Chaitanya Tamhane (born 1 March 1987) is an Indian filmmaker, known for the 2014 Marathi courtroom drama ''

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''. It was announced as India's official submission for the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film examines the Indian legal system through the trial of an aging folk singer in a lower court in Mumbai. ''

'' is Tamhane's directorial debut for a

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film. His previous work includes the short film ''Six Strands'', of which he was also the writer and director, as well as producer. For ''Court'', Tamhane was nominated for best

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at the 9th Asian Film Awards and won best director at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival, among many other awards and honors. In 2018, Tamhane served as the creative producer for the

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film '' Balekempa''. Tamhane's second directorial feature, '' The Disciple'' (2020) premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. At Venice, the film won FIPRESCI award presented by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique) and the Best Screenplay award. Tamhane participated in the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, he was the protégé of

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during the filming of '' Roma'', this resulted in Cuarón being the Executive Producer of '' The Disciple''

Filmography

As producer only * '' Balekempa'' (2018) – Consulting producer

Awards

* Best Feature Film ''

'' at 62nd National Film Awards, 2015 * Best Film ''

'' at

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, 2015. * Best Asian Feature Film, ''

'' at Singapore International Film Festival, Silver Screen Awards 2014 * Best Screenplay, ''The Disciple'' at

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, Venice Film Festival 2020 * Best Screenplay, ''The Disciple'' at 15th Asian Film Awards 2021

References

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