pankaj rishi kumar
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | filmmmaker |
| Location | Mumbai, India |
| Introduction | Pankaj graduated from FTII Pune (1992). His first film was ‘Kumar Talkies’ (1998). Subsequently, Pankaj has become a one-man crew. (Pather Chujaeri, The Vote, 3 Men and a Bulb, Punches n Ponytails, Seeds of Dissent, In God’s Land). Since 2012 he has been actively documenting in Pondicherry (a former French colony). ‘Two Flags’ (2019), Janani's Juliet (India's official entry to Oscars) and ‘To Die a Frenchman’ (World Premiere at Rotterdam, Feb’ 2026) are 3 films based out of Pondicherry. The films engage with the Tamil French community, its people and reflect on the historical past. His films have been screened at film festivals all over the world. (Berlin, Rotterdam Yamagata, Busan, Visions Du Reel, Margaret Mead). He has won grants from Hubert Bals, IFA, Jan Vrijman, AND/DMZ (Korea), Banff, Majlis, Sarai and Pad.ma. Pankaj was awarded an Asia Society fellowship at Harvard Asia Centre (2003). He is an alumnus of Asian Film Academy (Busan) and Berlin Talents. Pankaj also curates and teaches. |