ABOUT US

About Us

NEZ International Film Festival (NIFF) stands for best of world cinemas in the categories of Feature Films, Short Films, Documentaries Films and Ad Films. A platform of NIFF is meant for bringing undiscovered pure talents before a larger audience of the world.

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I envision NIFF the way I dreamt of NEZ. NIFF would, now and in years to come, bind, nurture and expand talents of all hues in the world of Movies and Beyond. I believe talent comes at a price. The price of responsibility and humility. May our collective talents nurture the less fortunate. The proceeds from NIFF would go to mentor and encourage causes that plague the world. Education, Environment, and so many others issues. In the end I bow down before my master and parents for making my life worthy of this world.

God Bless

Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar

Founder and Mentor

Dear colleagues, Film makers and talents across the world, We at NEZ welcome you all to the ecstasy and festivity associated with 9th NEZ International Film Festival. I am thrilled to inform you that our Festival has already travelled to Italy and USA. We will have NIFF edition in Austria, Bulgaria, Moldova and many more countries in years to come. Let us enjoy the magic of cinema and please join me and my colleagues in the carnival that is NIFF.

Ms. Rita Jhawar

Chairperson

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Goutam Ghose is an Indian lm director, Actor, music director and cinematographer, who works primarily in Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy, in 1997. In 2012, the Government of West Bengal honored him with the Banga Bibhushan for lifetime achievement. Acknowledging his contributions to lm, he was awarded the Knighthood of the Star of the Italian Solidarity in July 2006. “New Earth” was his rst documentary followed by Hungry Autumn. Since then, he has made a number of feature lms and documentaries. Ghose was greatly inuenced by the movies of Akira Kurosawa, Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Rajen Tarafdar, Mrinal Sen and Ajoy Kar. His most successful lms were Padma Nadir Majhi, Kaalbela and Moner Manush.

Goutam Ghose

NEZ Golden Director Award

Aurora Film Corporation, Bengal's oldest active film enterprise, was founded by Anadi Nath Bose in 1911 as 'Aurora Cinema Co.' to showcase films across Bengal and beyond. It produced Bengal's first full-length feature film, Ratnakar, and seven silent films by 1921, alongside topical documentaries. In 1921, Bose established Aurora Film Corporation to distribute films in India and Southeast Asia. The post-independence era marked Aurora's golden age, producing acclaimed films like Raikamal, Jalsaghar, and Arogya Niketan, and distributing Pather Panchali. Under Anjan Bose, Aurora continues creating award-winning films and documentaries.

Anjan Bose

NIFF ICON Award

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Sudeshna Roy, a renowned Tollywood director, actor, and writer, began her career as an entertainment journalist before teaming up with Abhijit Guha. Known for urban middle-class romantic comedies, the duo debuted with Shudhu Tumi and gained acclaim with Teen Yaari Kotha, showcased at Osian's Cinefan, Bangkok, and Kolkata Film Festivals. Their cult classic Bapi Bari Jaa and Jodi Love Dilena Praane were featured in prestigious festivals, including IFFI Goa and Pune Film Festival. Benche Thakar Gaan opened the Kolkata International Film Festival, while Sraboner Dhara was showcased at KIFF 2019 and Toronto's IFFSA fest.

Sudeshna Roy

NEZ Golden Director Award
(Fatma Begum Award for Female Director)

Rituparna Sengupta, a celebrated Indian actress and producer, is known for her contributions to Bengali, Odia, and Hindi cinema. A National Award and Filmfare recipient, she rose to prominence in the late 1990s as one of Bengali cinema's most successful actresses, maintaining her top position for over 30 years. She debuted with the Bengali TV series Shwet Kapot and the Odia film Kotia Manish Gotiye Jaga. Her illustrious 35-year career includes iconic films like Dahan, Shwet Patharer Thala, Paromitar Ek Din, Anuranan, Praktan, Rajkahini, Ahaa Re, and Sasurbari Zindabad, among many others.

Rituparna Sengupta

NIFF ICON Award

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Golden Bridge Award

GOLDEN BRIDGE for WOMEN is an award constitution as part of NEZ Excellence Awards. This award strives to empower women from all walks of life and seek to celebrate the joys of womanhood. We need to rise above our narrow confines and see the world as a great place for growth and sisterhood.

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NIFF GLANCE

Meet Our Team

The people who make it happen

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Dalia Paul

Operations & Administration

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Mrs. Sabita-Bakhshi

Operations & Administration

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Tapasi Nag

Expert

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Partha Gupta
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Sankar Yadav

Operations & Administration

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Kalicharan Singh

Operations & Administration

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Saikat Saha

Designer