Kunal Bhojane
Born on September 2, 1985
Address- Bld no.216,flat no.5805,c/o dilip bhojane,IDBI staff quarter,Ghatkopar(E), Mumbai.
Phone- 9850882771
Email- kunalbhojane@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
To work as researcher/assistant director/editor on documentaries .

WORK EXPERIENCE
 Worked as an assistant director/production co-ordinator in Pune and Mumbai for a documentary ‘Learning Curve’ produced by a London based production house ‘ Vera Productions’ for CHANNEL 4. ( 9th and 10th February 2011)
 Worked as print supervisor for the film festival 3rd Rendezvous With French Cinema In India, which was organized by Unifrance in collaboration with Monsoon Films. ( 4th-7th December 2010)
 Worked as production co-ordinator/assistant director in Bombay for a BBC documentary film on artist Anish Kapoor. (28th -29th November 2010)
 Currently working as concept developer and script writer for Slickworks pvt. Ltd. I am working on 4 travel shows which I conceptualized and writing scripts for all the four shows.
 Worked for Seventh Sense Media as an Assistant Director on Marathi TV shows (From 11th May 2007 to 14th September 2007) Avhghachi Sansar (Zee Marathi) Aapli Manase (E TV Marathi).
 Worked as an Assistant Director with Apricot Media Pvt. Ltd (since 29th September 2007 to 2nd February 2008) on the website www.thebig.tv.
 Currently in process of making an independent documentary on a Pune-based Pakhawaj artist.
 Worked as student journalist for the Marathi daily Sakal in the year 2003-04.

EDUCATION / ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

 Masters in Communication Studies Specializing In Video Production ( B+)

o Directed a 20-min fiction film with a crew of 10 people (‘Rendezvous’). The plot of the film revolves around a couple going through quarter life crisis. (November 2009)
o Directed and Edited a 15-min fiction film with a crew of 20 people (‘Shoonya Prayog”). The film is about a young man’s interpretation of reality into his dreams.(May 2010)

 Advanced Diploma in German Language Max Mueller Bhavan, Pune. May 2008. Grade: A+

 Diploma in TV and Video production (B+ grade)
o Directed a 12-min social documentary with a crew of 13 people (“Shanghai Dreams”) on the issue of inefficient rehabilitation of foothpath dwellers in Mumbai. (2006)
o Worked as Assistant Director on a short feature capsule on gramophone records and the Society of Indian Record Collectors (“Old Echoes”). (2006)
o Worked as Production Manager on a 4-min short film which was selected at Cannes Film Festival (“Rehguzar”)… A short film about a beggar who loses his only possession – his begging pot -- and Fortune, after a bit of playing around, returns it to him. (2007)
o Worked as production assistant for a 4-min fiction film (“Dheel De”) …a silent film about a boy losing his kite and clearing hurdles to gets it back. (2007)

 Bachelor of Arts (English Literature), Shivaji University, Kolhapur (69.39%)
o Late Principal Bhogaishayan Memorial Gold Medal in English for the year 05-06.
o Dr. R S Mugali Prize for compulsory English for the year 05-06.

 XII (Science) from Kolhapur Board, March 2003 (46.17 %).

 X from Kolhapur Board, March 2001 (83.20 %).

PERSONAL SKILLS

Photography (interested in stil life and macro photography with the Nikon FG film SLR & Fuji Finepix 7000 digital) . My photos - http://picasaweb.google.co.in/kunalbhojane/SculptingThePixels?feat=directlink
Playing the tabla, listening to Classical Music, listening to and writing ghazals.
Competent with software like Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects and Finul Cut Pro.
Languages known: English, Marathi, Hindi, German .

I hereby confirm that the information given is accurate and true.
Date: 14th February 2010
Place: Mumbai
Kunal Bhojane