Abhinandan Banerjee
Abhinandan Banerjee | |
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| Born | 11 June 1992 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Scriptwriter |
| Notable work | Manikbabur Megh, Marichjhapi |
Abhinandan Banerjee (born 11 June 1992) is an Indian film director and scriptwriter. His debut feature The Cloud and the Man premiered at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival[1] and won the NETPAC award for Best Asian Film, at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival.[2]
Early life[edit]
Born in Kolkata, Abhinandan studied at Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School. Abhinandan shifted to Mumbai and studied Architecture at University of Mumbai.
Career[edit]
Banerjee co-wrote, assisted and post-produced Teenkahon (2014) with Bauddhayan Mukherji that won the Best Screenplay award at the Bridge Film Fest, Kosovo. The film was nominated for Best Original Screenplay of a Foreign Language Film at Madrid International Film Festival.
In March 2019, he directed his first feature film The Cloud and the Man produced by Bauddhayan Mukherji and co-produced by Monalisa Mukherji [3] that received the special mention at the NFDC Film Bazaar, 2021. The film premiered at the First Feature Film competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, 2021.[4]
Filmography[edit]
- Marichjhapi
- Manikbabur Megh (2021)
- Teenkahon (2014)
Reception[edit]
The Cloud and the Man was a part of top 10 Indian Films of 2021 by Fipresci India.[5] The film was selected at 75th Edition of Edinburgh International Film Festival[3] and competed for the Firebird Award in Young Cinema Competition (World) at the 46th Hong Kong International Film Festival.[6] Marichjhapi, his next venture with Bauddhayan Mukherji represented India at the Asian Project Market at Busan 2019 [7] and Cinéfondation L'Atelier[8] at the Cannes Film Festival 2020.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Cloud & the Man". poff.ee. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Winners of 2021 - Kolkata International Film Festival". kiff.in. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b "Kolkata-based director's debut film to be screened at Edinburgh Film Festival". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2021-10-14). "Tallinn Black Nights Competition Films 'The Cloud & the Man,' 'The Red Tree' Get Sales Representation – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "FIPRESCI-India announces Grand-Prix-2021". Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Bengali film to compete in Hong Kong festival". The Times of India. 2022-07-30. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2019-10-07). "Busan: India's Adil Hussain Boards APM Project 'Marichjhapi' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Bauddhayan Mukherji and his 'Marichjhapi' to travel to Cannes". The Times of India. 2020-03-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Exclusive! Abhinandan Banerjee's Manikbabur Megh to be screened at Cannes Marchè Du Film". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
