Gautam Ghose - Awards and Participation

Awards and Participation

• Hungry Autumn (A documentary) Main Award Oberhausen Film Festival 1978)
• Land of Sand Dunes (A documentary on Rajasthan) National Award, Best Documentary film (1986))
• Meeting a Milestone (A documentary on Ustad Bismillah Khan) Special screening at Cannes (out of competition))
• Maa Bhoomi (Feature film in Telugu) National Film Award, Best Regional Film, Telugu (1980), Participated at Karlovyvary Film Festival, Cairo & Sidney Film Festivals
• Dakhal (Feature film in Bengali) National Award, Golden Lotus for Best Feature Film (1982], Silver Medal at Figuera De Foz, Portugal (1982), Ecumenical Jury Prize for Human Rights Festival at Strasbourg, France (1982). Also participated in London, Sidney, Locarno & Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival (1982)
• Paar (Feature film in Hindi) National Award for Best Actor (Naseeruddin Shah), Best Actress (Shabana Azmi), Best Hindi Feature Film (1985), Best Actor award Venice Film Festival(1985) Naseeruddin Shah, UNESCO Award at Venice Film Festival, Fipresci Awards, Red Cross Award at Verna Film Festival (1987). Filmare Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay, Participated in Montreal, Hawaii, Amsterdam, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles
• Awarded the Banga Bibhushan for lifetime achievement in film direction in 2012.
• Kalakar Awards