Vidhu Vincent

Vidhu Vincent

Vidhu Vincent
Born Vidhu Vincent
Kollam, Kerala, India
Occupation Television journalist, activist, film director

Vidhu Vincent is an Indian film director, writer, journalist and theatre activist from Kerala. She made her feature film debut with the Malayalam film Manhole, which won her that year's Kerala State Film Award for Best Director. At the 21st International Film Festival of Kerala, the film won two awards including the Best Debutant Director Award for Vincent.

Biography

Born in Kollam, Vincent started her career as a television journalist with Asianet.[1] During her stint with the channel, she was attracted towards documentaries and filmmaking which led to her eventually joining the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. When she was asked to report the Muthanga incident in Kochi in 2003, she was arrested by the police for participating in the agitation. She took a break from her career to pursue degrees in Master of Social Work and Master of Arts (philosophy) before joining to daily journalism with a long reporting essay on "Society and Insurgency in Manipur, India" in 2014.[2]

In 2010, Vincent became the first President of Penkoottu, an organization which highlights the plight of women employees in the unorganized sector.[3]

Vidhu Vincent, 2017

Vincent published a graphic series on Nazism in a Malayalam weekly. The critically acclaimed series, in an expanded book form, Daivam Olivil Poya Naalukal is awaiting release.[2] In 2014, she made a documentary, Vrithiyude Jathi (2014) (English: Caste and Cleanliness) for Media One. It highlights the plight of manual scavengers in Kerala.[4] Inspired by true incidents, the film is based on the lives of scavengers who live in a neighbourhood of Kollam.[4] Vincent adapted her award-winning documentary into a feature film by making her directorial debut with Manhole. The film entered the "International competition" section of the 21st International Film Festival of Kerala. Vincent became the first woman from Kerala to have a film screened in the history of the festival. At the festival, the film won two awards – the FIPRESCI Award for Best Malayalam Film and the "Silver Crow Pheasant Award" (Best Debutant Director) for Vincent.[5] The film received the John Abraham award (special mention), which is instituted by the Kerala chapter of the Federation of Film Societies of India.[6] In 2017, Vincent was bestowed upon with the Best Director Award at the 47th Kerala State Film Awards, and became the first woman to win a State Award in the category.[7][8]

Filmography

Year Film Notes Ref.
2014 Vrithiyude Jathi Documentary film [4]
2015 After the End of Drama Short film
Kerala State Television and Journalism Award for Best Director and Best Script Writer 		[9]
2016 Manhole Feature film debut
Kerala State Film Award for Best Director
Best Debut Director, IFFK
FIPRESCI award for Best Malayalam Cinema, IFFK 		[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Vidhu Vincent is the first Malayali director to be part of IFFK". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 Binoy, Rasmi (8 December 2016). "Ground realities". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "'Penkoottu' highlights woes of women employees". The Hindu. 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Revealing a stinking truth". Deccan Chronicle. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Vidhu Vincent: woman power of Malayalam cinema". Malayala Manorama. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ottayalpatha, Manhole win FFSI laurels". The Times of India. 18 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Vidhu Vincent bags best director award for 'Manhole'". The Hindu. 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Ayyappan (8 March 2017). "The politics of Kerala state film awards". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "സംസ്ഥാന ടെലിവിഷന്‍ അവാര്‍ഡ്" (in Malayalam). Media One TV. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2017. zero width joiner character in |title= at position 18 (help)
  10. ↑ Prakash, Asha (7 March 2017). "Vidhu Vincent's Manhole sweeps best film and best director". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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