Amitabha Singh is well know cinematographer graduated from FTII PUNE IN 1994. Since then he has shot more than 600 ad films for directors like Shoojit Sarkar,Abhinay Deo and many More.Amitabh has shifted to feature film direction with the film...shortcut safari.here is the complte filmography Filmography Cinematographer | Producer | Director | Writer Cinematographer (13 credits) 2018 #PuranaPyaar (Video short) 2018 Love Handles (TV Series) 2014 Dabang 2 Pan Masala TVC Ft. Jimmy Shergill (Short) 2013 The Good Road 2011 Chillar Party (director of photography) 2011 Yeh Faasley 2009 Aagey Se Right 2008 Thodi Life Thoda Magic 2008 De Taali (director of photography) 2007 MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar 2006 Khosla Ka Ghosla! 2005 The Film 2004 Sau Jhooth Ek Sach 2016 Shortcut Safari (producer) 2004 Sau Jhooth Ek Sach (producer) 2016 Shortcut Safari ( producer and director)
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Oriya sound recordist Subash Sahoo has claimed his second National award for his work in Vishal Bharadwaj’s Kaminey. Sahoo, a sound engineer and recordist from Film and Television Institute (FTII) Pune had won his first National award for Bharadwaj’s Omkara in 2008. “I’m delighted to win the award for the second time. I owe my success to my director Vishal,” says Sahoo, who is presently at his village Baluriya in Kendrapara. “It feels great that people in my state are noticing my work due to these awards,” he says. Starting his career as an Electronics and Communication engineer, Sahoo quit his job in Bhubaneswar and left for FTII in 1991.jpg)
Aseem is a trained editor from FTII and has edited more than 50 feature films, a number of TV serials, corporate films and ads. His most prominent work in films includes that in Shyam Benegal’s Mammo, Sardari Begum, Zubeida, Welcome to Sajjanpur, Well Done Abba; A. K. Bir’s The Last Vision; Punkuj Parashar’s Beneras; Kalpana Lajmi’s Darmiyaan and Mehreen Jabbar’s Ramchand Pakistani. He has directed two documentary films - 25 years of Subhash Ghai in Hindi Cinema for Mukta Arts and Paani for UNDP
DINESH KHANNA
Associate Professor, Acting,NSD
Dinesh Khanna is an Indian theater director and acting teacher at the National School of Drama. He known for his productions based on The Boring Story written by Anton Chekhov, Dedh Inch Oopar, Zindagi Yahan, Subah ki Sair, aur Wahan by Nirmal Verma, and Rasapriya by Phanishwarnath Renu.
A graduate from Lucknow University with a diploma in Acting from Bhartendu Natya Academy and a post-graduate diploma in acting from the National School of Drama in 1986, Dinesh Khanna has been involved in acting, direction and teaching for the last twenty years. Deeply interested in literature and translation, he has written several articles on theatre. His published works include Kucch Aansu Aur Kuchh Phool and Abhinay Chintan.
Profile - Naresh Sharma.
Founder & Trustee since 2006.
naresh.sharma@craftfilmschool.com
cell / what app : 99 10 16 16 95
https://www.facebook.com/naresh.sharma.37017794
After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, (FTII, Pune ) in Dec.1993, he acquired on floor expertise while working with ace cinematographers like Ashok Mehta and Vikas Sivaraman. His independent work includes Ad films, promos, corporate and documentaries includes the clientele of agencies like Grey worldwide, Triton advertising, Bharat Bala Prods, Shot in the dark, Mise-en-scene, Squirkle, Percept Advertising, Universal Music,T-series,Channel [ v ] ,B4U and others. Among the well-known work includes Music video “Nishani” of pop artist Jassi.
# In 2001,he shot HINDI feature length fiction film directed by Senior FTII graduate,1974 batch, on 35mm format. ”Ladli”, funded by Children’s Film Society Of India, to create awareness about female infanticide.
# In 2005, he shot 2nd feature length fiction film on 35mm Cinemascope format “Sonam” about the Monapa community of Arunachal Pradesh
International Exposure:
As Cinematographer:
# He got the opportunity to travel extensively in Europe while shooting shot fiction film ”Vivere” based on a song by Luciano Pavarotti, directed by Martin Srebotnajek.
# He holds the credit of being only director of photography from India to shoot underwater on more than 40 islands in the Bahamas and Caribbean for a series called “Diving spots of the Caribbean & Bahamas”
As Curator:
# Invited to SUC-SCHUTE 97 as a curator for a retrospective of FTII diploma films package to a Short, animation, & documentary film festival in Potsdam near Berlin, Germany.
# Invited to 34th Tampere international Film Festival, 2004, Finland. to curate a show of Activist Films From India.
# Invited as curator to Indian film festival in Stuttgart “Bollywood and Beyond” July 2004,2005,2006 in Germany.
# Worked as liaison officer for company based in Stuttgart Germany for distributing Indian films in German speaking countries
As Script writer for Public service animation films:
Four animation films scripted by him, without dialogue, were funded by National Literacy Mission. These films are aimed to mobilize the volunteers and are animated and directed by National award winner animators Kireet Khurana & Bhimsain.
As Director of Documentary Films:
1. All Time Blues: 30 mins, produced by PSBT, explores the brass band music culture in India
2. Rotigraphers of India: 30 mins, produced by PSBT, brings forwards the personal and professional life of local photographic community.
3. Rhythmic Echoes and Reflections: 30 Mins. (35mm film format) for Ministry of External affairs, explores the universality of dance form via Kathak, Flamenco, American Tap Dance and European Ballet. Featuring: Padamshree Shovana Narayan Traxl as the lead artist; Spanish Flamenco dancer Omayra Amaya; Guitarist Pedro Cortes from Miami; Spanish Singer Julio Gabber; Australian Ballet dancer Stacy;
German Pianists Thomas Bartosch and Herman Sausen, and French Tap dancer Herve Dominique le Goff.
4. Show must not go on: 30 mins, produced by PSBT, explores cruelty against animals.
Director of Music Video:-
1. Produced by HMV/Saregama and "My Space" for underground artist from Delhi Aditya Tripathi music video”Jukhi Jukhi”.
2.International project from India among 9-international directors on” men world of perfume” ( duration :-3-mins) sponsored by Italian company PRADA.
As an Media/Film Academician:
Since 1997, conducting workshops/lectures as guest faculty in various communication institutes on varied topics of cinema Listed below.
# 40-Varied Topics for Direction Students
# 10- Varied Topics for Editing Students
# 20-Varied Topics on Screenplay Writing
# 50-Varied Topics on Cinematography ( My area of specialization in FTII and practice the same .
( Detailed list of Topics can be provided on request)
# Among 4 - shortlisted candidates for the interview, DIRECTOR, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute. Calcutta in 2021.
# In 2006 , appointed as Managing Director to set up CRAFT: Center for Research in art of film and television by group of FTII industry practitioners. Since then in past 16 years , it is consider as one of the top-10 Film schools in India by various websites / you tube video.
Attaching one below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Obnn-5IWL0
List of institutes where lectures / workshops conducted and the reference of the coordinator, who invited me at that Time.
1) MCRC Jamia, Delhi. (Ms. Sabina Gadihok/ Ms. Shoini Ghosh )
2) IIMC Indian Institute of Mass Communication, JNU- Ref : Jaishree Jetwaney.
HOD - PR / ADVT ).
4.Dep of PR and corp. Comm St. Xavier Institute of communication (Mr. Shrivastava
5.Mass communication, SNDT, Bombay (Mrs. Meera Desai)
6.Wigan and Leigh, Delhi. (Ms. Sangeetika Nigam)
7. St. Xavier institute of Communication. Bombay (Ms. Chesta shah)
8.Apeejay institute of mass communication, Delhi (Mr. Ashok Ogra)
9.Mass communication, K.C. College, Bombay (Contact Person Mr. Balani)
10.School of convergence, Delhi (Mr. Pranoj Guha Thakurta)
11.Kamla Nehru college of Journalism, Delhi (Ms. Radhika Khanna)
12.Dep Of Communication VIPS, delhi ( Dr Charulala)
13.JIMS, Kalka ji Delhi. (Mrs. Sangeeta Saxena)
14.JIMS, Rohini (Mrs. Nirmal Bhatnagar)
15.MICEM, Nizamuddin. Delhi (Prof. M B Julka)
16.Pioneer media school. Delhi (Mr. Tomar).
17. MASS CO MEDIA.NOIDA( Mr. kawaljeet)
18.I.P.collge ,Delhi university (Mr. Vikrant Kishore./Liali Hazarika/)
19.I.P University .MA (mass comm.). (REF VINAY KUMAR)
20.Arvindo institute of mass communication. (ref Ms Daljeet Wadhwa)
21.Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Delhi (Mr. Dilip Badekar)
22. Whistling Woods . Mumbai.
23. One week long workshop with MPSD( Madhya Pradesh Drama School, Bhopal.) for 5 consistent years on Film Appreciation.
Theatre Critics:
Besides the Cinema , Mr. Sharma has a strong inclination for theatre and have reviewed various NSD productions for the magazine-Cinematography Art. His dedication got him invited as selection committee member of prestigious International Theater Festival BRM-2020 (Bharat Rang Mahotsav ) of NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA.Delhi.
Current Assignments:
# EDITOR " Cinematography Art" quarterly magazine.
# Managing Director of CRAFT FILM SCHOOL “Center for Research in art of film and television” since its inception from 2006.
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