Faiza Ahmad Khan
Faiza Ahmad Khan is an Indian documentary filmmaker based in Mumbai.[1][2][3] Her most well-known work is Supermen of Malegaon, a documentary film which revolves around the passion which residents of Malegaon have for filmmaking.
She is also an activist. She directed the film The Cost of Coal,[4] a 360° virtual reality story about the lives of the Adivasi communities living around the Kusmunda mine in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh.[5] She has openly protested against the 'redevelopment' of Golibar Slum[6] in Mumbai.[7]
Education and career[edit]
In 2002, Faiza Ahmad Khan studied a course in social communications media and then worked as a production executive for an advertising agency. She started shooting short documentaries in 2004. In 2005, she worked as assistant director for the movie Anwar, with director Manish Jha.[8]
Supermen of Malegaon was her first feature documentary, which has received at least 15 awards so far.[7] The film has been screened at New Yorks Museum of Modern Art. However, for Faiza, the most important moment in the films life was its screening on the Narmada Ghats.[7]
Filmography[edit]
Director[edit]
- Supermen of Malegaon (2012)
- When All Land Is Lost, Do We Eat Coal? (2016)[9]
- The Cost of Coal (2017)[5][10]
Assistant director[edit]
Awards[edit]
For Supermen of Malegaon[edit]
- Jury Award for Best Documentary at Asiatica Film Mediale, Rome[11]
- Jury Award for Best Documentary at Kara Film Festival, Pakistan[11]
- Best Debut Film at Film South Asia, Nepal[11]
- Best Editing, Documentary and Director at the Asian Festival of First Films, Singapore[11]
- Best Editing at the Asian TV Awards, Singapore[11]
- Audience Choice Award for Documentary, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA)[11]
- Golden Camera Award for Best Documentary, US International Film and Video Festival[11]
- Gold Awards for Editing and Best Documentary and a Silver Award for Sound Design, Indian Documentary Producers Association[11]
- Best Documentary at Bollywood and Beyond, Stuttgart[11]
- Youth Choice Award at Vesoul Asian Film Festival[11]
- Special Mention at Best Film Festival, Romania[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Faiza Ahmad Khan". Dubai Film Fest. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Weaving a narrative". The Hindu.
- ^ "My film assumed a life of its own: Faiza Khan". Times Of India.
- ^ "The Cost of Coal". Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b "THE COST OF COAL: Using virtual reality to tell the story of India's coal-mining affected communitie". Amnesty International India. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ 'redevelopment' of Golibar Slum
- ^ a b c "Malegaon Magic". Open The Magazine. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b "KVIFF | Supermen of Malegaon". www.kviff.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "When All Land Is Lost, Will We Eat Coal?". Dubai Film Fest. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "The Cost of Coal". Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Supermen of Malegaon winner of 15 awards at Film Festivals". Glamsham.
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- Indian women film directors
- Indian documentary filmmakers
- 21st-century Indian people
- Film directors from Mumbai
- Film producers from Mumbai
- Indian women film producers
- Indian women documentary filmmakers
- Hindi film producers
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- Women artists from Maharashtra
- 21st-century Indian women artists