Rohit Gupta Explained

Birth Name:Rohit Gupta
Birth Place:Bombay, India
Education:Master of Business Administration
Alma Mater:Wingate University, North Carolina
New York Film Academy
Yearsactive:2009–present

Rohit Gupta (pronounced as /ˈroːɦɪt̪ ɡuːptə/) is a film director, film producer and entrepreneur who resides in the United States.[1] [2] He is known for directing Midnight Delight, Life! Camera Action..., Another Day Another Life, winning several awards & nominations.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Gupta is the founder and owner of Dot & Feather Entertainment production company, Film Festivals To Go (FFTG), and FFTG Awards Film Fest.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Film career

Born into a business family in Bombay, present-day Mumbai, Gupta earned his MBA from Wingate University in North Carolina before taking a short filmmaking course at the New York Film Academy.[16] [17] The initial film assignments he was working on for classes became inspiration for later works. His first film Another Day Another Life a four-minute suspense thriller flick was chosen as an official selection at the Short Film Corner - Cannes Film Festival in 2009. The attention the film received prompted Gupta to continue building a film career.[18] New York Film Academy offered Gupta scholarship to extend his stay in to the one-year program. He shot his first feature, the inspiring family-drama movie Life! Camera Action... with a two-member crew in three languages English, Hindi, Punjabi as part of the story.[19] Gupta followed with a comedy feature Midnight Delight.

Honors and appearances

In 2010, Gupta was invited to speak at the Sensoria, an annual week-long film event held every year in Charlotte, North Carolina, where education connects with professionals creating cinematic magic in Hollywood.[20] At Sensoria George Cochran, the event founder & a former Directors Guild of America commercial film director and Vice Chairman of the North Carolina Film Office honored and felicitated Gupta as an industry leader and mentor for the students of the Central Piedmont Community College Arts and filmmaking department.[21] Gupta was again invited to speak at Sensoria in 2012 to share, as quoted by Sarah Perry, "how he made a five-minute film for $100 called Another Day Another Life that a little festival called Cannes chose as an official selection; and how his other film Life! Camera Action... has toured the world and won top awards at renowned festivals".[22] [23]

In 2011, Gupta was invited as a special guest speaker at the launch of the New York Film Academy's first open house session in India. The event was held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai.[24] He is credited for being the first alumnus of the New York Film Academy to have made a short film assignment in to a full-length feature film, while in the program.

In 2012, Gupta was invited as an honorary member on the Global Artistic Advisory Board of the World Music & Independent Film Festival based in Washington, D.C.[25]

Gupta is listed in the Limca Book of Records, India's equivalent of the Guinness World Records, for creating a national record for the first Indian to shoot a full-length motion picture by just a "two-member crew".[26] [27]

In 2013, Symbiosis International University in Pune invited Gupta for a guest lecture on Management & Creative aspects of filmmaking. A SIMColloquium, where eminent speakers from the field of media and communication come to interact with students and enable them to understand how the industry works was organized for Gupta's interaction with the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communications (SIMC) students.[28] [29]

Gupta was chosen by Times Now as one of five global Indian nominated from around the world for the "2014 NRI of the Year" award for his "Distinctive Global Achievement in Arts & Entertainment".[30] [31] [32]

Gupta was invited to be on the jury for Charlotte 48 Hour Film Project in North Carolina for three years in a row (2014, 2015 & 2016).[33] [34]

In May 2015, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, invited Gupta as speaker for the seminar titled "Life! Camera Action...".[35] [36] Later in the year, SAE Institute in Dubai invited Gupta to address a seminar to its filmmaking and multimedia students.[37] [38]

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmDirectorProducerWriterEditorOther creditsLanguage
2009Another Day Another LifeEnglish
2011Just Do It!English
2012Life! Camera Action...Hindi, Punjabi, English
2013CorridorEnglish
2016Midnight DelightEnglish
2018The Color of MeEnglish
2018Survive or Dieconsulting producerEnglish
2019The Mosquito Philosophyconsulting producerTamil
2021Hawa Singh [39] [40] associate directorHindi
2022head - global distributionHindi, Eng, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam

Awards and nominations

See main article: List of accolades received by Rohit Gupta.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Staff. Indian American filmmaker Rohit Gupta's unique comedy film, "Midnight Delight" has been dominating film festivals across the US.. 24 January 2017. Primary News. The Indian Diaspora. 22 August 2016.
  2. News: Staff Reporter. 'Midnight Delight' Wins Best Drama-Comedy Award at International Indie Gathering Film Fest. 24 January 2017. India West, California, USA. 18 August 2016.
  3. News: Movie Making is Magic: Rohit Gupta by Jyothsna Hegde, Atlanta, USA.. May 28, 2013. NRI Plus. May 28, 2013.
  4. News: Urban Asian – Rohit Gupta's Life! Camera Action... at the International Film Festival Manhattan, 2011 . November 15, 2011. Urban Asian. November 15, 2011.
  5. News: Rohit Gupta's films sweep top ten prestigious awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20120517184306/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-30/cinema/31505976_1_films-popular-awards-amanda-sodhi. dead. May 17, 2012. April 30, 2012. . April 30, 2012.
  6. News: New York Film Academy Graduate Rohit Gupta Nominated for Several Awards at World Music and Independent Film Festival . April 25, 2011. New York Film Academy, New York, USA. April 25, 2011.
  7. News: Rohit Gupta's Life! Camera Action... selected to screen at IIDFF in Greece. September 14, 2012. Bollywood Trade.com. September 14, 2012. September 16, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120916111505/http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/film-festivals-and-markets/rohit-guptas-life-camera-action-to-screen-at-iidff-in-greece/F9AD7AC7-E960-4425-8FED-7E264844A2D5/index.htm. dead.
  8. News: Rohit Gupta's film 'Life! Camera Action...' to showcase in Lahore. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055449/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-09/cinema/31041624_1_film-festivals-annual-film-project-film-credits. dead. September 21, 2013. February 9, 2012. The Times of India. February 9, 2012.
  9. News: Pasquine. Frank. NYFA Grad Rohit Gupta Releases Trailer for 'Midnight Delight'. 25 October 2015. New York Film Academy, New York, USA. 12 March 2015.
  10. News: Editorial Staff. India West. 'Midnight Delight' Wins Awards at Cannabis Film Festival. 25 October 2015. India West - California, USA. 13 May 2015. September 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150915020552/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/midnight-delight-wins-awards-at-cannabis-film-festival/article_ece5d082-f9b8-11e4-bdef-2798457644aa.html. dead.
  11. News: Shah. Vipul. Award-winning filmmaker Rohit Gupta opens up the world of film festivals to independent filmmakers. 23 April 2018. Glam Gold. 1 April 2018.
  12. News: M. Roopa. Award-Winning Filmmaker Rohit Gupta's Film Festivals To Go (FFTG) To Aid Independent Filmmakers!. 23 April 2018. UA. 9 April 2018.
  13. News: Four Iranian movies nominated for New York FFTG Awards . 29 December 2020 . December 7, 2020.
  14. News: Spowart . Nan . Documentary brings global acclaim for Glasgow Tigers speedway team . 29 December 2020 . The National . December 27, 2020.
  15. News: FFTG Awards Fest grants 5 prizes to Iran's A Trivial Thing . 29 December 2020 . Mehr News Agency . December 22, 2020.
  16. Web site: Profile and Biography of Rohit Gupta. Veethi - The Face of India. 27 November 2014.
  17. News: Financing Your Indie Film and Developing an Audience by Frank Pasquine from New York Film Academy Official Blog. January 3, 2014. New York Film Academy Official Blog. June 28, 2012.
  18. News: Chandel Singh. Shveata. 'Filmmaking is magic': Rohit Gupta. 27 November 2014. Public Telegraph Sydney, NSW Australia. April 2014.
  19. News: Movie business is one of the most beautiful businesses: Rohit Gupta. 25 June 2014. Times of India. June 11, 2014.
  20. News: See Exec. Producer Tim Bourne of Oscar Winning Film, Blindside. Fanpop North Carolina. April 13, 2010.
  21. News: Central Piedmont Community College wants to be in pictures by Charlotte Business Journal. April 8, 2011. Charlotte Business Journal. April 8, 2011.
  22. News: Building Film-Ourstate. 12 May 2012. Ourstate NC. 15 May 2012.
  23. Web site: 6TH Annual FILM PEOPLE. Charlotte Business Journal.
  24. News: Indian born US based Filmmaker Rohit Gupta's Life! Camera Action...by Keep in touch news. Keep in touch news. February 2, 2011.
  25. News: I'm delighted to be a member of WMIFF: Rohit Gupta. 6 May 2014. The Times of India. December 14, 2011.
  26. News: Filmmaker Rohit Gupta honored by the Limca Book of Records by Roopa Modha – Urban Asian. 2 January 2014. Urban Asian. 2 January 2014.
  27. News: Filmmaker Rohit Gupta honored by the Limca Book of Records – TOI NRI Achievers. 17 January 2014. The Times of India. 14 January 2014.
  28. News: Symbiosis International University invited filmmaker Rohit Gupta. 25 October 2015. GlamGold - Latest News. 12 September 2013.
  29. News: Roshni. M. Rohit Gupta speaks on Management and Creative aspects of filmmaking!. 25 October 2015. Urban Asian - Events & Gigs. 19 September 2013.
  30. Web site: Achievement of Global Indians. NRI of the Year.
  31. News: Rohit Gupta in the elite list for the NRI of the Year award by Roopa Modha. 20 March 2014. Urban Asian. March 14, 2014.
  32. News: Film director Rohit Gupta nominated for the NRI of the Year award. 24 March 2014. Daily Indian Herald. 17 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140324231405/http://www.dailyindianherald.com/home/engdetails/jgtfPwEH/9. March 24, 2014. mdy-all.
  33. News: The Charlotte 48 Hour Film Project. August 2014.
  34. News: Toppman. Lawrence. 48 Hour Film Project: Mini-cinema on the fly. 26 November 2014. Charlotte Observer. 12 August 2014.
  35. Web site: Universal Business Schools with strong global influence. Ed Universal Ranking. Eduniversal Business School. 24 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150729153506/http://www.eduniversal-ranking.com/business-school-university-ranking-5palms.html. July 29, 2015. mdy-all.
  36. Web site: Rohit Gupta, MBA turned film director, to speak on Life! Camera Action.... Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. IIM-Bangalore. 24 May 2015.
  37. News: Acclaimed filmmaker visits SAE Institute Dubai. 20 October 2015. Dubai Post. 20 October 2015.
  38. News: filmmaker, Rohit Gupta visits SAE Institute Dubai. 25 October 2015. UAE Business Review. 24 October 2015.
  39. News: Sharma . Shrinkala . Hawa Singh First Look: Salman Khan Introduces Sooraj Pancholi As A Legendary Boxer . 30 Apr 2020 . NDTV . 4 Feb 2020.
  40. News: India News Wire . Salman Khan shares first poster of Sooraj Pancholi's Hawa Singh biopic. See here . 30 April 2020 . Hindustan Times . 4 Feb 2020.

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