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词条 Biju Viswanath
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  1. Career

  2. Filmography

  3. Film festivals/awards

  4. References

  5. External links

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}}Biju Viswanath is an international film director, director of photography and screenwriter.[1]

His movies have been screened throughout the world. Viswanath has directed movies in English, Tamil, Italian, Irish, Swahili, Japanese, and Indian languages. His credits span multiple genres: thrillers, mystery, horror, romance and critically acclaimed dramas.

Career

Viswanath's directorial debut A Voyage is based on the works of famous Indian writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair, winner of highest literary award in India Jnanpith. The film won the Gold Medal for Best Short Film in India and Honorable Mention in Zanzibar International Film Festival.[2]

His international English feature film Déjàvu with British actors premiered at the 54th Locarno International Film Festival.

Only two other Indian films have made it to Locarno in its 54-year history, the other being the Oscar-nominated Hindi film Lagaan.[3]

Dejavu [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299809/] was screened in 24 international film festivals.

His Urdu film Parwaaz (The Flight) won Special Prize in Patras Film Festival.[4]

Viswanath won two awards for Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay in New York Independent Film Festival   for his feature film Marathon (2010) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1562366/ Marathon imdb] based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize winning American poet William Morris Meredith, Jr.[4]

Another Feature film "Viola"[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1792156/ Viola imdb] won Golden palm in the Mexico International Film festival[5]

Swahili short film "The Shadow Tree" won the Special Award in Skepto Film Festival in Italy,[6] Signis Award and Best short Film Award in 2014 at Zanzibar Film Festival,[7]

and Special Mention award at the 4th Filmambiente international festival Brazil.[8]

Biju Viswanath's Tamil Feature film "Orange Mittai" is produced and co written by the famous Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi[9]

Filmography

Selected filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
1995Peter ScottMalayalam
1998A Voyage (silent)
2000O. Henry StoriesMalayalam
2001DejavuEnglish
2003Music Videos MTVHindi
2004Second ComingEnglish
2005Zodiac TalesEnglish
2006Sign of FourEnglish
2006Grand FestivalHindi
English
2007LorgIrish
2008 ParwaazUrdu
2008RianIrish
2009Oshizemi Japanese
2010Marathon English
2011ViolaEnglish
2012The NailEnglish
2013MafiosiItalian
2013Shadow TreeSwahili
2014Thief and Wind chimeTamil
2015Orange MittaiTamil
2018Silent TimesEnglish

Film festivals/awards

YearFilmLanguageFestivals
2014Shadow TreeSwahiliSpecial Award.Skepto Film festival Cagliari Italy
Special Mention Award.Filmambiente film festival
Signis Award,Best Short Film Award.Zanzibar film festival.
Green Film Festival South Korea
River film festival.Padova.Italy
Kansk video Festival.Russia
Fuencaliente Ruralfilmfest.Spain
Matsalu Film festival Estonia
Sir Charles Darwin film festival U.K
Festival Cinema Africana De Verona Italy
2011ViolaEnglishGolden Palm Award 2011 Mexico International Film Festival
2011 Lucerne international Film Festival
2009MarathonEnglishAward for Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay,New York Independent Film Festival 2010
2009OshizemiJapaneseSadho Poetry Festival
Dhaka International Film Festival
2008LorgIrishDublin Film Festival
New Jersey Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
2008ParwaazUrduBest Short Film Award, Patras Film Festival Greece
Official Selection Stuttgart Film Festival
Official Selection Indian Panorama
Bosnia Film Festival
Zimbabwe Film Festival
2006Grand FestivalHindi/EnglishPusan International Film Festival
New York South Asian Film Festival
New Jersey Independent Film Festival
Manila Film Festival
Baja California Film Festival
2001DejavuEnglishLocarno Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
Florence Film Festival
Indian Panorama
IFFK
1998A VoyagesilentHonorable Mention Zanzibar Film Festival
Berlin Film Festival
Hummadruz Los Angeles Film Festival
Calcutta Film Festival

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130731/ARTICLE/307319910/1028|title=Filmmaker makes Kerala proud|work=Khaleej Times|date=2013-07-31|accessdate=2017-12-30}}
2. ^Zanzibar International Film Festival Retrieved 2017-12-30.
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/markets-festivals/indian-pix-at-locarno-1117850810/|title=Indian pix at Locarno|work=Variety|accessdate=2017-12-30}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.gr/awards2006-2008|title=Awards of 8th International Panorama of Independent Filmakers{{sic|hide=y}}|accessdate=2010-06-16|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411090953/http://www.independent.gr/awards2006-2008|archivedate=2010-04-11|dead-url=yes|df=}}
5. ^Mexico International Film Festival and Awards Retrieved 2017-12-30.
6. ^http://www.skepto.net/en/film/shadow-tree
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ziff.or.tz/2014/06/22/ziff-2014-winners/|title=ZIFF 2014: The Winners|date=2014-06-22|accessdate=2017-12-30}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.filmambiente.com/index.php/awards-2014.html|title=Awards - Feature Length Documentary|accessdate=2014-09-27|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109161904/http://www.filmambiente.com/index.php/awards-2014.html|archivedate=2014-11-09|dead-url=yes|df=}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Vijay-Sethupathis-Maiden-Production-gets-International-Director/2014/02/11/article2049319.ece|author=Rinku Gupta|title=Vijay Sethupathi's Maiden Production gets International Director|work=The New Indian Express|date=2014-02-11|accessdate=2017-12-30}}

External links

  • Official website
  • {{IMDb name|id=1078209|name=Biju Viswanath}}
  • Article in The Hindu
  • Marathon Review
  • Article in India's national newspaper The Hindu
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