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Ravneet Singh Chadha | |
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| Born | RAVNEET SINGH CHADHA 13 December 1963 |
| Alma mater | Government College for Girls, Punjab, India |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Director, Producer (Filmmaker) |
| Years active | 2007—present |
| Notable work |
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| Awards | Best Short Film – Oct 2007
Kenya International Film Festival,Kenya. Jury’s Special Mention – Nov. 2008 Ameins International Film Festival -‐ France Best Children Film – Aug 2008 Lola Screen Children’s Film Festival-‐ Kenya Best East African Talent – June 2008 Zanzibar International Festival -‐ Tanzania Best Short Film – June 2008 Zanzibar International Festival -‐ Tanzania Best Short Film – May 2008 Cannes Film Festival – May 2008 -‐ France Best East African Short Film – Feb. 2008 Amakula International Festival-‐ Uganda Cinecinema Price , Best Short Film 2008 Ameins International Film Festival,France Best Short Film Jury’s Price – 2009 Taarifa international Film Festival -‐Spain Best Short Film Audience’s Award – 2009 Taarifa international Film Festival -‐Spain |
Ravneet Chadha[1] was born and raised in India. She studied Psychology as her Bachelor’s degree. She then went onto to study Business in Toronto, Canada, and lived there for seven years. She is currently married and lives in Nairobi, Kenya with her husband and two children.
Ravneet was in financial services a few years ago, till one day she had a powerful urge to tell her own stories and made the shift from Finance to Filmmaking. She has written, directed and produced four short films. The last film was on the same theme as Subira,[2] Subira-short film won 10 international awards worldwide and was distribution in France’s Cinecinema channel ,Spain and Brussels in Europe.
She is currently working hard to produce her debut feature film.
Early life
[edit]Ravneet Sippy Chadha was born in Chandigarh, India. She was sent to a British Boarding school at five years of age, in Simla, India.
She felt stifled by the many rules that she had to follow there, very different from her affectionate Punjabi joint family upbringing. Upon reaching adulthood, Sippy had a strong urge to tell her stories[3] where her unique voice would be heard through the powerful medium of films that have a worldwide outreach.
Personal life
[edit]Sippy is married to a Businessman and lives in Nairobi with her two teenage children.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Subira | Writer,Director,Producer | Short Film
Prizes and Awards 1. Best Short Film – Oct 2007 Kenya International Film Festival -‐Kenya 2. Jury’s Special Mention – Nov. 2008 Ameins International Film Festival -‐ France 3. Best Children Film – Aug 2008 Lola Screen Children’s Film Festival-‐ Kenya 4. Best East African Talent – June 2008 Zanzibar International Festival -‐ Tanzania 5. Best Short Film – June 2008 Zanzibar International Festival -‐ Tanzania 6. Best Short Film – May 2008 Cannes Film Festival – May 2008 -‐ France 7. Best East African Short Film – Feb. 2008 Amakula International Festival-‐ Uganda 8. Cinecinema Price , Best Short Film 2008 Ameins International Film Festival-‐ France 9. Best Short Film Jury’s Price – 2009 Taarifa international Film Festival -‐Spain 10. Best Short Film Audience’s Award[4] – 2009 Taarifa international Film Festival -‐Spain |
| 2006 | Tick Tock | Writer,Director,Producer | Short Film |
| 2006 | Kibera Kid | Producer | Short Film |
| 2008 | Charcoal Traffic | Producer | Short Film |
Festival Screenings
[edit]- Kenya International Film Festival in Nairobi, Kenya- Oct 2007 Amakula International Film Festival in Kampala, Uganda – Feb 2008 Brooklyn Arts Film Festival in Brooklyn, USA - 2008
- Cannes Short Film Corner, France – May 2008
- Zanzibar International Film Festival, Zanzibar, Tanzania – June 2008 Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival, Turkey - 2008 Cypress Film Festival, Cypress - 2008
- Obenhausen International Film Festival - 2008 Osian's Cinefan in New Delhi, India - July 2009
- Palm Springs International Film festival, Palm Springs, California USA - 2008 Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival - 2008
- Lola Kenya Screens in Nairobi, Kenya – Sept. 2008 Chicago International Film Festival in Chicago, USA - 2008
- Tehran International Short Film Festival in Tehran, Iran - 2008 Africa in the Picture in Amsterdam, Netherlands - 2009
External links
[edit]Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Kenyan film directors
References
[edit]- ^ "Ravneet Sippy Chadha - Maisha Film Lab". Maisha Film Lab. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Kenyan film captures the bad and beautiful". Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "It's another season of fun and cultural tourism in Lamu". Daily Nation. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Ravneet "Sippy" Chadha – Festival de Cine Africano". www.fcat.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2018.