Teenaa Kaur Pasricha
Quick Facts
Biography
Teenaa Kaur Pasricha is an Indian filmmakerand screenwriter best known for her documentary film 1984, When the Sun didn't Rise which won India'sNational Film Award for Best Investigative Film, announced on 13 April 2018 by Government of Indiaappointed jury headed by filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor.
Career
Teenaa Kaur got prestigious “AND” fund from Busan International Film Festival’s prestigious funding 2015 for the film. She won New Voices Fellowship from Time Warner Foundation supported Asia Society, New York for her feature film script The Red Autumn. She is a Production and Industrial Engineering Graduate from M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur.
Her other films are on environment and wildlife conservation. The deer,tree and me is a creative documentary, was nominated for Best Documentary in Mumbai International Film Festival, (MIFF) 2016. It was premiered in SiGNS Film Festival, Kochi 2015 and also screened in Kolkata International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) film festival, 2016.
In Symphony with Earth was broadcast on National Geographic and Fox History. The Woods are Calling has been made for Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT). It has been broadcast on Doordarshan, Dhaka International Film Festival 2018, Quotes from the Earth film festival 2018.
Filmography
- 1984, When the Sun Didn't Rise (2017)
- The Woods are Calling (2017)
- The deer, tree and me (2015)
- In Symphony with Earth (2012)
- Hola! The Mighty Colors (2011)
Awards and nominations
- 2018 - Wonfor the Best Investigative Film at the 65th National Film Awards for 1984, When the Sun Didn't Rise
- 2018 - Nominated for the National Competition at the Mumbai International Film Festival for 1984, When the Sun Didn't Rise
- 2016 - Nominated for the Best Documentary at the Mumbai International Film Festival for The deer, tree and me