Aparna Sanyal

Aparna Sanyal is an Indian director and producer. She has directed multiple films, and produced several international documentary-series. She runs Mixed Media Productions,[1] a production house based in Delhi, and is one of the co-founders of The Carbon Union, a creative collective.[2]

Education

Aparna pursued Mass Communication from A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.[3]

Filmography and contributions

She directed A Drop of Sunshine, a film about Reshma Valliappan's journey with schizophrenia.[4][5] Her other films include Tedhi Lakeer - The Crooked Line, a film about two gay men in India;[6][7] The Monks who won the Grammy, about the history, mythology and philosophy of Vajrayana Buddhism;[8] Shovana,[9] about the celebrated Kathak dancer and guru, Shovana Narayan and One Mustard Seed, on death and dying.[10]

She also directed Shunyata - When Kathak met Cham,[11] a film about a performance in 2014 called Shunyata,[12] where monks of a Buddhist monastery, Palpung Sherabling Monastic Seat, and the doyen of Kathak, the Indian classical dance form, Shovana Narayan came together to create a ballet on popular stories from Buddhist mythology.

She was also the programming head of the Delhi bureau of Times Now for about three years, from 2005 to 2008.

She has been a producer and line producer for several international documentary series filmed in India, including IRT - Deadliest Roads, a 10-part series for History,[13] and The Real Marigold Hotel, a series for BBC 2.[14]

Aparna was part of a group of filmmakers who ran 'FD Zone' in Delhi, a monthly screening of documentaries at the India Habitat Centre in Delhi.[15]

Awards and recognitions

  • National Award for directing A Drop of Sunshine.
  • National Award for the Best Educational Film in 2012.[16]
  • A Drop of Sunshine also won 5 awards at the Indian Documentary Producers' Association (IDPA) Awards in 2010.[17]
  • recognised as a 'Creative Entrepreneur' by the British Council in 2010.[15]

References

  1. ^ "A Drop of Sunshine – PSBT". Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ "The Carbon Union". www.thecarbonunion.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Jamia alumni bags National Film Awards". Zee News. 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ "APARNA SANYAL - Public Service Broadcasting Trust". www.psbt.org. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ^ Basheer, K. p m (23 January 2012). "A beautiful mind, yet again". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. ^ "[Sarai Newsletter] 'FRIENDS OF SIDDHARTHA' FILM FESTIVAL". mail.sarai.net. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  7. ^ globalqueerdesi (26 August 2011). "Filmography". globalqueerdesi. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  8. ^ "FILM 'The Monks who Won the Grammy' Screening followed by a discussion > 6:30pm on 16th July 2018 - Delhi Events". www.delhievents.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ^ Rajan, Anjana (22 September 2017). "In the lens of the beholder". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  10. ^ Kahlon, Sukhpreet. "One Mustard Seed preview: Exploring death and the idea of dying". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ^ ""Shunyata-When Kathak Met Cham"" By Aparna Sanyal". www.pocketnewsalert.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  12. ^ ""Shunyata" a dance and music production essaying the philosophy of Shakyamuni Gautam Buddha at Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg > 7pm on 30th September 2014". Delhi Events. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Aparna Sanyal". IMDb. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Aparna Sanyal". IMDb. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Visiting Faculty -". Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Jamia - Press Releases - Latest - Press Release: Jamia alumni bag National Film Awards". jmi.ac.in. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  17. ^ "IDPA Awards for 2010 show variation in creativity in short films". 29 October 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2016.


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