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Sahana Bhattacharya
India, Calcutta
Documentary filmmaker
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Title/Occupation:  Consultant  Director  Researcher  Writer 
Services Provided:  Location Resources  Narration/Translation  Transcription 
Gender: Female
Race: None
Citizenship: Indian
Languages Spoken: English, French, Bengali, Hindi,

Brief Message to Members: 

Hi there,

I'm very pleased to be a member over here as I desperately want to continue making and participating in films on those urgent situations which are yet unnoticed by we all. Cheers to you. sahana

Biography: 

Sahana Bhattacharya
Oasis Nature, Flat No. 1B
266, Hossainpur road
Kolkata - 700107

e.mail. bsahana2006@gmail.com

Formation :

1992 – 1995 Studied linguistics under University of Calcutta

1996 – 1999 Studied French language and literature from. Alliance Francaise

2002 Learnt the applications in non-linear film and video editing

on Avid media composer and Final cut Pro

Professional Experiences :

1996 – 1997 Researcher with Asiatic society of Calcutta on
indigenous technologies of Bengal

1994 – 1999 Freelance journalist on socio-cultural issues with print
media

1998 – 2000 Project coordinator on a tribal development project
under Ministry of social welfare

1998 Associate director in « Gach Bura » a documentary
on ecology for West Bengal Film Board

1999 Author and director of « Mukh » a documentary on Chow mask

2000 Author and director of « Probing a circular wonder » a film on Indigenous technology of wooden cart-wheel for UGC

2001 Author and director of « Le Maître de la danse » a documentary
on Gutipua dancers of Orissa for France3 (French National
channel)

Organized and presented « Festival du cinema Indien 2001 » in
Normandy, France

2002 - 2004 Research, Photography and scratch shoot for « Fables of
Birth »a documentary on natural child birth and existing
traditional midwifery on the border line of Bengal and Bihar

The project « Fables of Birth » has been awarded
« Brouillon d’un rêve » by SCAM (Civil Society of Authors
and Multimedia of France)

2005 Script, music and edit of « Mohul Mohul » a documentary on
Mohua, the indigenous flower wine of Manbhum region

2006 Directed the documentary film “Extras, the politics of identity” on Junior Artists in Bollywood Film Industry produced by Midday Entertainment

2007 Chief assistant to the feature film « Pankh » directed by Sudipta Chattopadhya, produced by White Feather Films

Creative consultant in the Production of a the documentary film « Mumbai, the city of dreams and excess » for French National Channel FR5

2007 – 2008 Directed « Fables of Birth » the documentary on natural child
birth and existing traditional midwifery on the border line of
Bengal and Bihar

Directed the curtain raisers on prominent Indian film director’s journey for the television show « Director’s cut » for Zoom Channel

2009 Associate director to a documentary on Kolkata for French
Public channel Fr2