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Fr. Gaston Roberge (? - August 26, 2020) was a French-Canadian Jesuit priest; film theorist; pioneer of the film appreciation movement in India; founder of Chitrabani, the oldest media training institute of Eastern India; former president of Unda/OCIC-India; and author of over 35 books on cinema, communication, and spirituality. He made India his home and won an Indian National Film Award Special Mention for Best Writing on Cinema for the year 1998[1][2][3][4][5] The ceremony took place on 15 February 2000 and the awards were given by then President of India, K. R. Narayanan. Gaston Rogerge was a close friend of Satyajit Ray[6]

Awards & accolades

  • National Film Award Special Mention for Best Writing on Cinema
  • Lifetime Achievement Award by Bimal Roy Memorial & Film Society | "For establishing the unique enabling institution of Chitrabani and thus pioneering film academia in India as well as cultivating and nurturing several generations of cineastes and filmmakers."[7]

Documentary on Fr. Gaston Roberge

  • Master Preacher of Film Theory by National Award winning filmmaker KG Das[8]

References

  1. ^ "46th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ "46th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ "46th National Film Awards (PIB - Feature films)". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. ^ "46th National Film Awards (PIB - Non-Feature films)". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  5. ^ "46th National Film Awards (PIB - Writing)". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  6. ^ Chattopadhyay, Suhrid Sankar (11 August 2006). "Unlikely colleagues". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "Fr. Gaston Roberge Honoured in Mumbai". Signis. 1 December 2012.
  8. ^ A Chatterji, Shoma (11 February 2011). "Father Gaston Roberge – A Master Teacher of Film Theories". Learning and Creativity.