Biju Viswanath
| Biju Viswanath | |
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| Occupation | Film Director, Screenwriter, Director of Photography, Film Editor |
| 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,Tamil,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.
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]
Another Feature film "Viola"Viola imdb won Golden palm in the Mexico International Film festival[6]
Swahili short film "The Shadow Tree" won the Special Award in skepto film festival italy[7] Signis Award and Best short Film Award in 2014 Zanzibar Film festival[8] and Special Mention award at the 4th Filmambiente international festival Brazil[9]
Biju Viswanath's Tamil Feature film "Orange Mittai" is produced and co written by the famous Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi [10]
Filmography
Selected Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | A Voyage (silent) | ||
| 2000 | O. Henry Stories | Malayalam | |
| 2001 | Dejavu | English | |
| 2003 | Music Videos MTV | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Second Coming | English | |
| 2005 | Zodiac Tales | English | |
| 2006 | Sign of Four | English | |
| 2006 | Grand Festival | Hindi English | |
| 2007 | Lorg | Irish | |
| 2008 | Parwaaz | Urdu | |
| 2008 | Rian | Irish | |
| 2009 | Oshizemi | Japanese | |
| 2010 | Marathon | English | |
| 2011 | Viola | English | |
| 2012 | The Nail | English | |
| 2013 | Mafiosi | Italian | |
| 2013 | Shadow Tree | Swahili | |
| 2014 | Thief and Wind chime | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Orange Mittai | Tamil |
Film Festivals/Awards
| Year | Film | Language | Festivals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Shadow Tree | Swahili | Special 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 |
| 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
- ↑ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?section=international&xfile=data/international/2013/july/international_july746.xml
- ↑ http://www.ziff.or.tz
- ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117850810.html?categoryid=19&cs=1&s=h&p=0
- ↑ http://www.independent.gr/awards2006-2008
- ↑ http://www.independent.gr/awards2006-2008
- ↑ http://www.mexicofilmfestival.com/
- ↑ http://www.skepto.net/en/film/shadow-tree
- ↑ http://www.ziff.or.tz/2014/06/22/ziff-2014-winners/
- ↑ http://www.filmambiente.com/index.php/awards-2014.html
- ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Vijay-Sethupathis-Maiden-Production-gets-International-Director/2014/02/11/article2049319.ece
External links
- Official website
- Biju Viswanath at the Internet Movie Database
- Article in New Indian express
- Article in The Hindu
- Interview in Khaleej Times
- Article in Variety Magazine
- Marathon Review
- Article in India's national newspaper The Hindu