Pradipta Bhattacharya is an award-winning filmmaker, scriptwriter, and editor who works across various cinematic genres. He began his career in the creative industries as a graphic and interactive CD designer before transitioning to filmmaking.
He completed a certificate course in Multimedia and Web Technology from MTDRC, School of Education Technology, Jadavpur University, and Zee Interactive Learning Systems (2001). He then pursued a Postgraduate Diploma in Cinema with a specialization in Editing from Roopkala Kendro, Kolkata (an Indo-Italian institute for film and social communication) from 2002 to 2004.
As a director, he has worked on five full-length feature films (including telefilms), seven short fiction films, four documentaries, and one animation film. His films are considered pathbreaking and have received critical acclaim from audiences, media, and critics.
His Bengali-language feature film Bakita Byaktigato (The Rest is Personal), which he wrote and directed, won the 61st National Film Award for Best Film in Bengali (2013). His films have been curated at numerous festivals and programs in India and abroad. Bakita Byaktigato was showcased at the Indian Film Festival, Habitat Centre, New Delhi, as well as various festivals in the USA and Japan, including those in Seattle, Denver, Texas, and Tokyo, along with the Trichur International Film Festival, Delhi International Film Festival, Darpan Film Festival (Singapore), Mangalore Film Festival, and the Liberating Cinema Series at Saint Andrews University, Scotland.
His short feature film Dheu (The Waves) was selected for the Kerala International Short Film Festival (2015), Mumbai International Film Festival (2016), Kolkata International Film Festival (2016), Edinburgh Indian Film Festival (2017), San Mauro International Film Festival (Italy, 2018), and the Culture-Y Film Festival (Scotland, 2017).
Apart from the National Award in 2013, he received the Best Director and Best Film awards for Kotha Theke Je Kee Hoye Galo (How Did It All Happen?) and Pinky I Love You at the Protidin Tele Awards (2008, 2009). Both films also won the Best Actor award.
His short fiction film Biswas Nao Korte Paren (You May Not Believe It) (2007) received critical acclaim and won the Best Indian Film award at the 4th Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival (2007). It was also one of the two best short films in the Sony Pix Short Film Festival (2008), which was broadcast on Sony Pix Channel. Additionally, it won Best Film (under 30 minutes) at the Fulmarxx International Shorts Festival, Ahmedabad (2008), along with awards for Best Film of the Festival (all categories) and Best Editing.
His latest feature film, Rajlaxmi and Shrikanta (inspired by Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay's novel), for which he handled story, script, editing, and direction, was completed in 2019 and awaits release.
Apart from filmmaking, he is actively involved in teaching and organizing film festivals. He conducts regular classes and workshops on editing for young filmmakers.
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