7 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="India Today">{{cite news|last=Misra|first=Jhumari Nigam|title=Lens Craft|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lens-craft/1/108742.html|access-date=27 February 2012|newspaper=[[India Today]]|date=12 August 2010}}</ref>

==Background==
Patel started his film career in [[Melbourne]]. His first film was a one-minute short film of his own life. In C31, he worked as an actor as well as [[production assistant]], following which he was invited to attend the workshop of Samuel Johnson and Sarah Hallam in Australia.

Returning to India, Patel completed training at the [[Shiamak Davar|Shiamak Davar Institute for Performing Arts]], after which [[Shiamak Davar|Davar]] selected him for his special 'potential' batch. Patel has performed in theatre in more than 20 [[stage show]]s, as well as [[TV serial]]s and short films.

==Recognition==
Patel has had several award-winning milestones in form of his various short films that include ''Dust of Orphan'' (2009),<ref name="Ahmedabad Mirror"/> ''The Burial of Daughters'' (2009),<ref name=NDTV>{{cite news|last=Chaturvedi|first=Devika|title=Amdavadi's film finds recognition in Italy|newspaper=[[NDTV]]|date=1 October 2010}}</ref> ''Life Colors Purity'' (2011),<ref name=Vimeo1>{{cite web|title=''Life Colors Purity'' at Vimeo|url=http://vimeo.com/18947268|publisher=[[Vimeo]]|access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref> ''My Best Friend ''(2011),<ref name="DNA Syndication">{{cite web|last=staff|title=''My Best Friend'' strikes a chord with 24FPS judges – Adjudged 'Best Digital Film' at the 7th annual 24FPS International Animation Awards|url=http://www.dnasyndication.com/dna/article/DNAHM50446|publisher=DNA Syndication|access-date=27 February 2012}}</ref> ''Champal'' (2011)<ref>{{cite web|last=staff|title=G2 Pizza Choice|url=http://www.freewaymotionworks.com/afp/watch/g2Pizza.html|work=Ahmedabad Film Project|publisher=Freeway Motionworks|access-date=26 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114084712/http://freewaymotionworks.com/afp/watch/g2Pizza.html|archive-date=14 January 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and ''Fading Yellow'' (2011).<ref name=Vimeo2>{{cite web|title=''Fading Yellow'' at Vimeo|url=http://vimeo.com/31465015|publisher=[[Vimeo]]|access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="Speak Bindas">{{cite web|last=Vibhakar|first=Devang|title=Interview of Award Winning Short Film Maker Rihaan Patel|url=http://www.speakbindas.com/interview-of-award-winning-short-film-maker-rihaan-patel/|date=20 January 2012|publisher=Speak Bindas|access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
In 2009, he made a short film titled ''The Burial of Daughters'',<ref name="Ahmedabad Mirror3">{{cite news|last=Pstaff|title=''The Burial of Daughters'' |url=http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=3&contentid=2010011320100113022718179b841bceb=|access-date=26 February 2012|newspaper=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]}}</ref> for which he won the 'Best Film Non Fiction' award at Sixteen:Nine International film Festival organised by Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management, Mumbai.<ref name="DNA Syndication"/> The film also received 'Official Selection' at the 7th EDICICORTO International Film Festival Forli in Italy,<ref name=NDTV/><ref name="Sedicicorto International Film Festival">{{cite web|title=Sedicicorto: Festival del cortometraggio|last=staff|url=http://www.sedicicorto.it/|language=it|publisher=Sedicicorto International Film Festival Forli|access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref> and in 2010 it received 2nd prize at 3rd [[Noida Film City|Global Film Festival]] [[Noida]], organised by [[Asian Academy of Film & Television]]. It was also nominated and screened at 3rd [[International Film Festival of Kerala|International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala]] ([[Government of Kerala|Department of Cultural Affairs]], [[Government of Kerala]]), organised by [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] and [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]].

His first short film titled ''Dust of Orphan'' won [[WNET]] REEL 13 Audience Award<ref name="Ahmedabad Mirror"/> and was screened in New York City on [[WNET|TV Thirteen]].<ref name=WNET>{{cite news|last=staff|title=''Dust of Orphan'' at TV Thirteen|url=http://www.thirteen.org/sites/reel13/shorts/short-dust-of-orphan/1280/|access-date=26 February 2012|newspaper=[[WNET]]}}</ref> The Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics film institute awarded him a 50% scholarship to study for his advanced degree in the 3D Expert Program.

He worked in The Climate Change Project – India Chapter. Rihaan worked as content analyser and film-editing. The film went on to receive an award from former US Vice-President [[Al Gore]].

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.rihaanpatel.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|3567361}}

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[[Category:Film directors from Gujarat]]
[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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