Speaker Profile
Chaitanya Tamhane
About
Chaitanya Tamhane is an independent filmmaker based in Mumbai. His debut feature Court premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2014, where it was awarded the Best Film – Orizzonti and the ‘Lion of the Future’ award. It went on to win over 30 awards at film festivals worldwide including the National Award for Best Feature Film and was India’s official entry for the 2016 Oscars. His second film, The Disciple, executive produced by Alfonso Cuarón, had its World Premiere at the 77th Venice Film Festival in competition. It was awarded the ‘Golden Osella’ for Best Screenplay by the jury and the International Critics Prize for Best Film by FIPRESCI. The film was released worldwide in 2021 as a Netflix Original. In 2023 he was invited to be a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was recently awarded the Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship in Italy and a fellowship by the NIPKOW Programme in Berlin.
Sessions
Film Show
KaLaM Lawns
Court by Chaitanya Tamhane (116 mins)
Sat, 24 Jan1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Literature
Marathi, Indian, World Cinema
KaLaM Lawns
With: Balaji Vittal
Chaitanya Tamhane on his films, cinema in the time of OTT, global trends and shrinking attention spans. In conversation with Balaji Vittal
Sat, 24 Jan3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Literature
Our Films, Their Films - Indian Cinema in the World
KaLaM Lawns
With: Sudhir Mishra, Nandita Das, Nirupama Kotru
Sudhir Mishra, Chaitanya Tamhane and Nandita Das on Indian cinema and its place in the world. In conversation with Nirupama Kotru
Sat, 24 Jan6:45 PM - 7:45 PM
Literature