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DIRECTOR

A D I T Y A   V I K R A M   S E N G U P T A

Aditya is from Calcutta, India. He studied literature before pursuing studies in a reputed school of design. After specialising in graphic design, he trained himself in animation and film making. His student short films have screened at various international festivals and his paintings have been showcased in galleries across India.

His debut feature film LABOUR OF LOVE premiered at Venice 2014 where it won the FEDEORA award for Best Debut Film. The film has since featured at several festivals including Rotterdam, London & Busan among others and won several international awards. LABOUR OF LOVE also received 2 Indian National Film Awards in 2015 including the prestigious Best Debut Film award.

PRODUCERS

M A G I C  H O U R  F I L M S

MAGIC HOUR FILMS, and its Production Services subsidiary FILM IN INDIA are award winning production companies with offices in Bombay, New Delhi, Pondicherry and Singapore.

Established in 2008, MAGIC HOUR FILMS produces Feature Films, Documentaries and TV Commercials. Our productions include a feature film for ARTE (France): “Alexandra David Neel – J’irai au Pays des Neiges”, “The Science of Compassion” a documentary by internationally acclaimed director Shekhar Kapur and others for National Geographic Channel & Discovery Channel. TVCs for Volkswagen, Honda, BMW, Nissan, Fiat, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Diageo, Viber, FedEx among others reputed brands. Magic Hour Films also provided production support on the Oscar winning feature film “Life of Pi” directed by Ang Lee.

Our recent awards include “Best Documentary Programme” Award for Danger Zone – Kabul at the Asian Television Awards in Singapore. A silver and a bronze for its TVC for Forest Essentials “Warrior Princess” at the Abbys, the Oscars of Indian advertising.

F O R   F I L M S,   I N D I A

Established in 2013, FOR FILMS was started with a view to creating quality cinema for a globally discerning audience. As the name suggests, the company’s raison d’être is everything that is film related and is a binding passion for each member of the team.

Their first film was the award winning Labour Of Love (Asha Jaoar Majhe) directed by founder and inhouse director Aditya Vikram Sengupta. FOR FILMS has also produced several commercial advertising films for reputed international and Indian brands.

FOR FILMS is presently engaged in developing two distinctly original feature films including Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s "Jonaki" & "Memories And My Mother".

C A T H E R I N E   D U S S A R T   P R O D U C T I O N S,   F R A N C E

Since 1994, Catherine Dussart has produced and coproduced feature films and documentaries through her company CDP. Credits include : Kalo Pothi by Min Bahadur Bham (Venice Film Festival Fedeora Award : best picture 2015), Chauthi Koot by Gurvinder Singh (screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival) The Missing Picture by Rithy Panh (Cannes Film Festival 2013 – Un certain regard Award, Oscar nominated), Araf by Y. Ustaoglu (Venice, Abu Dhabi Black Pearl Award, Tokyo 2012), Goltzius by Peter Greenway (Rome 2012), Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell by R. Panh (Cannes 2011) and many more.

Memories And My Mother
Forthcoming work by Director

In the rapidly changing city of Calcutta, Manu tries to hold on to his ancestral house while his cousins Bhaskar and Dolly are at the centre of the city's shift. A cathartic moment leads to their unravelling. Based on real events, the film is an absurd fairy tale that explores the confusions of a degenerating city.

"Memories And My Mother”, is still under development and will be an international co-production. The project is the first ever Bengali language feature to be a part of Cinefondations’ L’Atelier at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016, it was also a part of the NFDC’s co production market at the Film Bazaar in 2015. MAMM has received funding from France’s CNC (Cinema du Monde) and has Catherine Dessert Productions, France and Barentsfilm, Norway on board as co producers. The project is seeking additional funding from Indian or International producers and funds.

Labour Of Love (Asha Jaoar Majhe)
Previous work by Director

Aditya Vikram Sengupta's debut feature was the award winning "Labour Of Love". The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2014 where it won the FEDEORA for best Debut Film. "Labour Of Love" has featured at over 70 international film festivals including Rotterdam, Busan, London, Tallinn, Munich, Marrakech, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi and IFFLA and has won 13 awards internationally. The film was also feted with 2 awards at the National Film Awards 2015 including the prestigious golden lotus for Best Debut Film.

for any further enquiry please email
jonaki@magichourfilms.net