Modhura Palit (ISC) is an
Indian cinematographer. She is the first Indian to receive the ''
Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens'' award at Cannes.
She studied
cinematography
Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography.
Cinematographers use a lens (optics), lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sen ...
from
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) is a film and television institute located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Named after renowned Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the institute provides higher and professional education and tech ...
(SRFTI). Member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC), Indian Women Cinematographers Collective (IWCC) as well as of the Eastern India Cinematographers Association (EICA), she is part of the Busan Asian Film Academy (AFA), and she took part in the Looking China Youth Film Project in 2015. She was part of Berlinale Talents 2023 under Berlin International Film Festival. She has received PESGSPC" Honorary Membership for the Outstanding Contribution to International Art Photography by Cyprus Pascal English School and Greek School Photography Club and the PESGSPC Grand Progress Award "GPA - By FIAP (Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique). She was also in board of Jury in ImagineIndia International Film Festival Madrid. She is the recipient of the Shera Bangali Award for Cinema in 2024, presented by ABP Ananda.
She was awarded the ''
Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography (Special Encouragement Award for promising cinematographer)'' at the
2019 Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president for the main competition. South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho won the , the festival's top prize, fo ...
making her the first Indian to win this award.
She received the award alongside legendary cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, who received the lifetime achievement award for cinematography.
She has been working on over 30 short-films, tvc, documentaries, corporate films and feature films. Her work includes a wide range of films that have been both critically and commercially acclaimed. She is known for her masterful visual work in films like Ami O Manohar, Bahadur-the brave, Amar Colony, Tekka, Kishmish, Dilkhush, Naxalbari, Ek duaa, Dabaru, Kacher Manush, Kothamrito, The PaperBoy, Aator etc. Watchmaker – experimental feature film Modhura shot is part of Dhaka University film studies curriculum. The films she has worked in has won multiple awards in India and in other prestigious film festivals across the world. She is currently the most prolific female cinematographer working in eastern India, championing and inspiring the inclusion of more women in the technical field in filmmaking.
Bahadur - the Brave won New Directors at San Sebastián International Film Festival (first indian film to win this award) and Silver Gateway Award at Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival 2023.
Amar Colony won Special Jury award at PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022 and Best Debut Director Award at Kerala International Film festival 2022
Ami O Manohar won best Debut Director award at Kerala International Film Festival 2018
Ek Duaa has won the special mention award at the National Film Awards in 2023.
Filmography
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Bengali film cinematographers
Living people
Cinematographers from West Bengal
Year of birth missing (living people)