Arun Vaddi

Arun Vaddi is a Film & Theatre Writer/Director and Eco-Entrepreneur

• Founder/M. Director - Cutting Edge Communications
• Founder/ Trustee - The NATYAM Trust for Arts
• Founder/Partner - True Blue Ecology International
• Director - Rotary Action Group for Endangered Species
  
  Visual Comm (Madras Loyola College)
  Filmmaking (University of Southern California)
  Indian Art & Aesthetics (Jnanpravaha, Bombay)
  Advanced Night Diving (NAUI, USA)

FILM
Directed ad-films out of USA and India.
Commissioned to direct the curtain raisers for the 1st GoaFest, Indian National Advertising Awards.
Writes and directs a variety of other films including experimentals.
Having specifically studied Short Form Filmmaking at USC (LA) before the advent of social media and ‘Reels’, he conducts workshops for Reel making and also specific areas in which Short Forms help.
Chairs the jury panel for a few International short film and documentary film festivals.

THEATRE
Writes and Directs a wide range of theatre productions and has 100+ theatre shows all over the world including an invitation by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, The President of India to present at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Currently toying with the idea of a naughty musical about pollination.
Has conducted workshops in Film and Theatre at Madras Loyola College (Chennai), XIC (Mumbai), Jadavpur Uni (Kolkata), Light & Life Academy (Ooty)… 

ECOLOGY
Specialises in design and deployment of Artificial Coral Reefs and Habitat Restoration including Pollinator Corridors.
Promotes the study of urban ecology as well as awareness on citizen science amongst school students.
Writes articles for magazines on Ecology.
Currently, commissioning films on ecology.