Anand Patwardhan - Filmography

Filmography

• 1971: 'Waves of Revolution' (Kraanti Ki Tarangein), this film first of his films was on government repression in Bihar Movement.
• 1978: 'Prisoners of Conscience' (Zameer ke Bandi), a film on political prisoners in The Emergency (India)
  • The Tyne Award, Tyneside Festival, UK, 1982.
• 1981: 'A Time to Rise' (Uthan da Vela): Concerns Indian immigrant farm workers’ efforts to unionize in Canada.
  • Grand Prize: Tyneside International Film Festival, UK in 1982
  • Silver Dove: Leipzig International Film Festival in 1982.
• 1985: Bombay: Our City (Hamara Shahar): Everyday survival issues of slum dwellers in Bombay.
  • National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film 1986
  • Special Jury Award, Cinema du reel, France, 1986
  • Filmfare Award for Best Documentary, 1986
• 1990: 'In Memory of Friends' (Una Mitran Di Yaad Pyaari): On rebuilding communal harmony in Punjab.
  • National Film Award for Best Investigative Film, 1990
  • Silver Conch, Mumbai International Film Festival in 1990 Anand Patwardhan Films.
  • Special Jury Award, Mannheim International Film festival, 1990
• 1992: Ram ke Nam ('In the Name of God'). On the rise of Hindu Nationalism and the demolition of the Babri Mosque.
  • National Film Award for Best Investigative Film, 1992
  • Filmfare Award for Best Documentary 1996
  • Best Documentary Film at Fribourg International Film Festival, 1993
  • Citizen's Prize, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, 1993.
• 1993: We are not your Monkeys: An Islamist critic to epic Ramayana through a music video.
• 1995: Pitr, Putr aur Dharmayuddha ('Father, Son and Holy War') Concerns the patriarchal roots of violence in India.
  • National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues and National Film Award for Best Investigative Film, 1996;
  • Toronto Film Festival, 1994
  • Special Jury Prize, Vancouver Film Festival, 1994
  • Special Jury Award, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, 1995
  • Grand Prize, Jerusalem International Film Festival, 1996.
• 1996: 'A Narmada Diary': Introduces the Narmada Bachao Andolan of Gujarat.
  • Grand Prize at the Earth Vision Film Festival in 1996;
  • Filmfare Award for Best Documentary 1996.
• 1996: 'Occupation: Mill Worker': Chronicles the actions of mill workers who, after a four-year lockout, forcibly occupied The New Great Eastern Mill in India.
• 1998: 'Fishing: In the Sea of Greed': Response of fishing communities in India and Bangladesh, to industrial-scale fishing.
• 1998: Ribbons for Peace: An anti-nuke music video.
• 2002: 'War and Peace', Jang Aur Aman. Traces the development of nuclear weapons by India and Pakistan.
  • Grand Prize at the Earth Vision Film Festival in 2002
  • Best Film at Mumbai International Film Festival in 2002
  • FIPRESCI International Critics' Award at Sydney Film Festival in 2002
  • Best Documentary in Karachi International Film Festival in 2003
  • National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film, India, 2004, etc.
• 2011:"Jai Bhim Comrade"- a documentary film based on a real incident- the killing of 10 dalits by police in Mumbay 1997