Biju Viswanath

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Biju Viswanath
Occupation Film Director, Director of Photography, Screenwriter
Website
http://www.bijuviswanath.com/

Biju Viswanath is an Award-winning international Film Director, Director of Photography and Screenwriter. [1] His movies have been screened throughout the world. Viswanath has directed movies in English,Italian, Irish, Swahili ,Japanese, and Indian languages. His Credits span multiple Genres : Thrillers, Mystery, Horror, Romance and critically acclaimed dramas . His production house is based in Florence and New York.


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 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) Marathon imdb based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize winning American poet William Morris Meredith, Jr.[5]

His recent feature film "Viola"Viola imdb won Golden palm in the Mexico International Film festival[6]

Filmography

Selected Filmography

  • Shadow Tree (Swahili)(2013)
  • Mafiosi (Italian)(2013)
  • Felice Goes East(English) (2013)
  • The Nail (English)(2012)
  • Viola (English) (2011)
  • Marathon (English) (2010)
  • Oshizemi (Japanese) (2009)
  • Rian (Irish) (2008)
  • Parwaaz (Urdu) (2008)
  • Lorg (Irish) (2007)
  • Grand Festival (Hindi/English) (2006)
  • Sign of Four (English) (2006)
  • Zodiac Tales (English)(2005)
  • Second Coming (English) (2004)
  • Music Videos MTV (Hindi) (2003)
  • Ladder to Sun (English) (2002)
  • Dejavu (English) (2001)
  • O. Henry Story (Malayalam) (2000)
  • A Voyage (silent) (1998)

Film Festivals/Awards

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
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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?section=international&xfile=data/international/2013/july/international_july746.xml
  2. ↑ http://www.ziff.or.tz
  3. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117850810.html?categoryid=19&cs=1&s=h&p=0
  4. ↑ http://www.independent.gr/awards2006-2008
  5. ↑ http://www.independent.gr/awards2006-2008
  6. ↑ http://www.mexicofilmfestival.com/

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