Pranab Kumar Aich | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre |
Occupation(s) | Documentary Filmmaker, Photographer |
Years active | 2008-Present |
Pranab Kumar Aich is an Indian documentary filmmaker and photographer from Odisha, India. He is the winner of the Sony World Photography Award in 2009 held in Cannes. for his work on the environment.[1][2][3] He is known for his multiple award-winning short documentary City's Step Child[4][5], Manayun My Wonderland[6], and Torch[6]. His debut Odia feature film Nanda Master’nka Chatasali was nominated in Asian Select (NETPAC Award) in 29th Kolkata International Film Festival, 2023.[7][8]
Pranab studied Post Graduate Diploma in Photography and Visual Communication from A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.[9][10]
He started his career in New Delhi working as a volunteer for NGOs like Goonj, American India Foundation and Manzil to gain an in-depth understanding of humanitarian issues. Later, he produced audio visual content on international developmental issues for NGOs.[6][11] He enrolled for Post Graduate Diploma in Photography and Visual Communication from A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. In 2009, while studying in AJKMCRC, he became the first Indian Student to win Sony World Photography Award held in Cannes where he was trained by legends in documentary photography like Mary Allen Mark, Susan Welchman, Adrian Evens.[12]
Year | Film | Worked as | Note | Ref |
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2014 | City’s Step Child | Writer/ Director/ Editor | Selected in the best 30 micro-documentaries of "Innovators around the World" Micro-Documentary Salon in the 6th Beijing International Film Festival, China and Won Main Prize in Category G - Short films at International Festival of Sustainable Development Films, Bratislava, Slovakia | [4][11] |
2015 | I have a Colored Dream | Writer/ Director/ Editor | [13] | |
2022 | Manayun My Wonderland | Writer/ Director/ Editor | Nominated for Durban International Film Festival Audience Award, | [6] |
2022 | Torch | Writer/ Director/ Editor | Nominated for Durban International Film Festival Audience Award | [6] |
2023 | Nanda Master’nka Chatasali | Writer/ Director/ Editor | Nominated in Asian Select (NETPAC Award) in 29th Kolkata International Film Festival, 2023 | [7][14] |