Anand Patwardhan Explained

Anand Patwardhan
Birth Date:1950 2, df=yes
Occupation:Filmmaker
Caption:Anand Patwardhan
Known For:Documentary filmmaking
Alma Mater:University of Mumbai, Brandeis University, McGill University

Anand Patwardhan (born 18 February 1950) is an Indian documentary filmmaker known for his socio-political, human rights-oriented films. Some of his films explore the rise of religious fundamentalism, sectarianism and casteism in India, while others investigate nuclear nationalism and unsustainable development.[1] [2] [3] [4] Notable films include Bombay: Our City (Hamara Shahar) (1985), In Memory of Friends (1990), In the Name of God (Ram ke Naam) (1992), Father, Son, and Holy War (1995), A Narmada Diary (1995), War and Peace (2002) and Jai Bhim Comrade (2011), Reason (2018), and The World is Family (2023), which have won national and international awards.

Biography

Patwardhan was born on 18 February 1950, in Bombay, Bombay State (now Mumbai, Maharashtra).[5] He completed a B.A. in English literature at Mumbai University in 1970, a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Brandeis University in 1972, and a Master of Arts in Communication Studies at McGill University in 1982.[4] [6] [7] [8] [9] He is a member of the Oscar Academy.[10]

Films

Virtually all of Patwardhan's documentary films have faced censorship from the Indian government, eventually being cleared after legal action. His film was shown on TV after a four-year court case,[11] while Father, Son, and Holy War (1995) was adjudged in 2004 as one of 50 most memorable international documentaries of all time by DOX, Europe's leading documentary film magazine. Father, Son, and Holy War was shown on India's National Network, Doordarshan, only in the year 2006, 11 years after its making, after a prolonged court battle which lasted ten years and ended with the nation's Supreme Court ordering the network to telecast the film without any cuts.[12]

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), refused to certify his next film, War and Peace, released in 2002. The board demanded 21 cuts before it would be certified.[13] Patwardhan took the government to court, leading to the film being banned for over a year. However, after a court battle, Patwardhan won the right to screen his film without a single cut.[14] [15] [16] As with his previous films, Patwardhan also successfully fought to force a reluctant national broadcaster, Doordarshan, to show this film on their national network. It was commercially released in multiplexes in 2005.[17]

His 2011 documentary, Jai Bhim Comrade, was based on a police firing incident against Dalits at Ramabai Colony in Mumbai in 1997. The film, which took 14 years to complete, is considered by many to be a watershed in Patwardhan's long career.[18] In 2013 the Sheffield International Film Festival honoured Patwardhan with an Inspiration Award.[19] In 2014 the Mumbai International Film Festival honoured him with the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award.[20] [21]

Upon being asked in a BFI interview to deliver a message for future documentary filmmakers, Patwardhan famously replied, "No message really. Do it only if it burns when you don't."[22]

Political views

In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Patwardhan signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.[23] [24] [25]

Filmography

External links

Websites on Anand Patwardhan's work

Interviews

Writings

Reviews

Video clips

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120913050702/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main34.asp?filename=Ws1361007All_the.asp Interview
  2. 'Michael Moore of India', screening and Interview, University of California, Berkeley 13 October 2004.
  3. http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/artists/the_messengers_of_bad_news/ Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival
  4. Web site: Manas: Culture, Indian Cinema-Anand Patwardhan. https://web.archive.org/web/20030113202952/http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Cinema/AnandP.html. dead. 13 January 2003. ucla.edu.
  5. http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9ee5fbd3 Interview with Indian director Anand Patwardhan
  6. http://www.frif.com/subjects/patw.html Films of Anand Patwardhan
  7. http://www.patwardhan.com/about/index.htm About Anand
  8. http://ektaonline.org/events/patwardhan/PFA/index.htm Documentary Voices- Anand Patwardhan
  9. Web site: About Anand. patwardhan.com. 13 June 2008. 3 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703153935/http://www.patwardhan.com/about/index.htm. dead.
  10. Web site: Academy invites record 774 new members; 39 percent female, 30 percent people color . Hollywood Reporter. 29 June 2017. 29 June 2017.
  11. Web site: Tehelka - The People's Paper . https://archive.today/20120912213520/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main13.asp?filename=In070205Short_is.asp . dead . 12 September 2012 . tehelka.com .
  12. Father, Son and Holy War
  13. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E4D6143CF937A15751C1A9649C8B63 "Filmmaker's Battle to Tell India's Story in India"
  14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3142039.stm "Alone against India's nuclear nationalism"
  15. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/anand-patwardhan.shtml Director Interview
  16. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/war-and-peace.shtml Film Review
  17. https://archive.today/20120912213520/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main13.asp?filename=In070205Short_is.asp War and Peace hits the box office for the first time in India
  18. Web site: Dubai International Film Festival. 28 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323021722/http://www.dubaifilmfest.com/index.php/en/movie_details/jai-bhim-comrade/15445/2011. 23 March 2012. dead.
  19. Web site: Sheffield Doc/Fest: Sheffield International Documentary Festival . 14 January 2020 . 6 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206081320/https://www.sheffdocfest.com/articles/97-sheffield-docfest-inspiration-award-winners . 6 February 2015 .
  20. News: Pawar . Ypgesh . Anand Patwardhan to get V Shantaram award at Mumbai International Film Festival . 15 October 2023 . DNA . 1 February 2014.
  21. Web site: Dr. V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Awardees Mumbai International Film Festival . Mumbai International Film Festival . 15 October 2023.
  22. https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/earth-vision-interview-anand-patwardhan Earth vision: interview with Anand Patwardhan
  23. News: Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat . Libération. fr . 28 December 2023 . 24 January 2024.
  24. Web site: Newman . Nick . 29 December 2023 . Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza . The Film Stage . 24 January 2024.
  25. News: Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire . . 31 December 2023 . 24 January 2024.
  26. Web site: Articles and Reviews. patwardhan.com.
  27. https://archive.today/20120912054102/http://www.patwardhan.com/films/index.htm Films Index
  28. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666674/awards Awards
  29. http://im.rediff.com/us/2001/oct/06us1.htm Screening of screen Patwardhan's films at Stanford University
  30. Web site: FRIF. 14 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513090257/http://www.frif.com/cat97/f-j/father__.html. 13 May 2008. dead.
  31. Web site: Earth-vision.jp . 6 February 2007. 15 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20070206200347/http://www.earth-vision.jp/top-e.htm. 6 February 2007 .
  32. http://www.karafilmfest.com/pastkaras_2003/pastkaras_2003_awardcitations.shtml 3rd KaraFilm Festival
  33. http://www.dff.nic.in/51nationalfilmawards.htm 51st National Film Awards - 2004
  34. Web site: Jai Bhim, Comrade Patwardhan « Kafila. Kumar. Sunalini. 21 March 2012. kafila.org. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324082339/https://kafila.org/2012/03/21/jai-bhim-comrade-patwardhan/. 24 March 2012.
  35. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Inheriting-injustice-A-chilling-film-on-Indias-Dalits/articleshow/11459368.cms
  36. 59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced. Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. 1 January 2014.
  37. Web site: Films of Anand Patwardhan. en-US. 2 June 2019.
  38. News: Wise . Damon . IDFA Awards 2018: The Jury Sees 'Reason' . 17 May 2022 . Variety . 21 November 2018.
  39. Web site: 17th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Winners Announced LATF USA. latfusa.com. 15 April 2019 . 2 June 2019.
  40. Web site: www.oberon.nl . Oberon Amsterdam . 16 November 2023 . IDFA Festival IDFA Award for Best Film goes to 1489 and Canuto's Transformation . 29 April 2024 . IDFA . en.
  41. Web site: IMFF 2024 - Awards . 29 April 2024 . Indie Meme . en.

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