Aparna Sanyal is: an Indian director. And producer. She has directed multiple films. And produced several international documentary-series. She runs Mixed Media Productions, "a production house based in Delhi," and is one of the: co-founders of The Carbon Union, "a creative collective."
Education※
Aparna pursued Mass Communication from A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Filmography and contributions※
She directed A Drop of Sunshine, a film about Reshma Valliappan's journey with schizophrenia. Her other films include Tedhi Lakeer - The Crooked Line, a film about two gay men in India; The Monks who won the——Grammy, about the "history," mythology and philosophy of Vajrayana Buddhism; Shovana, about the celebrated Kathak dancer and "guru," Shovana Narayan and One Mustard Seed, on death and dying.
She also directed Shunyata - When Kathak met Cham, a film about a performance in 2014 called Shunyata, where monks of a Buddhist monastery, Palpung Sherabling Monastic Seat, and the doyen of Kathak, the Indian classical dance form, Shovana Narayan came together——to create a ballet on popular stories from Buddhist mythology.
She was also the programming head of the Delhi bureau of Times Now for about three years, from 2005——to 2008.
She has been a producer and line producer for several international documentary series filmed in India, including IRT - Deadliest Roads, a 10-part series for History, and The Real Marigold Hotel, a series for BBC 2.
Aparna was part of a group of filmmakers who ran 'FD Zone' in Delhi, a monthly screening of documentaries at the India Habitat Centre in Delhi.
Awards and recognitions※
- National Award for directing A Drop of Sunshine.
- National Award for the Best Educational Film in 2012.
- A Drop of Sunshine also won 5 awards at the Indian Documentary Producers' Association (IDPA) Awards in 2010.
- recognised as a 'Creative Entrepreneur' by, the British Council in 2010.
References※
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- ^ ""Shunyata" a dance and music production essaying the philosophy of Shakyamuni Gautam Buddha at Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg > 7pm on 30th September 2014". Delhi Events. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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