Supriyo Sen Explained

Supriyo Sen
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Film director
Years Active:1995 – present
Awards:Berlin Today Award, National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film
Website:https://www.supriyosenfilms.com

Supriyo Sen is an independent filmmaker from India.[1] He produced and directed the film Tangra Blues (2021).[2] He directed the documentary Wagah which won the Berlin Today award at the Berlin Film Festival, The Nest which won the Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation in 48th National Film awards, Way Back Home which won the Best Film on Social Issues in 51st National Film Award, Hope Dies Last in War which won the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film in 55th National Film Awards and Swimming Through The Darkness which won the Best Exploration / Adventure Film (including sports) in 66th National Film awards.

Works

His short documentary Wagah was shown at more than 200 film festivals and was regarded as the third most popular short film in the world in 2009 by German Short Film Magazine. It also won the Berlin Today Award at the Berlin Film Festival.[3] After watching the movie eminent German filmmaker Wim Wenders commented that "Wagah is a manifesto against walls that divides people."[4]

His two hour long feature documentary on the Partition of India, Way Back Home is the first Indian documentary that was commercially released.[5]

Sen is a Berlinale Talent (international young filmmakers program by Berlin Film Festival).[6] He has served as juror at various film festivals, including the Busan International Film Festival,[7] Taiwan International Documentary Festival, DMZ Documentary Festival (Korea), Eagle Award (Indonesia), Kolkata International Film Festival, Dhaka International Short and Documentary Festival, SiGNS (Kerala) and Indian National Award selection.

Alongside directing, he also produced the TV/web series Kaali and Feluda.[8]

He has received grants from Sundance Documentary Fund, Jan Vrijman Fund (IDFA) and Asian Cinema Fund (Busan International Film Festival), DMZ Docs Fund several times and worked with NHK, DW TV, Planet, Goethe Institute, Films Division, PSBT and German, French American and Japanese producers.[9]

Filmography

YearTitleCategoryDurationNotesRef
1995Wait Until DeathDocumentary54 min[10]
1997Dream of HanifDocumentary Short26 min[11]
2000The NestDocumentary40 minWon National Film award for Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation Film
2003Way Back HomeDocumentary120 minWon National Film award for Best Film on Social Issue[12]
2007Hope Dies Last in WarDocumentary80 minWon National Film award for Best Non-Feature Film
2008Rupban - The BeautifulDocumentary Short26 min[13]
2009WagahDocumentary Short13 minWon Berlin Today Award at Berlin International Film Festival
2011Games & PeaceDocumentary Short26 min
2012New GiftDocumentary Short3 min
2013Unfolding the Pata StoryDocumentary52 min
2016Let There be LightDocumentary52 min
2017Our Grandparents HomeDocumentary42 min
2018Swimming Through The DarknessDocumentary76 minWon Best Exploration / Adventure Film (Including Sports)[14]
2019Waste BandDocumentary52 min[15]
2021Tangra BluesFeature film129 min

Awards

Sen has won more than 40 international awards for his films which include Berlin Today Award at Berlin Film Festival, Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary Film Festival,[16] Grand Prix at Bilbao International Film Festival,[17] BBC Award at Commonwealth Film Festival,[18] Golden Lola (German short film award),[19] Black Pearl Award at Abu Dhabi Film Festival,[20] National Geographic Award at Flickerfest,[21] Golden Conch at Mumbai International Film Festival,[22] as well as Jury and Audience Awards at various festivals including Krakow, Tampere, Hamburg, Uppsala, Munster, Huesca, Winterthur, Damascus, Zagreb, IFFI (Goa), Rio-de-Janeiro, Parnu, Faito, Saguenay.

Retrospective

A retrospective of his films was organized by IDSFFK and SiGNS (Kerala), Persistence and Resistance (New Delhi), International Documentary Festival (Chennai).[23] [24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Debolina Sen. 3 January 2020. Supriyo Sen's docu to be screened at Chennai fest Kolkata News - Times of India. 2021-04-04. The Times of India. en.
  2. News: Tangra Blues is all about music and gang wars. 12 January 2021. 4 April 2021. Telegraph India.
  3. Web site: 2009-02-10. Supriyo Sen's Wagah wins award at Berlin film fest. 2021-04-17. Hindustan Times. en.
  4. Web site: Bag. Anindita Ghose & Shamik. 2011-05-14. Reality check. 2021-04-17. mint. en.
  5. Web site: Bag. Anindita Ghose & Shamik. 2011-05-14. Reality check. 2021-04-17. mint. en.
  6. Web site: Press Photos 2009. 2021-04-17. www.berlinale.de. en.
  7. Web site: “Wagah” director Supriyo Sen on Documentary Jury at Busan 2012. 2021-04-17. IMDb.
  8. Web site: Supriyo Sen Director, Producer, Writer . 2024-01-22 . IMDb . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2014-01-10. Supriyo Sen. 2021-04-17. DocWok. en-US.
  10. Web site: Berlinale Talents Project - WAIT UNTIL DEATH. 2021-04-15. Berlinale Talents. en-GB.
  11. Web site: Berlinale Talents Project - THE DREAM OF HANIF. 2021-04-15. Berlinale Talents. en-GB.
  12. Web site: a.chatterji. shoma. Way Back Home: A Brilliant Documentary on the Partition. 2021-04-04. The Citizen. en-US.
  13. Web site: Home. 2021-04-17. Supriyo Sen. en.
  14. Web site: 2019-08-19. National Awards 2019: Supriyo Sen on his docu, Swimming Through The Darkness, winning Best Film on Sports . 2021-04-04. Firstpost.
  15. Web site: WASTE BAND. 2021-04-04. DOCU SCAPE Online. en-US.
  16. Web site: Supriyo debuts with Projonmo - Times of India. 2021-04-17. The Times of India. en.
  17. Web site: Supriyo Sen. 2021-04-17. IMDb.
  18. Web site: 2003-06-18. Film-maker from Kolkata bags Commonwealth award. 2021-04-17. Zee News. en.
  19. Web site: DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. 2021-04-17. DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.
  20. Web site: Kay2009-10-19T00:45:00+01:00. Jeremy. Hipsters, Persian Cats among MEIFF Black Pearl winners. 2021-04-17. Screen. en.
  21. Web site: Director Supriyo Sen on winning National Award for Best Film on Sports in the Non-Feature Films section for Swimming Through The Darkness: ‘It feels good but it’s a social story and not necessarily only a sports film’ - Times of India. 2021-04-17. The Times of India. en.
  22. Web site: 2019-12-21. Way Back Home- A review. 2021-04-17. refugeewatchonline. en.
  23. Web site: Retrospective. Supriyo Sen – SiGNS. 2021-04-17. en-US.
  24. Web site: Retrospectives – Magic Lantern Foundation. 2021-04-17. en-US.

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