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Neem Basha began his film career training under the tutelage of Emmy-Award winning writer Barry Goldsmith ("The Joan Rivers Show"). He is a creator, writer, director, producer, and editor of multiple projects, including feature films, short films, music videos. documentary PSAs, commercials, and other forms of media. Neem and/or his projects have won 20 Awards, and have been recognized over 60 times via nominations (of himself, his projects, or his cast members) and official selections into global film festivals, starting with his full-length feature film "Ten-Buck Baton," which was screened at multiple film festivals in 2013 and won four awards -- including Best Feature Film at the New York/Los Angeles International Film Festival.
Since then, Neem has been at the helm of several successful projects. His varied portfolio includes feature films, music videos, commercials, government PSAs, and short films, including "Home Invasion" and "Repentance," which is streaming on Amazon Prime.
Neem's longest-running and most successful production is his smash hit "Neem's Themes," an internationally award-winning sketch comedy series with over 30 crowd-pleasing episodes. More projects are in the pipeline for 2022 and beyond!
Additionally, Neem launched a new series, "Girl Dad," the pilot of which made a big screen premiere in September 2022, and expect to launch its first full season in 2023.
Neem's work has been seen by well over 40 million people - on The Big Screen, on digital media, and on platforms such as Hulu, NYC cable stations, and others. His award portfolio is varied, having won awards for his directing and writing, a People's Choice Award from an international audience in Valencia, Spain, and a filmmaking Achievement Award in Seoul, Korea, among others.
Neem brought his background and expertise to the New Jersey Web Festival, which went on to become one of the best-reviewed festivals on Film Freeway. He enjoys greeting creators from all over the world for this annual tradition, while also continuing to produce varied and crowd-pleasing productions of his own. Neem is also a board member of the Los Angeles Web Fest.
Neem Basha's award wins include:
Best Feature Film ("Ten-Buck Baton" Feature Film), New York/Los Angeles International Film Festival People's Choice Award ("Ten-Buck Baton" Feature Film), New York/Los Angeles International Film Festival Most Buzzworthy Film ("Ten-Buck Baton" Feature Film), Manhattan Film Festival Audience Award ("Ten-Buck Baton" Feature Film), Atlanta Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast ("Neem's Themes" Series), LA WebFest 2017 International Award ("Neem's Themes" Series), LA WebFest 2017 People's Choice Award ("Neem's Themes" Series), Valencia Webfest, Spain Co-Winner, Shorty Award for Digital Marketing Campaign, NYC Human Rights Best Directing, Silver Award for "Neem's Themes" Episode "Most Annoying Types of Peoples, Part 3," Independent Film Awards, 2017 Best Writing for "Neem's Themes" Episode "Most Annoying Types of Peoples, Part 3," Independent Film Awards, 2017 Best Webisode for "Neem's Themes" Episode "Most Annoying Types of Peoples, Part 3," Independent Film Awards, 2017 Best Ensemble Cast ("Neem's Themes" Series), LA WebFest 2018 Michael J. Ajakwe Jr. Achievement Award, Seoul Webfest, Korea Best Director, Asia Web Awards 2018 Best Ensemble Cast ("Neem's Themes" Series), Miami WebFest 2019 Best Sketch Comedy ("Neem's Themes" Series), Miami WebFest 2019 Best Ensemble Cast ("Neem's Themes" Series), Baltimore WebFest 2019 Best Creator in a Sketch Comedy, Asia Web Awards 2019 Best Director ("Repentance" Film), Asia Web Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actor for Michael Lieder, from "The Sunk Cost Fallacy" written, directed, and produced by Neem Basha, Seoul WebFest 2022
Nominations and official selections for Neem Basha and/or his projects or cast members include:
Best Feature Film Director ("Ten-Buck Baton" Feature Film), New York/Los Angeles International Film Festival Best Comedy Series ("Neem's Themes" Series), LA WebFest 2017 Best Writer ("Neem's Themes" Series), LA WebFest 2017 Best NY-Based Show, NYC WebFest 2017 Best Comedy Series ("Neem's Themes" Series), LA WebFest 2018 Best Writer ("Neem's Themes" Series), LA WebFest 2018 Official Selection ("Ten-Buck Baton" Feature Film), Bergenfield Film Festival Best Director ("Ten-Buck Baton" Feature Film), Atlanta Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Miami WebFest Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), NY Improv Interrupted Official Selection ("How I Cheated My Girl on Her Birthday"), NYC Short Film Festival Official Selection ("Home Invasion" Short Film), NY Short Film Tuesdays Official Selection ("The Stripper and the Cheat"), NY Short Film Tuesdays Official Selection ("Ten-Buck Baton" Feature Film), New York/Los Angeles International Film Festival Official Selection ("Ten-Buck Baton" Feature Film), Manh Film Fest Official Selection("Ten-Buck Baton" Feature Film), Atlanta Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), LA WebFest 2017 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Valencia Webfest, Spain Official Selection, ("Neem's Themes" Series), Independent Film Awards, 2017 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), LA WebFest 2018 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul WebFest 2018 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web Awards Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), NYC Webfest Best Sketch Comedy ("Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul WebFest 2018 Best Editing ("Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul WebFest 2018 Best Writing ("Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul WebFest 2018 Best Rising Star ( for Actor Joe Lalumia on "Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul WebFest 2018 Best Guest Star (for Actor Jennifer Marconi on "Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul WebFest 2018 Best Actress (for Actor Erica Becker on "Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul WebFest 2018 Best Actor (for Actor Michael Lieder on "Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul WebFest 2018 Best Kid Actor (for Actor Melaina Saleh on "Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul WebFest 2018 Best Sketch Comedy ("Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web Awards Best Actor (for Actor Michael Lieder on "Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web Awards Best Supporting Actor (for Actor Joe Lalumia on "Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web Awards Best Supporting Actress (for Actor Jennifer Marconi on "Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web Awards Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Sicily WebFest 2019 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul WebFest 2019 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Minnesota Web 2019 Best Sketch Comedy ("Neem's Themes" Series), Minnesota 2019 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Miami Webfest 2019 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Bilbao Webfest 2019 Best Sketch Comedy ("Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul Webfest 2019 Best Ensemble Cast ("Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul Webfest 2019 Best Creator ("Neem's Themes" Series), Seoul Webfest 2019 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Ozark Mountain 2019 Best Comedy ("Neem's Themes" Series), Ozark Mountain 2019 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Rio Webfest 2019 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Santa Monica 2020 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web Awards 2019 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series), Baltimore Webfest 2019 Best Writing ("Neem's Themes" Series), Bilbao Seriesland Best International Series ("Neem's Themes" Series), Rio Webfest 2019 Best Editing ("Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web Awards 2019 Best Writing ("Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web Awards 2019 Best Creator ("Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web Awards 2019 Best Actor (Lieder) ("Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web 2019 Best Ensemble ("Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web Awards 2019 Best Sketch Comedy ("Neem's Themes" Series), Asia Web 2019 Official Selection ("Neem's Themes" Series),Montreal Webfest 2021 Joel Bassaget Achievement Award, Montreal 2021 Best Short Film, Home Invasion, AWA 2021 Best Short Film, Repentance, AWA 2021 Best Director, Repentance, AWA 2021 Official Selection, Seoul 2022 Best Comedy, Seoul 2022 Best Supporting Actor (Lieder), Seoul 2022 Best Ensemble Cast, Seoul 2022 Official Selection, Girl Dad, Baltimore WebFest 2022 Official Selection, Girl Dad, New Zealand WebFest 2022
