Socialise, Networking
Umesh Kulkarni
(Talented and Famous Film Director)
- 23/09/2022
- Melbourne, AUS
Umesh Kulkarni
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is a veteran Marathi film director He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India,Pune.
He is known for Marathi films such as Valu, Vihir, Deool , Highway , Masala to name a few. He is also known for short films such as Girni , Three Of Us, Vilay, Gaarud and Darshan.
He received a National Film award for Best Debut Director for his short film Girni. His other short film Three Of Us was also appreciated world wide.
Deool ,his feature film, received a National Film Award for best film in the year 2011.
We have the privilege to meet Umesh Kulkarni during Akhil Australia Sammelan. He will be conducting workshop on Short Films in Theatre in Kingston Hall. Curious to know what he will be conducting in the workshop ??
End to end journey of making short films which will include …..developing idea , writing a script, concept of shot, concept of mise en scene , pre production , production , post production…..interesting isn’t it.
Come and join us.
During this event we’ll cover
- A 2 and a half hour program containing screenings of multiple national award winning short films directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni followed by a discussion and an interactive session with the director.
- 1:30 hour – Screening
- 1:00 hour – Interaction
In the social pages....
- Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is an alumnus of the Film and Television institute of India. He graduated from the film school in the year of 2004. He has made 8 short films and 4 feature films so far. He is considered one of the most important contemporary voices in Indian cinema. His short fiction film titled „Girni‟ (Grinding machine) won several International and National level awards including 3 National awards for the best short film and presidents gold medal for best direction, the highest honor in India.
- Umesh has kept his love and passion for short films alive. His each short film has been screened in more than 10 international film festivals including the prestigious Clermont Ferrand, Rotterdam and Oberhausen. His short film “Three of Us” premiered in Berlinale Film Festival.
- He has been invited as jury in most prominent festivals like Clermont Ferrand which is considered the most impactful and influential short film festival in the world. Also he has worked as international jury in eminent festivals like Karlovy Vary film festival, Cairo film festival, Thai film festival, International Film Festival of Kerala. These festivals also conducted a retrospective of Umesh‟s short films.
- He made his first feature film, „Valu‟ (The wild bull) in 2008. „Valu‟ turned out to be a significant film for Marathi cinema in many ways. It is amongst the few Marathi films that kept the box office collection on an upward swing and also travelled to more than 30 International film festivals. „Valu‟ is the first Marathi film which world premiered at the prestigious „Rotterdam international film festival‟.
- Umesh‟s second feature, „Vihir‟ (The Well) is the first Marathi film to be produced under Mr. Amitabh Bachchan‟s production house, AB Corp. Ltd. It also was the second Marathi film which was selected at the coveted Berlin international film festival.
- „Deool‟ (Temple) is Umesh‟s third feature film. It won three National awards including the best feature film of the year. Umesh‟s fourth and his latest film, „Highway‟ was critically acclaimed for its representation of the cross section of society through an ensemble cast. The film was screened in the New York Indian film festival.
- Umesh has travelled extensively to present his films and to understand the way short films are perceived in different parts of the world. In order to encourage young filmmakers to make quality short films of international standards, Umesh started conducting an extensive short film making workshop which happens once in a year. This is the fourth year of the same and the response has been very positive from across our state. This workshop is designed specially to understand the nuances and finer details of short films as an independent medium.
- Umesh runs a short film club in his hometown, Pune where short films made across the globe are screened. These films include classics and contemporary work as well. He also runs a children‟s film club which showcases acclaimed films for children and interaction with the makers.
Program schedule
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
TBD
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
TBD
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
TBD
Speakers, guests or leaders
Umesh Kulkarni
Director
Padmashree Smita Kolhe
Social Work
Padmashree Dr. Ravindra Kolhe
Social Work
