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Nandan Saxena

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Nandan Saxena
Master Class by Nandan Saxena on New & Emerging Digital Camera Technologies, at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2014), in Panaji, Goa on November 25, 2014.jpg
Saxena, IFFI 2014
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
EducationJournalism
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, journalist
SpouseKavita Bahl
Awards3 National Film Awards

Nandan Saxena is a multi National Film Award winning Indian documentary filmmaker.[1][2] He has won National film Awards thrice.

Saxena receiving Rajat Kamal award from 12th Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, at National Film Awards (2011), held in 2012

Awards

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Year Award(s) Category Film Result Ref(s).
2014 National Film Awards Best Environment Film Including Agriculture I Cannot Give You My Forest Won [3]
2013 Special Mention Candles In The Wind [3]
2011 Best Investigative Film Cotton for My Shroud [3]

Selected filmography

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  • I Cannot Give You My Forest (2014)
  • Cotton for My Shroud (2011)
  • Candles In The Wind (2013)
  • Wings [4]
  • A stitch in time [5]

Personal life

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Saxena's parents were teachers.[6] He studied journalism.[7] He is married to Kavita Bahl, an Indian filmmaker.[8] The couple quit journalism on returning to Delhi in 1996 and took on film-making.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Once Upon a Forest". The Indian Express. India: The Indian Express. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Filmmaking is not about technology only; it's an art of storytelling through camera –Nandan Saxena". pib.gov.in. India: Government of India. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Nandan Saxena Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Nandan Saxena :Times of India Entertainment". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. India: The Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. ^ Saxena, Nandan; Programme (India), United Nations Development (1900). "Wings". Trove, National Library of Australia. Australia: Government of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ Saxena, Nandan; Bahl, Kavita; Programme (India), United Nations Development (1900). "A stitch in time". Trove, National Library of Australia. Australia: Government of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ^ "The Root Runs Deep". The Indian Express. India: The Indian Express. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. ^ sreenivasan, deepthi (19 November 2015). "Docu couple in town". Deccan Chronicle. India: Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. ^ Datta, Sravasti (18 April 2012). "Telling suppressed stories". The Hindu. India. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Selfless endeavour". Hindustan Times. India: Hindustan Times. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2020.