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What happens when you hand a camera to a group of children to make a film?
Directed by Prithvi Konanur | 2019
Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra
A former software professional, and alumnus of the New York Film Academy, Prithvi Konanur made his debut feature film for the Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai. Railway Children, his second feature won many nominations and awards, including the National Film Award and two Karnataka State Film Awards. His films have been screened variously. This is his first documentary.
Rajiv Mehrotra is the founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama (For more, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrotra).
PSBT is a not-for-profit that has nurtured and supported the production of independent documentary films by a diversity of filmmakers from across India. Over two decades, it has produced close to 700 documentary films, each film averaging two film festival selections and every second film an award. (Read more here: www.psbt.org, civilsocietyonline.com/cinema/psbt-story-630-films-230-awards-400-filmmakers/, psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OnGlobalScreens-Article.pdf, thehindu.com/features/cinema/in-the-channels-of-trust/article3942019.ece, psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PSBT-Real-Films-on-Real-India.jpg)
PSBT is led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, with Fali Nariman and Kiran Karnik. From its inception in 2000, Tulika Srivastava was a key member of the Team, joined in 2005, by Ridhima Mehra.
Credits
Associate Director: Ramachandra Hosur
Script Writer: Prithvi Konanur
Cinematographers: Vishnu Prasad, P. Somanath
Sound Recordist: Prateek Kannad
Editor: Shivkumara Swamy
Produced by PSBT, for and in partnership with Doordarshan India.
psbt.org/; ddindia.gov.in
For festival and screening queries, please write to us at distribution@psbt.org
Last updated: June 2020
What happens when you hand a camera to a group of children to make a film?
Directed by Prithvi Konanur | 2019
Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra
A former software professional, and alumnus of the New York Film Academy, Prithvi Konanur made his debut feature film for the Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai. Railway Children, his second feature won many nominations and awards, including the National Film Award and two Karnataka State Film Awards. His films have been screened variously. This is his first documentary.
Rajiv Mehrotra is the founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama (For more, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrotra).
PSBT is a not-for-profit that has nurtured and supported the production of independent documentary films by a diversity of filmmakers from across India. Over two decades, it has produced close to 700 documentary films, each film averaging two film festival selections and every second film an award. (Read more here: www.psbt.org, civilsocietyonline.com/cinema/psbt-story-630-films-230-awards-400-filmmakers/, psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OnGlobalScreens-Article.pdf, thehindu.com/features/cinema/in-the-channels-of-trust/article3942019.ece, psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PSBT-Real-Films-on-Real-India.jpg)
PSBT is led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, with Fali Nariman and Kiran Karnik. From its inception in 2000, Tulika Srivastava was a key member of the Team, joined in 2005, by Ridhima Mehra.
Credits
Associate Director: Ramachandra Hosur
Script Writer: Prithvi Konanur
Cinematographers: Vishnu Prasad, P. Somanath
Sound Recordist: Prateek Kannad
Editor: Shivkumara Swamy
Produced by PSBT, for and in partnership with Doordarshan India.
psbt.org/; ddindia.gov.in
For festival and screening queries, please write to us at distribution@psbt.org
Last updated: June 2020
