Haobam Paban Kumar : Award Winning Film Director
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Haobam Paban Kumar : Award Winning Film Director

Bio-data : HAOBAM PABAN KUMAR

Scriptwriter, Director and Producer
Born in July 10, 1976 Imphal, INDIA
P. G. Diploma in Direction & Screenplay Writing at S. R. F. T. I. Kolkata
Satyajit Ray Film & TV Institute

ADDRESS
Uripok Haobam Dewan Leikai

PRESENT & FORMER

o Executive Board Member, Manipur State Film Development Society, Imphal
o Academic Council Member, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata.
o Empanelled Producer of PPC (NE), Doordarshan, Guwahati
o Empanelled Producer of Doordarshan Kendra Imphal
o Empanelled Producer of Doordarshan Kendra Kohima
o Empanelled Producer of NCSTC, Dept of Sc & Technology, Govt. of India
o Empanelled Producer of NEMFo Project Gyandarshan, IGNOU, New Delhi
o Freelance Producer of EMMRC, Manipur University
o Proprietor, Oli Pictures, Imphal/Manipur

HONORS/ CITATIONS

o INDIAN PANORAMA for Phum Shang, 46th International Film Festival of India, Goa 2015.
o Best Documentary for Phum Shang, 21st Kolkata International Film Festival 2015.
o Cinema of Resistance Award for Phum Shang, 9th SIGNS Film Festival Kerala 2015.
o First Bala Kailasam Memorial Award, Chennai 2015 to HAOBAM PABAN KUMAR for his documentary film: Phum Shang.
o Best Long Documentary for Phum Shang, 8th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, 2015.
o Silver Lotus for Phum Shang, 62nd National Film Awards 2014.
o Best Documentary for RUPTURED SPRING, 3rd Siliguri International Film Festival for Shorts and Documentary, Siliguri 2012.
o INDIAN PANORAMA for MR. INDIA, 41st International Film Festival of India, Goa 2010.
o Silver Lotus for MR. INDIA, 57th National Film Awards 2010.
o Best Non Feature film Award for MR. INDIA, 7th Manipur State Film Award 2010.
o Special Jury Mention for MR. INDIA, 3rd International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, 2010.
o INDIAN PANORAMA for THE FIRST LEAP, 40th International Film Festival of India, Goa 2009.
o Golden Lotus for AFSPA 1958, 56th National Film Awards 2008.
o Best Short Film Award for NGAIHAK LAMBIDA, 1st Cine Asha International Film Festival Guwahati 2008.
o INDIAN PANORAMA for NGAIHAK LAMBIDA, 38th International Film Festival of India, Goa 2007.
o Special Mention for A CRY IN THE DARK, One World Human Rights Festival, Czech Republics 2007.
o Best Documentary Award for AFSPA 1958, 6th KARA 2006, Pakistan.
o Jury Award for AFSPA 1958, 10th Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt 2006.
o Special Mention for AFSPA 1958 by Egyptian Critics Association, 10th Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt 2006.
o ACT award for AFSPA 1958, 10th Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt 2006.
o Best Documentary Award for AFSPA 1958, SIGNS 2006 Kerala.
o NETV People’s Choice Awards 2006, Guwahati
o International Jury Award for AFSPA 1958, 9th Mumbai International Film Festival, India 2006.
o International Critics Award, FIPRESCI-PRIZE for AFSPA 1958, 9th Mumbai International Film Festival, India 2006.
o Best Program in Social Sciences for KANGLA, 14th UGC-CEC Educational Video Awards, New Delhi 2001.

FESTIVALS PARTICIPATED

o Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
o Health Film Festival of Kos, Greece.
o International Film Festival of India, Goa.
o International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala.
o Osian Cinefan, New Delhi
o Asian Film Festival, Mumbai
o Karachi International Film Festival, Pakistan
o 3 Screens Film Festival, New Delhi
o Watch Docs – Human Rights Festival, Poland
o Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt
o Munich International Film Festival, Germany
o SIGNS – John Abhram National Awards, Kerala
o Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
o Mumbai International Film Festival, India

TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS – AS PRODUCER/DIRETOR/SCRIPTWRITER

o ANOUBA KHONGOUP (New Shoe) DDK, Imphal/Fiction/2007-08
o ROOTS TO GROWTH - 3 EPISODES DDK, Kohima/Fiction/2007-08
o NUPEE (Women) PPC(NE), Guwahati/Fiction/2007-08
o ESHING (Water) DDK, Imphal/Fiction/2006-07
o CINEMA IN MANIPUR - 3 EPISODES PPC(NE), Guwahati/2004-05
o MANIPUR-AN EXOTIC DESTINATION PPC(NE), Guwahati/2003-2004
o UREI – THE TREE FLOWER EMMRC, Manipur University/2002
o LAIPHADIBI – A FOLK DOLL EMMRC, Manipur University/2001
o KANGLA EMPC, IGNOU, New Delhi/2000
o ORCHIDS AND MANIPUR OLI-PICTURES, Imphal/1999

OTHER PRODUCTIONS - AS PRODUCER/DIRETOR/SCRIPTWRITER

o MALE ACTRESS 35 min/HDV/Non-Fiction/2012
o RUPTURED SPRING 17 min/HDV/Non-Fiction/2012
o ALONG THE WAY (5 episodes) 22 min each/Beta/Fiction/2011
o NUPISHABI 52 min/ HDV/Non- Fiction/ 2010
o MR. INDIA 47 min/ DV/ Non- Fiction / 2009
o THE FIRST LEAP 25 min/ DV/ Non- Fiction / 2008
o NGAIHAK LAMBIDA 19 min/ 35mm/Fiction/ 2006
o A CRY IN THE DARK 52 min/ DV/ Non- Fiction/ 2006
o AFSPA 1958 77 min/ DV/ Non- Fiction/ 2005
o THEY… me…THEM 20 min/ DV/ Non- Fiction/ 2005
o MALEM (Mother earth) 06 min/ 35mm (B&W/ Fiction/ 2004
o PUNSHI (Life) 03 min/ 16mm/ Fiction/ 2003

EXTRA INFORMATIONS

o Served as selection committee member for the Mumbai International Film Festival 2014.
o Served as Jury for the Non Fiction section at the 1st National Award for Students Film 2013, FTII Pune.
o Served as Jury for the Non Feature section at the 59th National Film Award 2012.
o Invited to present and discuss the film NUPISHABI produced by Films Division, Mumbai 2010 in the FILM APPRECIATION course at N.F.A.I. Pune 2011.
o Served as Jury at 1st Guwahati International Film Festival, Assam 2011.
o Took Classes on Non-Fiction Production for the 2nd Year Students of Master in Mass Communication at Manipur University, Imphal 2009.
o Read a seminar paper on Digital Cinema at the Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Mumbai, 2008.
o Served as International Jury at 11th Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt 2007.
o The non-fiction film A CRY IN THE DARK got the rare opportunity of being screened at MOMA, New York.
o The non-fiction film A CRY IN THE DARK got the rare opportunity of being World Premiered at the prestigious 31st Toronto International Film Festival 2006 Canada.
o Invited to present and discuss the film AFSPA 1958 with the students of FILM APPRECIATION course at N.F.A.I. Pune 2006.
o Took workshop in filmmaking for children at the 2nd Children Film Festival Imphal 2006.