Anjanabha Roy

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Anjanabha Roy

Independent Film Director

1992 January 16. He was born at Malda, a small town in West Bengal, India. He completed his master’s degree from Visva-Bharati university, established by Rabindranath Tagore. He directed his first short film when he was pursuing his academic degree. *The Separation* was his first film based on the history of partition in 1947. Then he made *The Freedom*, *Fetish*, *The Girlhood*, *Before the Dawn...Night*, *The Pure Soul*, and last but not the least, *Letter to the Lime Light*. His film has continuously been showcased in various international film festivals, such as ( *The Separation*) Global Youth Film Festival, Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, 2018; Global Lift Off Session, February 2020; ( *The Freedom*) 2nd Asia International (Wenzhou) Youth Short Film Exhibition, October 2016; 22 Kolkata International Film Festival, 2016; ( *Fetish*) Global Lift Off Session, November 2019; ( *The Girlhood*) Global Lift Off Session, October 2019; First Time Film Maker Session, February 2020; ( *Before the Dawn...Night*) The 8th China International Micro-Film Festival, 2018; 2nd South-Asia Short & Documentary Film Festival, Bidhannagar Film Society, 2019; The Lift-Off Session, 2019; Monthly Indie Shorts, 2020; Dumbo Film Festival, 2020; ( *The Pure Soul*) Best Screenplay, Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, 2020; Special Screening, Online Film Festival by Bidhannagar Film Society & EZCC, 2020; Finalist, Venice Shorts, 2020; Best Editing, Independent Asia-Pacific International Film Festival, 2020; New York Tri-State International Film Festival, 2021; Finalist, Rotterdam Independent film festival, 2021; ( *Letter to the Lime Light*) Roman Prisma Awards, 2020; Global Lift Off Session, 2020; First Time Filmmaker Session, 2020; Direct Monthly Online Film Festival 2020; Nominee, Cult Movies International Film Festival, 2021. He is the film director from India who does not believe in visual storytelling but believes in the deconstruction of visual narratives. His art is much more complex and concentrates on human psychology rather than common emotional events of life.

Filmography

• *Taar...The Separation*, 2015

• *Chithi...The Freedom*, 2016

• *Fetish*, 2017

• *Kumari...The Girl Hood*, 2017

• *Opekhha...Before the Dawn...Night*, 2018

• *Bodhi...The Pure Soul*, 2019

• *Letter To the Limelight*, 2020

• *Porajito...The Vanquished*, 2022

Film Festivals

*Taar...The Separation*

• Global Youth Film Festival, Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, 2018
• Global Lift Off Session, February 2020

*Chithi...The Freedom*

• 2nd Asia International (Wenzhou) Youth Short Film Exhibition, October 2016
• 22 Kolkata International Film Festival, 2016

*Fetish*

• Global Lift Off Session, November 2019

*Kumari...The Girl Hood*

• Global Lift Off Session, October 2019
• First Time Film Maker Session, February 2020

*Opekhha...Before the Dawn...Night*

• The 8th China International Micro-Film Festival, 2018
• 2nd South-Asia Short & Documentary Film Festival, Bidhannagar Film Society, 2019
• The Lift-Off Session, 2019
• Monthly Indie Shorts, 2020
• Dumbo Film Festival, 2020

*Bodhi...The Pure Soul*

• Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, 2020
• Online Film Festival by Bidhannagar Film Society & EZCC, 2020
• Venice Shorts, 2020
• Independent Asia-Pacific International Film Festival, 2020
• New York Tri-State International Film Festival, 2021
• Rotterdam Independent film festival, 2021

*Letter To the Lime Light*

• Roman Prisma Awards, 2020
• Global Lift Off Session, 2020
• First Time Filmmaker Session, 2020
• Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, 2020
• Cult Movies International Film Festival, 2021

*Porajito...The Vanquished*

• Virgin Spring Cinefest, 2022
• Tagore International Film Festival, 2022
• Luis Bunuel Memorial Award, 2022
• Arrow International Film Festival

Awards

*Bodhi...The Pure Soul*

• # Best Screenplay, Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, 2020
• # Best Editing, Independent Asia-Pacific International Film Festival, 2020

*Porajito...The Vanquished*

• # Critic Choice Award, Virgin Spring Cinefest, 2022
• # Outstanding Achievement Award, Tagore International Film Festival, 2022
• # Luis Bunuel Memorial Award, Outstanding achievement, 2022

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