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Nishtha Jain | |
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Born | (1965-06-21) 21 June 1965 Barwasagar, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Alma mater | Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi |
Occupation | Film director, producer |
Nishtha Jain (born 21 June 1965) is an Indian film director and producer, most known for her documentaries like Gulabi Gang
Contents
1 Biography
2 Filmographyc
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links
Biography
She is a graduate from AJK, Mass Communication Research Centre
She worked as an editor and correspondent for video news magazines Newstrack and Eyewitness before she decided to study at Film and Television Institute of India, specializing in film direction.[1] Together with Smriti Nevatia Jain created an independent documentary outfit Raintree Films based in Mumbai.
Her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals, broadcast on international TV networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in India and abroad.[2]. She has been seen as a champion of the #MeToo movement in India, having accused her batchmate and filmmaker Arghya Basu of harassing her in late 2017. In march 2019, Arghya Basu was found hanging in his apartment. An investigation is said to have been initiated by local officials into the matter, with friends mourning Arghya's death and seeking inquiry into the case.
Filmographyc
- Director
Gulabi Gang, 2012
Family Album, 2010
At My Doorstep, 2009
Lakshmi and Me, 2008
6 yards to Democracy, 2006
Call it Slut, 2005
City of Photos, 2005
Awards
- Gulabi Gang, 2012
- Best Film, Muhr Asia/Africa Documentary, Dubai International Film Festival, 2012
- Best Documentary, Kortfilmfestivalen, Grimstad, Norway, 2012
- First Amnesty International Human Rights Award, Tri-Continental Film Festival, South Africa 2013
- Best Documentary, International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) 2013
- Best Director, International feature documentary, MIFF, Mumbai 2014
- Best Film (Social Issues) National Film Awards, India 2014
- Best Editing Non Feature, National Film Awards, India 2014
- Best Documentary, New York India Film Festival 2014
- Best Protagonist, ImagineIndia Film Festival, Madrid, 2014
- Lakshmi and Me, 2008
- Nominee, Silver Wolf Award, International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam (IDFA), 2007
- Best Documentary, Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (IDPA), 2007
- Best Long documentary, Flahertiana International Film Festival, Russia 2008
- Best documentary, Bucharest International Film Festival, 2008
- Special Prize, Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Yerevan, 2008
- Special Jury Prize, Cinema Verité International Film Festival, Tehran, 2008
- Best Documentary, Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, New York, 2008
- Jury Special Mention, Doc-Planete Review, Warsaw 2008
- Silver Award, Jeevika South Asian Documentary Film Festival, New Delhi, 2008
- Special Jury Award, Beldocs, Belgarde, 2009
- At My Doorstep, 2009
- Best Documentary, Indian International Film Festival, Los Angeles, IFFLA, 2010
- 6 Yards to Democracy, 2006
- Best Documentary, Birdseye View International Women's Film festival, London, 2006
- City of Photos, 2005
- Special Jury Award, Film South Asia, Kathmandu, 2005
References
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^ "Norwegian Film Database". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
External links
Nishtha Jain on IMDb