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Dhvani Desai
Dhvani Desai
Born
Mumbai
NationalityIndian
Alma materElphinstone College
SVKM's NMIMS
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
Known forAnimation Filmmaker

Dhvani Desai (born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an international and Indian award-winning animation filmmaker and a poet. She is best known for her animation film " Manpasand - the Perfect Match " produced by the Children's Film Society of India (an autonomous body of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India[1]). " Chakravyuh " ( The Vicious Circle ), her another film about promoting awareness of India's Right to Information Act (RTI) was produced by the Films Division and released publicly on the occasion of the 8th Anniversary of the RTI Act by the Public Concern for Governance Trust ( PCGT) led by Padmabhushan Shri Julieo Rebeiro, Indian Merchants' Chamber ( IMC ) Anti Corruption Cell and Bombay Chartered Accountants Society in Mumbai. Her animation studio Metamorphosis has produced numerous animations and special effects for advertising films.[2]

Early life

Born in Mumbai,Desai hails from a well respected illustrious family. Her father Dr.Sudhir Desai is an acclaimed poet, thinker, scholar and her mother Tarinibahen Desai is a distinguished modern short story writer in Gujarati .[2] Her elder sister Sanskritirani Desai is also a leading Gujarati poet.[2] and her brother Sanskar Desai a senior documentary filmmaker.Her grandfather late Surendrarai Bhaurai Desai, a lawyer and a known social reformist in the region had worked extensively for the upliftment and rights of the tribals. His life and work has been mentioned in the textbooks of Primary & Secondary grade education of Gujarat.

At an early age, she started painting and writing poetry. She also acted in children's professional plays, and travelled across Gujarat to perform on stage. She also appeared on TV and Radio as a child artiste.

Career

Desai holds a Bachelor of Science in Statistics from Elphinstone College, Mumbai and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from the SVKM's NMIMS, Mumbai. She joined the Government Law College, Mumbai to pursue law before she gained a post-graduation diploma in Computer Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.[3]

Desai entered the field of animation in 1991.[2] She worked as a trainee at a computer animation studio, where she learnt 2D animation. After this, she joined Xavier's Institute of Communication in Mumbai for formal training in 3D animation, before working in two animation studios.[3] Desai then joined the Computer Graphiti (at the time, a pioneer studio in the field of Indian animation), before establishing her own animation studio Metamorphosis in Mumbai.[2][3]

Desai co-directed a short animation film The Mahatma with her elder brother depicting the principles of Gandhiji,[2] which was produced by the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation. The film was selected at the Tehran International Animation Festival in 2001 and at the Mumbai International Film Festival.[2]

Desai directed the 12-minute long[4] Children's Film Society of India-produced Manpasand  — The Perfect Match.[2] It was screened three times at the 9th Hamburg Children's Short Film Festival.,[2][5] and won a Bronze World Medal in the Home Video – Children's Programmes category at the 2008 New York Festival's Film and Video Awards.[2][6] The Panchatantra-based tale (using the Vaishnavite Sanjhi art style, a form of stencil art[7] took over two years to make, with 42 artists working on it.[2][8]

Her film Chakravyuh a first ever animation film on a legal act created movement among the masses to file Right to Information RTI applications to solve problems of a common man.She received an honour from the Government of India as this film is uploaded on the RTI portal of India, a Government website.She has also been awarded from DOPT and YASHADA, Govt of India for this film to help the masses.This short film was shown before the main movie in theater halls throughout India.

Her films have got nominated in many international film festivals[9] including festivals in Germany, Canada, Greece, Poland, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Sweden, Kenya, Holland, Austria, Taiwan, Turkey, California, Iran, Hollywood etc and India . Her film has also been selected as the Inaugural film at the IARWT Asian Women's Film Festival in New Delhi in 2008. Desai expressed surprise when her film "Manpasand" had not been considered for the Mumbai International Film Festival in 2008 when it had won international awards and several nominations in international film festivals.[6]

Desai has been mentioned in research journals and encyclopedias on Animation including Animation a World History 2015 by Giannalberto Bendazzi and Animation in South Asia Research by Dr John Lent, Temple Univ,U.S.A

Desai has also worked on cartoon and animated titles produced by the National Film Development Corporation of India.[8]

Awards

  • Gold Remi Award, 41st World Fest Houston, U.S.A. 2008 (for Manpasand — The Perfect Match)[10][11]
  • Bronze World Medal 2008 New York Film Festival[12][13][14]
  • Silver Award (Best First Short Fiction of a Director), Indian Documentary Producer's Association, 2007[15][16]
  • Girnar Award, Bruhad Mumbai Gujarati Samaj, 2009[citation needed]
  • Rotary Award for Excellence in Animation, Rotary Club, Mumbai, 2008[citation needed]
  • Woman's Achiever Award for Excellence in the Field of Animation, Giant's International, Mumbai, 2010
  • Diploma Prix Danube, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Award for Best Practices in RTI, DOPT,Govt of India and Yashada 2013
  • Most Popular Film Award, Mumbai International Film Festival MIFF 2014
  • Award from Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Govt of India 2014

Other achievements

  • Invited to be as a member of International Grand Jury at the New York Festivals Television & Film Awards 2011, 2012
  • Invited to be an International Juror at the New York Festivals Television & Film Awards 2009 and 2010[17]
  • Member of the Jury for the Indian Documentary Producers Association awards
  • Member of Jury at the Third Eye Asian Film Festival
  • Member of Jury at the Pune International Film Festival PIFF
  • Invited to conduct various workshops on animation at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.[citation needed]

and Jury in several other film festivals in India.

References

  1. ^ "Dhvani Desai wins Bronze World Medal at NYF Film awards". Afaqs. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kumar, Mala (16 March 2008). "Colours that still communicate". The Hindu. Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India: The Hindu Group. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Birnur, Esha (7 July 2007). "Dhvani Desai Odyysey of an artist: From Ad Films to Short Films". Animationxpress.com. IndianTelevision.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  4. ^ Nath, Dipanita (10 March 2008). "To Brajbhoomi for animation". Screen India. Indian Express Group. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  5. ^ Nath, Dipanita (13 March 2008). "Drawing Attention". The Indian Express. Indian Express Group. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Animator MIFFed at being ignored". The Times of India. The Times Group. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Dhvani Desai takes folk art to Hollywood". Televisionpoint.com. Bhash Media. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  8. ^ a b Pradesh, Andhra (18 November 2007). "When art merges with animation". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  9. ^ Kashyap, Archita (26 February 2008). "Indian animation film Manpasand awarded in NY". IBN Live. Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India: Global Broadcast News. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  10. ^ "REMI Winners List 2008". WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. September 2008. Archived from the original (XLS) on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "CFSI film 'Manpasand' bags award at Houston Festival". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  12. ^ "New York Festivals 2008 Film & Video Awards Winners Booklet" (PDF). New York, US: New York Festivals. 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  13. ^ "Annual Report for the Year 2007-2008". Children's Film Society of India. 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  14. ^ "Cut-out a soulmate". India Info. DB Corp Ltd. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  15. ^ "IDPA Awards for Excellence 2007". Indian Documentary Producer's Association. 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  16. ^ "Colours of Konkan bags three awards at IDPA". IndianTelevision.com. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  17. ^ "Television and Film Awards 2010: Judging Information". New York, US: New York Festivals. 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

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