Manish Jha (born May 3, 1978) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, most known for his films, "A Very Very Silent Film" (2001, short) and "Matrubhoomi-A Nation Without Women" (2003, 1st feature) which won him critical acclaim.

Filmography

Director
A Very Very Silent Film (2001) (short)
Matrubhoomi (2005)
Anwar (2007)
Mumbai Cutting (segment "And It Rained") (2010)

Screenwriter
Matrubhoomi (2005)
Anwar (2007)

Assistant director
Rahul (2001)
Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai (2003)

Awards

A Very Very Silent Film
Jury Prize for the Best Short Film at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival

Matruboomi
FIPRESCI Award in Parallel Section at the Venice Film Festival 2003
Audience Award for Best Film at the Kozlin Film Festival 2003, Poland
Audience Award for Best Foreign Film at Thessaloniki Film Festival, 2003
Nominated for Golden Alexander (Best Film) at Thessaloniki Film Festival, 2003
Audience Award for Best Film at River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival, 2003

Source: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manish_Jha