Supriyo Sen
{{Short description|Indian film director}}
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| name = Supriyo Sen
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| 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
}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
Supriyo Sen is an independent filmmaker from India.{{Cite web|author=Debolina Sen|date=3 January 2020|title=Supriyo Sen's docu to be screened at Chennai fest {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/supriyo-sens-docu-to-be-screened-at-chennai-fest/articleshow/73086889.cms|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}
He produced and directed the film Tangra Blues (2021).{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tangra-blues-is-all-about-music-and-gang-wars/cid/1803392|title=Tangra Blues is all about music and gang wars|date=12 January 2021|access-date=4 April 2021|work=Telegraph India}}
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{{Citation|title=National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|date=2021-03-11|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Film_Award_for_Best_Non-Feature_Film&oldid=1011534817|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-04-04}} 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.{{Citation|title=Supriyo is receiving "Berlin Today Award" at Berlin Film Festival from legendary German director Wim Wenders|url=https://vimeo.com/44500895|language=en|access-date=2021-04-17}} It also won the Berlin Today Award at the Berlin Film Festival.{{Cite web|date=2009-02-10|title=Supriyo Sen's Wagah wins award at Berlin film fest|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/supriyo-sen-s-wagah-wins-award-at-berlin-film-fest/story-Kqw6egIQg3d4IkTOO3WgFP.html|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}} After watching the movie eminent German filmmaker Wim Wenders commented that "Wagah is a manifesto against walls that divides people."{{Cite web|last=Bag|first=Anindita Ghose & Shamik|date=2011-05-14|title=Reality check|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/UzgrwbmDQRMl6YkuPKoBBJ/Reality-check.html|access-date=2021-04-17|website=mint|language=en}}
His two hour long feature documentary on the Partition of India, Way Back Home is the first Indian documentary that was commercially released.{{Cite web|last=Bag|first=Anindita Ghose & Shamik|date=2011-05-14|title=Reality check|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/UzgrwbmDQRMl6YkuPKoBBJ/Reality-check.html|access-date=2021-04-17|website=mint|language=en}}
Sen is a Berlinale Talent (international young filmmakers program by Berlin Film Festival).{{Cite web|title=Press Photos 2009|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/jahresarchive/2009/07_fotos_2009/07_foto_kategorie_2009_856.html|access-date=2021-04-17|website=www.berlinale.de|language=en}} He has served as juror at various film festivals, including the Busan International Film Festival,{{Cite web|title=“Wagah” director Supriyo Sen on Documentary Jury at Busan 2012|url=http://www.imdb.com/news/ni34944143|access-date=2021-04-17|website=IMDb}} 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.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
Alongside directing, he also produced the TV/web series Kaali and Feluda.{{Cite web |title=Supriyo Sen {{!}} Director, Producer, Writer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3330223/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web|date=2014-01-10|title=Supriyo Sen|url=http://www.docwok.in/supriyo-sen/|access-date=2021-04-17|website=DocWok|language=en-US}}
Filmography
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!Year !Title !Category !Duration !Notes !Ref |
| 1995
|Wait Until Death |Documentary |54 min | |
| 1997
|Dream of Hanif |Documentary Short |26 min | |
| 2000
|The Nest |Documentary |40 min |Won National Film award for Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation Film |
| 2003
|Documentary |120 min |Won National Film award for Best Film on Social Issue |
| 2007
|Documentary |80 min |Won National Film award for Best Non-Feature Film |
| 2008
|Rupban - The Beautiful |Documentary Short |26 min | |
| 2009
|Wagah |Documentary Short |13 min |Won Berlin Today Award at Berlin International Film Festival |
| 2011
|Games & Peace |Documentary Short |26 min | |
| 2012
|New Gift |Documentary Short |3 min | |
| 2013
|Unfolding the Pata Story |Documentary |52 min | |
| 2016
|Let There be Light |Documentary |52 min | |
| 2017
|Our Grandparents Home |Documentary |42 min | |
| 2018
|Swimming Through The Darkness |Documentary |76 min |Won Best Exploration / Adventure Film (Including Sports) |
| 2019
|Waste Band |Documentary |52 min | |
| 2021
|Feature film |129 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,{{Cite web|title=Supriyo debuts with Projonmo - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/supriyo-debuts-with-projonmo/articleshow/5448992.cms|access-date=2021-04-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}} Grand Prix at Bilbao International Film Festival,{{Cite web|title=Supriyo Sen|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3330223/awards|access-date=2021-04-17|website=IMDb}} BBC Award at Commonwealth Film Festival,{{Cite web|date=2003-06-18|title=Film-maker from Kolkata bags Commonwealth award|url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/filmmaker-from-kolkata-bags-commonwealth-award_105965.html|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Zee News|language=en}} Golden Lola (German short film award),{{Cite web|title=DMZ International Documentary Film Festival|url=http://dmzdocs.com/|access-date=2021-04-17|website=DMZ International Documentary Film Festival}} Black Pearl Award at Abu Dhabi Film Festival,{{Cite web|last=Kay2009-10-19T00:45:00+01:00|first=Jeremy|title=Hipsters, Persian Cats among MEIFF Black Pearl winners|url=https://www.screendaily.com/hipsters-persian-cats-among-meiff-black-pearl-winners/5007010.article|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Screen|language=en}} National Geographic Award at Flickerfest,{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/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-its-a-social-story-and-not-necessarily-only-a-sports-film/articleshow/70619980.cms|access-date=2021-04-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}} Golden Conch at Mumbai International Film Festival,{{Cite web|date=2019-12-21|title=Way Back Home- A review|url=https://refugeewatchonline.wordpress.com/2019/12/21/way-back-home-a-review/|access-date=2021-04-17|website=refugeewatchonline|language=en}} 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).{{Cite web|title=Retrospective. Supriyo Sen – SiGNS|url=https://www.signsfestival.in/retrospective-supriyo-sen/|access-date=2021-04-17|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Retrospectives – Magic Lantern Foundation|url=http://magiclanternfoundation.in/retrospectives/|access-date=2021-04-17|language=en-US}}
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