ADDA: CALCUTTA, KOLKATA

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http://www.psbt.org/ Directed by Surjo Deb and Ranjan Palit | 52 min. | 2011 Producer & Commissioning Editor - Rajiv Mehrotra A film about a day in the life of Calcutta or Kolkata. A portrait of the city and its people through the myriad conversations or ‘addas’ that happen all over, day and night. Golden Palm Award, Mexico International Film Festival River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, Italy Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival, Qatar The Indian Festival of Documentaries and Short Features for John Abraham National Film Awards, Kerala South Asian International Film Festival, San Francisco Surjo is an independent filmmaker who has experimented with a variety of filmmaking forms – from documentaries to advertising films to short fiction projects. He worked as an associate director with Ranjan Palit on In Camera and with Apostrophe Films – a leading production house in the advertising industry – working closely with director Koushik Sarkar in the capacity of a creative assistant director. His film Twisted Bitter has been screened successfully at various fora. Ranjan is a cinematographer who has also directed and co-directed several documentary films and worked for the BBC and UNICEF. His film Voices from Baliapal won the National Award (1989), the Golden Conch (1990) and the City of Freiburg Award (1991). The Magic Mystic Marketplace, won the Golden Conch (1996) and the UNESCO Prize (1997). About PSBT The Public Service Broadcasting Trust, India, commissions, produces and mentors 60+ independent documentary films a year. Our library of 600 docus have been screened at more than 750 film festivals worldwide, winning close to 200 awards. 50 percent of docs are made by women and two thirds starting out filmmakers. We are a not-for-profit based in New Delhi that works to create and sustain a credible space for public service broadcasting in India, nurturing a media that is independent, participatory, pluralistic and democratic. PSBT empowers independent Indian filmmakers to make movies that explore both personal narratives and social issues. The films are screened on national public television in India and used as educational tools to cultivate public awareness on issues ranging from the challenges of diversity and development, democracy and gender to the right to education and food; from interpreting the relevance of Indian’s rich civilisational heritage, its history, religion and traditions to exploring contemporary culture. PSBT has been supporting video journalism of passion and integrity through its documentaries for 15 years. We are primarily funded by Prasar Bharati, India’s national public broadcaster via its television wing Doordarshan (DD), the Films Division, External Publicity and Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, UNESCO and the Ford Foundation, amongst others. PSBT hosts the annual Open Frame Film Festival to celebrate its commitment to freedom of expression, screening works from around the world that embody the highest standards of Indie filmmaking. PSBT is managed by a core team led by the Managing Trustee, Rajiv Mehrotra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrotra ) supported by Executive Producers Tulika Srivastava & Ridhima Mehra and a small team of three others. It is overseen by a distinguished Board of Trustees who include Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Aruna Vasudev, Fali Nariman, Kiran Karnik, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, Sunita Narain, and Jawhar Sircar ( Ceo Prasar Bharati). CREDITS CAMERA: Sunny Banerjee EDITING & SOUND DESIGN: Tarun Bhartiya Festival, screening and purchase queries: distribution@psbt.org