Jitendra Mishra

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Jitendra Mishra
Jitendra Mishra at Cannes Film Festival 2016.jpg
Jitendra Mishra at 69th Cannes Film Festival (panel discussion in India pavilion)
Born (1979-09-09) 9 September 1979 (age 42)
Titlagarh, Bolangir, Odisha, India
OccupationFilm Maker, Producer, Promoter
Years active2000–Present
Spouse(s)Donna Deb Mishra

Jitendra Mishra (born 9 September 1979) is an Indian film producer and promoter, born in Titlagarh, Odisha. He is known for The Last Color,[1][2] Desires of the Heart[3][4] and [5][6][7][8] an Indo-Italian film co-produced during Covid-19 lockdown.

Early life[]

He was born in Titlagarh, a small town in Western Odisha to Radha Madhab Mishra and Saudamini Mishra. Jitendra is the youngest of six siblings. In 2000 he graduated in Law from Balangir Law College and did his Masters in Commerce from Rajendra College Balangir, Sambalpur University and went to Delhi.[9][10]

Career[]

Jitendra started his career as a production manager in a Delhi-based production house and after two years he founded his own production house in 2002. He was the associate producer of I Am Kalam. His recent production The Last Color by Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna premiered at the 30th Palm Springs International Film Festival and has been shown in various other festivals worldwide.[11] His filmography includes Hollywood film Desires of the Heart (2013 film) produced by Solila Parida, directed by James Kicklighter, starring and Alicia Minshew, Buried Seeds , Maiya , Bhor and Aasma among others. Jitendra Mishra has designed and implemented several international festivals, workshops and campaigns including North East Film festival in all the 8 North East States of India and Meghalaya Film Festival, for Children’s Film Society India in association with Smile Foundation. He is the festival director of the film festival siffcy which he has designed for Smile Foundation, India and as the festival director of siffcy, he is elected President of the global network of films for young people recently.[12][13][14] He has been a Member of Producers Network - Marche Du Films at Cannes Film Festival for last 7 years and invited as a jury member to several international film festivals.[15]

Production, distribution & promotion[]

Filmography[]

Year Major Titles Role
2011 I am Kalam Associate Producer
2013 Desires of the Heart Production, Distribution
2014 Aasma Executive Producer
2014 Chausar Consultant:Sales,Distribution
2015 Kajarya Consultant:Sales, Distribution
2015 Goatspeak Consultant:Sales,Distribution
2017 Ishu Executive Producer
2017 Maiya Consulting Producer
2017 Buried Seeds-Vikas Khanna Co-Producer
2018 Bhor Consultant
2018 Halkaa Creative Producer, Consultant
2019 The Last Color Producer
2020 Human OAK Producer

Honors and recognition[]

Year Award Note
2010 Young Jury Award At IFFI, Goa
2013 Kumuda Samman By Kumuda Mahotshav
2015 Son of Odisha (Odia Yuva) By Odia Pua, New Delhi
2017 Youth Inspiration By Orissadiary.com
2017 Youth Icon By JPH, Hyderabad
2018 Mathkhai Samman By Bhumika, Theatre festival
2020 MERU Art Award 2020 By Abhaya Art Academy

References[]

  1. ^ "Jitendra Mishra's latest production 'The Last Color ' by Celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna to premiere at 30th Palm Springs International Film Festival, US". orissadiary.com. Orissadiary. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Vikas Khanna's directorial debut The Last Color to premiere in US". timesnownews.com. Times Now - Zoom.
  3. ^ IANS (2013-07-06). "Odisha-born producer to distribute 'Chausar' worldwide". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  4. ^ "Odisha-born producer Jitendra Mishra to promote ten films at Cannes fest". The Indian Express. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  5. ^ TOI (2020-09-30). "This short film inspired by the pandemic explores humans and their bonds". TOI. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  6. ^ British Asia News (2020-09-12). "OF SHELLEY, COVID AND BRINGING ITALY AND INDIA CLOSER". British Asia News. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  7. ^ My City Link (2020-12-01). "Jitendra Mishra's "Human OAK" Selected For 23rd Olympia International Film Festival". My City Link. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  8. ^ OrissaDiary (2020-11-29). "HUMAN OAK made during Covid-19 to have world premiere at Olympia Film Fest, Greece". OrissaDiary. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  9. ^ "Odisha's Jitendra Mishra shines in Hollywood". Update Odisha. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  10. ^ "Odisha-born film producer and promoter Jitendra Mishra has collaborated with Michelin Star chef Vikas Khanna to produce a feature film named The Last Color". 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Palm Springs International Film Festival: Jitendra Mishra's 'The Last Color' up for premiere". pragtivadi.com. Pragativadi. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  12. ^ OrissaDiary, OrissaDiary. "Siffcy's festival director elected president of cifej". Orissadiary. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  13. ^ Pioneer, The. "Jitendra Mishra elected CIFEJ Board Director". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  14. ^ "Fame for Odia film producer". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Film maker Jitendra Mishra selected Jury for 36th BUFF International Film Fest in Sweden". orissadiary.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

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