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SUSANTA BISWAS

India

Documentary Filmmaker

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Title/Occupation:  Director 

Services Provided:  Film/Video Editing 

Gender: Male

Race: Asian/Pacific Islander

Citizenship: Indian

Languages Spoken: English, Bengali, Hindi

Biography: 

SUSANTA BISWAS : Born in July 15, 1966 at Kolkata. After Graduation with English literature and language under University of Calcutta received Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Starting his carrier with an Advertising agency in Kolkata he read News at Doordarshan Kendra, Kolkata for ten years. With his long association in electronic news media with Doordarshan and other private channels he uses to make documentary films since late Nineties.

Susanta documents contemporary issues affecting the poor, vulnerable and marginalized sections and environment which are directly linked to a common man. He is actively involved in fostering sustainable development in under-privileged communities in India through audio-visual documentaries, webzines, publications and citizen sector organization. Several documentaries on specific projects, corporate and social communications, business, education, culture, sports etc. were made by him. Some of which are:

• Tribal women, afforestation and sustainability
(on sustainable effort of tribal women in social forestry. Duration - 14 mints. Produced by himself)
• Artistic approach
(on establishing first SMFE in India. Duration - 23 mints. Produced by NAEB, MoEF, GoI)
• The tender touch
(on NAP at Jharkhand. Duration - 17 mints. Produced by NAEB, MoEF, GoI)
• Forest Management Beyond JFM
(on forest management at Purulia. Duration - 19 mints. Produced by NAEB, MoEF, GoI)
• Bipanno Basati
(on Ganga erosion at Maldah. Duration - 25 mints. Produced jointly by himself and a private producer)
• Mando Meyer Saatkahon
(on the rights of sex-workers Duration - 25 mints. Produced by a private producer)
• Deshnayak
(on the life of Subhas Chandra Bose at Calcutta. Duration - 28 mints. Produced by a private producer)
• River Training Project at Haldia
(on river training project at Haldia dock complex. Duration - 27 mints. Produced by Calcutta Port Trust)

Two documentary films directed by Susanta Biswas have participated in two International Festivals in 2009 organized by the Government of West Bengal. The documentary on sustainable effort of tribal women in social forestry titled ‘Tribal women, afforestation and sustainability’ participated in the 15th Kolkata Film Festival and ‘Artistic approach’ based on establishing first SMFE in India participated in the 8th International Social Communication Cinema Conference 2009.