Aruna Vasudev | |
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Born | Aruna Vasudev 1936 |
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse | Sunil Roy (d. 1993) |
Children | 1 dau (Inca) |
Aruna Vasudev (born 1936) is an Indian critic, author, editor, painter, maker of documentaries and is considered an eminent scholar on Asian cinema, [1] [2] who has also been described as the "mother of Asian Cinema". [3]
A younger sister of Uma Vasudeva, she was born in 1936. After marrying Sunil Kumar Roy, an Indian diplomat, she chose to retain her maiden name. [4]
His Excellency Sunil Roy died in New York from cancer in 1993, having previously served as Indian Ambassador to Poland, then Mexico, and High Commissioner to Nigeria. [5]
In the early 1960s, she attended film classes in New York where her father was working and created a number of short documentaries after her return to India. She received a doctorate from the University of Paris on cinema and censorship. [6] Her PhD thesis was published as a book titled Liberty and Licence in the Indian Cinema in 1979. [1]
Vasudev currently serves as director of Osian's-Connoisseurs of Art Private Limited. [2] [7] She is also one of the Trustees of the Public Service Broadcasting Trust in India. [8]
She started as a greenhorn helping in the makeup rooms of Doordarsan in 1960. [9]
She launched Cinemaya in 1988 as a publication that showcases filmmakers from Asia. In 1991, she founded the internationally renowned NETPAC as an organisation to forward the cause of Asian films. [4]
Since 1990, she has been the President or Jury Member of international film festivals including Karlovy Vary, Locarno, Cannes (Camera d'Or), Las Palmas, Pusan, Singapore, Fajr ( Tehran), and Antalya.
Appointed Cavaliere della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana in 2004, [10] in 2019 Vasudev was honoured by the French Government as Officier des Arts et des Lettres, [11] the highest accolades from two major film-producing countries, Italy and France. [4]
In 1997, Vasudev won the Korean Cinema Award at the Pusan International Film Festival.
In 2006, Vasudev received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cinemanila International Film Festival.
In 2015, Vasudev was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2nd edition of the International Film Festival of Colombo [12] for her contributions towards putting Asian cinema on the international map. [13] At the Hawaii International Film Festival the same year, Vasudev won a Vision in Film Award.
The Tripoli Film Festival [14] has named its prize for Best Writing on Cinema as the “Aruna Vasudev Award”. [3]
Aruna Vasudev | |
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Born | Aruna Vasudev 1936 |
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse | Sunil Roy (d. 1993) |
Children | 1 dau (Inca) |
Aruna Vasudev (born 1936) is an Indian critic, author, editor, painter, maker of documentaries and is considered an eminent scholar on Asian cinema, [1] [2] who has also been described as the "mother of Asian Cinema". [3]
A younger sister of Uma Vasudeva, she was born in 1936. After marrying Sunil Kumar Roy, an Indian diplomat, she chose to retain her maiden name. [4]
His Excellency Sunil Roy died in New York from cancer in 1993, having previously served as Indian Ambassador to Poland, then Mexico, and High Commissioner to Nigeria. [5]
In the early 1960s, she attended film classes in New York where her father was working and created a number of short documentaries after her return to India. She received a doctorate from the University of Paris on cinema and censorship. [6] Her PhD thesis was published as a book titled Liberty and Licence in the Indian Cinema in 1979. [1]
Vasudev currently serves as director of Osian's-Connoisseurs of Art Private Limited. [2] [7] She is also one of the Trustees of the Public Service Broadcasting Trust in India. [8]
She started as a greenhorn helping in the makeup rooms of Doordarsan in 1960. [9]
She launched Cinemaya in 1988 as a publication that showcases filmmakers from Asia. In 1991, she founded the internationally renowned NETPAC as an organisation to forward the cause of Asian films. [4]
Since 1990, she has been the President or Jury Member of international film festivals including Karlovy Vary, Locarno, Cannes (Camera d'Or), Las Palmas, Pusan, Singapore, Fajr ( Tehran), and Antalya.
Appointed Cavaliere della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana in 2004, [10] in 2019 Vasudev was honoured by the French Government as Officier des Arts et des Lettres, [11] the highest accolades from two major film-producing countries, Italy and France. [4]
In 1997, Vasudev won the Korean Cinema Award at the Pusan International Film Festival.
In 2006, Vasudev received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cinemanila International Film Festival.
In 2015, Vasudev was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2nd edition of the International Film Festival of Colombo [12] for her contributions towards putting Asian cinema on the international map. [13] At the Hawaii International Film Festival the same year, Vasudev won a Vision in Film Award.
The Tripoli Film Festival [14] has named its prize for Best Writing on Cinema as the “Aruna Vasudev Award”. [3]