Английская Википедия:Brahmanand S. Siingh

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Brahmanand S. Siingh (born 3 May 1965) is a filmmaker and author from Mumbai, India. He is best known for the films Kaagaz Ki Kashti, a biopic on Jagjit Singh[1] and his feature-length documentary on R. D. Burman, Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai.[2][3]

Early life and education

Brahmanand S Siingh grew up in Purnia, Bihar. Later he moved to St Xavier's College Ranchi and eventually to Kolkata University for his English Literature Masters. His journeys into cinema, however, started within a year of his moving to Mumbai[4] in 1993.

Career

Brahmanand began writing about art and cinema in the 1980s, publishing articles in publications like The Telegraph, Statesman, Times of India, The Hindu, Indian Express, and The Independent. He also published online work during the dotcom boom. Brahmanand has published over 3,000 articles and features, essays, poems and short stories, as well as three biographical books, Strings Of Eternity, Diamonds & Rust and Lightness Of Being.

He began making films in the late 1990s, mainly producing biographical documentaries and independent films. He is most well known for his experiential biopics on figures like RD Burman[5] and Jagjit Singh (Pancham Unmixed & Kaagaz Ki Kashti).

He has also won the REX-Karmaveer-Chakra Awards, in partnership with the United Nations, for transforming lives through social impact projects and ideas of hope. Siingh's latest feature project, Jhalki, a feature film that attempts to create public awareness of child trafficking and child labor.[6]

He has also sat on the jury of various international film festivals and award platforms, and conducts filmmaking and scriptwriting workshops.

Filmography

As a director and/or producer.

Year Title
1997 Ashgari Bai
1998 A burden of Love
1999 Back to Nature
2002 Uncaging the Body[7]
2005 Ragpickers[8]
2008 Pancham Unmixed[9]
2011 Chidiya Rain Basera
2012 Ambassador of Peace
2015 Knowing Pancham[10]
2015 Through Our Eyes[11]
2016 Riding on a Sunbeam[12]
2017 Kaagaz Ki Kashti[13]
2019 Jhalki

Awards

Year Award Category For
2003 Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards Best Short Film Uncaging the Body
2008 IFFLA Critics Special Mention Pancham Unmixed
2008 Washington DC Film Festival Audience Choice Award Pancham Unmixed
2009 57th National Film Awards Best Compilation Film (Director) Pancham Unmixed
2009 57th National Film Awards Best Compilation Film (Producer) Pancham Unmixed
2010 AIFF Best Documentary Pancham Unmixed
2016 Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival[14] Audience Choice Award Kaagaz Ki Kashti
2016 Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival[14] Best Documentary Award Kaagaz Ki Kashti
2019 International Screen Awards (ISA 2019)[15] Platinum Award for International Feature Film Jhalki
2019 Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF 2019) Best Director Award Jhalki
2019 Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati (IFFCINCY 2019)[16] Best Feature Film Award Jhalki
2019 Indian International Film Festival Of Boston (IIFFB 2019) [17] Best Social Cause Film Award Jhalki
2019 International Independent Film Awards Los Angeles (IIFA 2019) [18] Best Concept Platinum Winners Jhalki
2019 International Independent Film Awards Los Angeles (IIFA 2019) [18] Best Screenplay Platinum Winners Jhalki
2019 Boston International Film Festival (BIFF 2019) [19] Best Original Screenplay Award Jhalki
2019 REX-Karmaveer-Chakra[20] Karmaveer Chakra Award N/A

References

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