Megha Ramaswamy
| Megha Ramawamy | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | FTII SCREENWRITING |
| Occupation | Writer/Director |
| Website | http://www.megharamaswamy.com/ |
Megha Ramaswamy is a Mumbai-based screenwriter, director and producer.
Her hybrid short documentary, Newborns premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF),[1] and was reviewed as the Best Film of Programme Four.
Ramaswamy has also been a beneficiary of the prestigious Chicken & Egg Fund in collaboration with IDF for the film and for her work with the support group Stop Acid Attacks.
Megha's banner, Missfit Films, is dedicated to producing innovative films, which subscribe to being neither independent nor commercial. She co-hosts Cause Effect, a platform that produces cause related content & outreach programs.[2] Megha's second audio/visual project Bunny also premiered in North America at TIFF in 2015 & has since travelled to several acclaimed festivals post its release - including CORK, NIFF, IFFLA.
Filmography
- 2011 - Shaitan – Writer
- 2012 - Ship of Theseus – Actress (Journalist)
- 2014 - Newborns (Documentory short)[1] – Writer and director
- 2015 - Bunny (Short)[3] – Writer and director
Awards & Festivals
NEWBORNS:
Official Selection
- Toronto International Film Festival '14 Shorts Cuts Programme (World Premiere)
- Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival,
- International Human Rights Film Festival Of Paris
- London Asia Film Festival
- IndiEarth XCange2014, Chennai
- 4th UN Pasadena Film Festival, LA
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Kurzfilmfestival München, Germany
- Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland
- FlickerFest, Australia
- Filmmor, Turkey
- Reno Tahoe International Film Festival, Germany
- Prague Short Film Festival
- Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, Australia
- Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Australia
- Jaipur International Film Festival, India
- Cinequest Film Festival San Jose, USA
- Marfa Film Festival, Texas, USA
- CA Byron Bay International Film, Australia
- Festival Down East Flick Festival
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Canada
- Tenerife Shorts, Spain
- Idlywild International Festival of Cinema, USA
- Paris Lesbian & Feminist Film Festival, France
Awards
- Mumbai Women's International Film Festival - Best Short Documentary
- The cARTel Select Special Mention for Innovation Award
- Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart - Best Documentary Film
- London Asian Film Festival- Audience & Jury award for Best Short Film
- JIFF’15 Worldwood International Panorama - Best Documentary Film
- Delhi Shorts International Film Festival- Jury Prize for Best Short Documentary
- Moonfaze Feminist Film Festival, LA – Best Documentary Film
BUNNY:
- TIFF 15 (world premiere)
- Cork film festival, Ireland
- Tous Ecrans, Geneva
- Nordic international film festival
- Idyllwild international film festival, USA
- SouthSideFilmInstitute, USA
- Indian film festival Los Angeles, USA
References
- 1 2 "Talvar to show its edge at Toronto International Film Festival : Mail Today, News". India Today. September 11, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-kids-are-all-right/article8442940.ece
- 1 2 "'Beeba Boys,' 'He Named Me Malala' Among TIFF World Premieres". India West. September 15, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "TIFF.net | Bunny". TIFF. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- "Filmmaker Megha Ramaswamy's short 'Bunny' explores childhood fantasies and fears". The Indian Express. September 20, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- Sood, Priyanka; Rege, Prachi; Rathnam, Shilpa; Menon, Amarnath K. (June 20, 2011). "Woman of her word". India Today. Retrieved November 18, 2015. (subscription required)
- Parande, Shweta (August 28, 2015). "Bunny trailer: Megha Ramaswamy's gem of a short film to compete at TIFF 2015!". India.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- "Why you can't miss these two short movies". Vogue India. November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- India (February 22, 2015). "Special Support". The Indian Express. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
External links
- Megha Ramaswamy at the Internet Movie Database
- "NewBorns - ShortFilmWindow".
- http://www.inktalks.com/people/megha-ramaswamy
- https://www.saddahaq.com/megha-ramaswamy-talks-about-newborns-and-her-campaign-for-acid-attack-victims
- http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/tiff-women-directors-meet-megha-ramaswamy-newborns-20140913#
- http://www.shortfilmwindow.com/article/in-focus-a-fascinating-mind-megha-ramaswamy/
- http://www.jamuura.com/blog/megha-ramaswamys-bunny-among-the-6-films-shortlisted-for-tiff-2015/
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