Mitesh Kumar Patel

Mitesh Kumar Patel (born April 1, 1977) is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. Patel's films have covered many themes and genres and he is best known for award winning The Man In The Maze. Patel currently resides in California, USA.

Early life
Patel was born (April 1, 1977) in a small village in India called Kherva, near Vadodara, Gujarat India. His father Bhagubhai M. Patel was a physician in Vadodara as well as his mother, Kaushalyaben B. Patel, also a physician. Patel grew up mostly in Vadodara, Gujarat India. Patel attended M.S. University for a Master in Applied Arts in M.S. and then graduated in Kala Kendra College of Fine Arts, V. V. Nagar in 1997. After graduation he started an advertising and design business. In 1999 he married an American Registered Nurse, Nimisha Patel, with whom he has two sons Aum and Arth Patel.

Film career
Patel's production company, Applied Art Productions, is located in Alabama, USA. Patel is a film distributor in North America and in India through Mowgli Productions Pvt Ltd. He is also a partner of Phantom-FX (Visual FX company). Patel is the Producer, Director, and Story Writer for the film "The Man in the Maze." Since childhood he has participated in and won numerous art competitions.

Awards

 * Best Commercial Design 1997
 * Nominated, AIDS poster competition 1996
 * Won, North Carolina Film Awards President's Award 2010
 * Won, Los Angeles Cinema Festival - Award of Merit 2010
 * Nominated, Mississippi International Film Festival 2010
 * Nominated, Motor City Nightmares Film Festival 2011
 * Nominated, Treasure Coast International Film Festival 2011