Biju Viswanath
Biju Viswanath | |
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| Occupation | Film Director, Screenwriter, Director of Photography, Film Editor |
| Website | www |
Biju Viswanath is a film director, director of photography Film editor and screenwriter[1] who has directed movies in a variety of languages and genres.
Viswanath's directorial debut A Voyage won the Gold Medal for Best Short Film in India and Honorable Mention in Zanzibar International Film Festival.[2] His Urdu film Parwaaz (The Flight) won Special Prize in Patras Film Festival.[3] Viswanath won two awards for Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay in New York Independent Film Festival for his feature film Marathon (2010).[3] Another Feature film Viola won Golden palm in the Mexico International Film festival.[4] Swahili short film "The Shadow Tree" won the Special Award in Skepto Film Festival in Italy,[5] Signis Award and Best short Film Award in 2014 at Zanzibar Film Festival,[6] and Special Mention award at the 4th Filmambiente international festival Brazil.[7] Viswanath's Canadian movie Living is Easy Received Gold award in Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque 2019. Best narrative short in Pinnacle Film Awards 2019. Chennai Palani Mars won two awards in USA: Grand jury prize in Los Angeles Motion Picture film festival[8] and Best narrative feature in Pinnacle film Awards.[8]
Career[]
Viswanath's directorial debut A Voyage is based on the works of Indian writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair.
His international English feature film Déjàvu with British actors premiered at the 54th Locarno International Film Festival. Only two other Indian films have made it to Locarno in its 54-year history.[9]
Viswanath's Tamil Feature film Orange Mittai is produced and co written by the Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi.[10]
Marathon is based on the true story of American poet William Morris Meredith, Jr.[3]
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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| 1995 | Peter Scott | Malayalam | |
| 1998 | A Voyage (silent) | ||
| 2000 | O. Henry Stories | Malayalam | |
| 2001 | Dejavu | English | |
| 2003 | Music Videos MTV | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Second Coming | English | |
| 2005 | Zodiac Tales | English | |
| 2006 | Sign of Four | English | |
| 2006 | Grand Festival | Hindi English |
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| 2007 | Lorg | Irish | |
| 2008 | Parwaaz | Urdu | |
| 2008 | Rian | Irish | |
| 2009 | Oshizemi | Japanese | |
| 2010 | Marathon | English | |
| 2011 | Viola | English | |
| 2012 | The Nail | English | |
| 2013 | Mafiosi | Italian | |
| 2013 | Shadow Tree | Swahili | |
| 2014 | Thief and Wind chime | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Orange Mittai | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Living is Easy | English | |
| 2019 | Chennai Palani Mars | Tamil |
Film festivals/awards[]
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| Year | Film | Language | Festivals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chennai Palani Mars | Tamil | Grand Jury Prize. Los Angeles Motion Picture Film festival[8] Best Narrative Feature. Pinnacle Film Awards[8] |
| 2019 | Living is easy | English | Golden Award. Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque Best Narrative short. Pinnacle Film Awards |
| 2014 | Shadow Tree | Swahili | Special Award.Skepto Film festival Cagliari Italy[5] Special Mention Award.Filmambiente film festival[7] Signis Award,Best Short Film Award.Zanzibar film festival.[6] Green Film Festival South Korea River film festival.Padova.Italy Kansk video Festival.Russia Fuencaliente Ruralfilmfest.Spain Matsalu Film festival Estonia Sir Charles Darwin film festival U.K Festival Cinema Africana De Verona Italy |
| 2011 | Viola | English | Golden Palm Award 2011 Mexico International Film Festival 2011 Lucerne international Film Festival |
| 2009 | Marathon | English | Award for Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay,New York Independent Film Festival 2010 |
| 2009 | Oshizemi | Japanese | Sadho Poetry Festival Dhaka International Film Festival |
| 2008 | Lorg | Irish | Dublin Film Festival New Jersey Film Festival Atlanta Film Festival |
| 2008 | Parwaaz | Urdu | Best Short Film Award, Patras Film Festival Greece[3] Official Selection Stuttgart Film Festival Official Selection Indian Panorama Bosnia Film Festival Zimbabwe Film Festival |
| 2006 | Grand Festival | Hindi/English | Pusan International Film Festival New York South Asian Film Festival New Jersey Independent Film Festival Manila Film Festival Baja California Film Festival |
| 2001 | Dejavu | English | Locarno Film Festival Pusan International Film Festival Florence Film Festival Indian Panorama IFFK |
| 1998 | A Voyage | silent | Honorable Mention Zanzibar Film Festival Berlin Film Festival Hummadruz Los Angeles Film Festival Calcutta Film Festival |
References[]
- ^ "Filmmaker makes Kerala proud". Khaleej Times. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Zanzibar International Film Festival Archived 21 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ a b c d "Awards of 8th International Panorama of Independent Filmakers". Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ Mexico International Film Festival and Awards Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ a b "Shadow tree | Skepto International Film Festival".
- ^ a b "ZIFF 2014: The Winners". 22 June 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Awards - Feature Length Documentary". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Vijay Sethupathi's next movie wins International awards! - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Indian pix at Locarno". Variety. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Rinku Gupta (11 February 2014). "Vijay Sethupathi's Maiden Production gets International Director". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
External links[]
- English-language film directors
- Living people
- Malayalam film directors
- Malayalam film cinematographers
- Indian male screenwriters