Priya Belliappa

Priya Belliappa is a film director and screenwriter. Priya enrolled at Srishti School of Art Design and Technology and then went on to join Phoenix O&M in Sri Lanka as an art consultant. She then completed her post-graduate degree in film direction from FTII (Film and T.V Institute of India). Her student film made in her second year at FTII won a national award for Sound Design and was designed by her fellow student Anmol Bhave. Hazy Grey Skies in her final year diploma film featuring the renowned actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui debuted Karlovy Vary, Fresh Film Festival in Prague. It has since been featured at Interfilm Berlin, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Expresión en corto International Film Festival, River to River Florence Indian Festival, Asian Film Festival – Mumbai and IFFI 2012. After graduating Priya Belliappa assisted directors Sunhil Sippy and Ram Madhvani on several advertising films. She then went on to become associate director for the critically acclai...