Aditya Vikram Sengupta

Aditya Vikram Sengupta (born 6 September 1983) is an Indian film director, cinematographer and graphic designer. His first film Asha Jaoar Majhe or Labour of Love, released in 2014 which premiered at the 11th Venice Days section of the Venice International Film Festival, which won him the National Award for Best Debut in India.

Early life

Aditya Vikram Sengupta was born in Kolkata in 1983 to Sharmila Sengupta and Tridib Kumar Sengupta. He attended St. Xavier's Collegiate School and post-school, Aditya was accepted at the prestigious National Institute of Design in Paldi, Ahmedabad. After NID, he worked at Channel for a number of years as a promo and creative director before turning director full-time.

Career His first directorial venture was the Bengali film Asha Jaoar Majhe (English: Labour of Love) premiered at the 11th Venice Days at the Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2014.

According to Variety, Aditya's follow up film, Birthmark, a five country co-production between India, France, Norway, Luxembourg and Denmark, which was initially part of HAF Hong Kong Film Financing Forum, the Venice Gap Financing Market at the Venice Production Bridge and received production support from Luxembourg Film Fund and the Danish Film Institute was shelved because of reasons not disclosed by the production.

Aditya is developing three projects under his home production banner, For Films. First is Death of an Elephant based on a Bengali author Tarashankar Bandopadhyay's short story. The other two projects are Mandrake, a film on magic in Kolkata and an untitled documentary on Bollywood looked through a socio-cultural lens. 2021 Mayanagar Yes Yes Yes Yes 2025 Puratawn Yes 2025 Early Days Yes Executive Producer Awards and festival selections Venice International Film Festival (Venice Days)

AWARDS

National Film Award - WINNER Golden Lotus Award for Best Debut Film of a Director & WINNER Silver Lotus Award for Best Sound Design Venice International Film Festival (Venice Days) - WINNER Best Debut Director

BFI London Film Festival - WINNER Honorable Mention

New York Indian Film Festival - WINNER Best Film, WINNER Best Director, WINNER Best Script

Marrakesh International Film Festival - WINNER Best Director

Jaipur International Film Festival - WINNER Best Film

Abu Dhabi Film Festival - WINNER Jury Special Mention

FESTIVALS

International Film Festival of Rotterdam

AWARDS

MAMI Mumbai Film Festival - WINNER Silver Gateway Award & Gender Equality Award

FESTIVALS

Los Angeles Indian Film Festival | Kolkata International Film Festival Once Upon A Time In CalcuttaSUPPORTED BY Cinefondation L'Atelier - Cannes Film Festival |CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée) Sorfond |NFDC Film Bazaar