NEW DELHI: Mukta Advertising Creative Director and CEO Tushar Unadkat who recently produced a film in Canada is to be honoured by ReelWorld as the Trailblazer at the 12th Annual Film Festival to be held from 11 to 15 April in Toronto.

For ReelWorld, a trailblazer is an up-and-coming voice contributing to Canada’s multi-ethnic framework and entertainment industry, making strides through innovation.

Created in 2002, the Trailblazer Award recognises the accomplishments of ethnically diverse Canadian entertainment industry professionals whose work has broadened our horizons. Over the past ten years, ReelWorld has recognised some of Canada’s brightest talent for their ability to bring innovative stories and to forge a bright future for the Canadian entertainment industry.

Unadkat holds a Master in Design degree from University of Dundee, Scotland and Honors in Photography from University of Wolverhampton, England. In the past decade, Tushar has executed art direction in the film, fashion, advertising and events industry in USA, England, Scotland, France, Germany, Netherlands, India and Canada.

Winning 14 international awards, he has worked with Oscar winning producers and editors in the past as the Production Designer making a significant name in the Western Cross-Over Film-Industry and earning credits on more than 25 feature films in his portfolio.

Currently enrolled on a Business Edge programme at Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Unadkat produced a cross-over Bollywood-Hollywood genre feature film - Surkhaab - scheduled to theatrically release this summer in U S, Canada and India.