Shabnam Virmani

Shabnam Virmani is a documentary film maker. She has also been an artist-in-residence at the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore since 2002. A co-founder of the Drishti Media Arts and Human Rights Collective, Virmani has directed several documentaries, some of which have won awards. She's also a composer and festivities participant.

Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein, a documentary film by Virmani on the poet-saint part, won the Special Jury Prize at the 58th National Awards in June 2011.

The award was granted in acknowledgement of the film's power to expose the nuances of, and remedial suggestions to, the Kabir community.

Awards and nominations

Had-Anhad (Bounded-Boundless) Journeys with Ram and Kabir

1st Prize (shared), One Billion Eyes Documentary Film Festival, August 2009, Chennai Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, 5–9 November, New York City World Performing Arts Festival, Nov 2008, Lahore, Pakistan Bangalore International Film Festival, Jan 2009, Bangalore, India Kala Ghoda Festival, Feb 2009, Mumbai Inaugural film, VIBGYOR International Film Festival, Feb 2009, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Chalo Hamara Des (Come to My Country) Journeys with Kabir and Friends One Billion Eyes Documentary Film Festival, August 2008, Chennai, India World Performing Arts Festival, Nov 2008, Lahore, Pakistan International Festival of Sacred Arts, Feb 2009 Delhi, India VIBGYOR International Film Festival, Feb 2009, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Koi Sunta Hai (Someone Listens) Journeys with Kumar and Kabir One Billion Eyes Documentary Film Festival, August 2008, Chennai, India World Performing Arts Festival, Nov 2008, Lahore, Pakistan VIBGYOR International Film Festival, Feb 2009, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein (In the Market Stands Kabir) Journeys with Kabir and Friends Special Jury Prize at the 58th National Awards, India, June 2011.

When Women Unite:The Story of an Uprising/Aadavallu Ekamaite Grand Prize, 6th Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival, 1997. Chingari Video Festival, Conference on South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 1996 Margaret Mead International Film Festival, New York City, 1997 Margaret Mead Travelling Film and Video Festival, 1997–98 Film South Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1997 5th Mumbai International Film Festival, 1998 Sakshi Film Festival, Bangalore, 1998 Prakriti Film Festival, Pune, 1999 New Delhi Video Festival, 1999

Tu Zinda Hai!/You Are Alive! Awarded Best Film in the Society & Development Category, International Video Festival (IVFEST), Thiruvananthapuram, 1995 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan, 1997 Chingari Video Festival, Conference of South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 1997 Film South Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1997 Prakriti Film Festival, Hyderabad, 1997 Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland, 1998

Umati Umang ni Damri/Hopes Soaring High Mumbai International Film Festival, Video Vista, 1996 Margaret Mead International Film Festival, New York, 1996 Margaret Mead Travelling Film Festival, USA, 1996–97

Kunjal Paanje Kutch Ji (Sarus Crane of our Kutch) Radio production Chameli Devi Jain Award for Women in Journalism, March 2001