| Biju Viswanath | |
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| Occupation |
Film Director, Director of Photography, Screenwriter Film Producer |
| Website | |
| http://www.bijuviswanath.com/ | |
Biju Viswanath is an Award-winning international Film Director and Director of Photography.
Viswanath works in a wide range of genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror and Romance. He has directed films in English, Irish, Japanese, and Indian languages.
Post graduate in English literature, Viswanath holds a Ph.D. in Film Adaptation of novels.
Viswanath has worked as Director of Photography for numerous Major south Indian productions.
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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.[1]
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.[2] Dejavu [1] was screened in 24 international film festivals.
His Urdu film Parwaaz (The Flight) won Special Prize in Patras Film Festival.[3]
Viswanath won two awards for Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay in New York Independent Film Festival [2] for his feature film Marathon (2010) Marathon imdb based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize winning American poet William Morris Meredith, Jr.[4]
His recent feature film "Viola"Viola imdb won Golden palm in the Mexico International Film festival[5]
Selected Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Festivals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Viola | English | Golden Palm Award 2011 Mexico International Film Festival 2011 Lucerne international Film Festival |
| 2009 | Marathon | English | Award for Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay,New York Independent Film Festival 2010 Port St. Lucie International Film Festival USA 2010 Palm Beach International Film Festival USA 2010 Downtown Boca Film festival USA 2011 Columbia Gorge International Film Festival USA 2011 |
| 2009 | Oshizemi | Japanese | Sadho Poetry Festival Dhaka International Film Festival |
| 2008 | Lorg | Irish | Dublin Film Festival New Jersey Film Festival Atlanta Film Festival |
| 2008 | Parwaaz | Urdu | Best Short Film Award, Patras Film Festival Greece Official Selection Stuttgart Film Festival Official Selection Indian Panorama Bosnia Film Festival Zimbabwe Film Festival |
| 2006 | Grand Festival | Hindi/English | Pusan International Film Festival New York South Asian Film Festival New Jersey Independent Film Festival Manila Film Festival Baja California Film Festival |
| 2001 | Dejavu | English | Locarno Film Festival Pusan International Film Festival Florence Film Festival Indian Panorama IFFK |
| 1998 | A Voyage | silent | Honorable Mention Zanzibar Film Festival Berlin Film Festival Hummadruz Los Angeles Film Festival Calcutta Film Festival |