Siddharth Chauhan

Siddharth Chauhan, born in 1990, is an Indian Independent filmmaker from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.[1] He was awarded the "Youth Achiever" award by Hindustan Times Group in August 2014.[2] He is the first independent filmmaker from Himachal Pradesh to have taken his locally produced films outside India.[3]

Work and Awards

His docu-fiction, Boys Don't Wear Nailpolish!, based on a sensitive gender issue, was awarded "The Golden Halo Award".[4] Apart from this the film was screened at several other film festivals in India and abroad, including Mumbai International Queer Film Festival & ViBGYOR Film Festival.[5][6]

Siddharth's latest independent production The Infinite Space; a story of a Tibetan buddhist monk who dares to believe in an old secret, had its premiere at the Gaiety Theatre, Shimla. The Film was also screened at International Film Festival of Kerala and was selected by the University of Manchester UK for their Insight Film Curation scheme 2015.[7][8]

Filmography

  1. Peace is nowhere! (Short Film, 2012)
  2. Boys Don't Wear Nailpolish! (Short Film, 2013)
  3. The Infinite Space (Short Film, 2014–15)
  4. PaPa (Short Film, 2016)

References

  1. ↑ "Shimla talent Sidharth takes to films | Hill Post". Hillpost.in. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Beyond Clichés, Shattering stereotypes". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  3. ↑ https://himachalwatcher.com/2015/11/30/shimla-based-young-filmmakers-short-film-selected-for-paris-film-festival-2015/
  4. ↑ "Shimla boy bags award at international short film festival". Hindustantimes.com. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  5. ↑ "ViBGYOR | Film Festival". Vibgyorfilm.org. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  6. ↑ "List of Films Playing at KASHISH 2014 - KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival". Mumbaiqueerfest.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  7. ↑ "Vision by Lense – Boys Don't Wear Nailpolish | Keekli". Keekli.in. 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  8. ↑ "FILM SCREENING: "The Infinite Space - PREMIERE" + "Boys Don't Wear Nailpolish!"". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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