Bikas Mishra

Bikas Mishra
Nationality Indian
Other names Bikas Ranjan Mishra
Occupation Screenwriter and Director
Known for Chauranga, Dance of Ganesha
Notable work Chauranga, Naach Ganesha
Awards India Gold (Mumbai Film Festival 2014), Grand Jury Prize at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA 2015), Best Project at Film Bazaar, Goa 2011
Website http://bikasmishra.com

Bikas Ranjan Mishra is an award-winning Indian screenwriter and film director.[1] His first feature film "Chauranga" released in January 2016. The film won awards at Mumbai Film Festival and Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA).

His short film "Dance of Ganesha" had its world premiere at the 16th Busan International Film Festival, and its European premiere at the 41st International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film was also shown at Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival in France.

He is a recipient of prestigious Hubert Bals Fund for script development.

He has directed a film adaptation of renowned Bengali playwright Badal Sarkar's Pagla Ghoda for CinePlay" which is now streamng on HotStar, owned by Star Network.

Bikas was invited on the Visionary Jury of Critics Week of the Cannes Film Festival in 2012.[2]

Films

Dance of Ganesha a short film made by Bikas travelled to festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, Busan and Rotterdam. The film can be watched on Vimeo.

Bikas' debut feature Chauranga won awards at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival and Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. It's available on Netflix worldwide.

Pagla Ghoda a web-adaptation of Badal Sarkar's classic is available on HotStar.

Filmography

Awards

  • 2011 NFDC Incredible India Award for Chauranga[3]
  • 2014 Best Film (India Gold) at 16th Mumbai Film Festival 2014 for Chauranga
  • 2015 Grand Jury Prize at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles

References

  1. ↑ "Bikas Mishra, Official website of Indian Filmmaker and Screenwriter". Bikas Mishra, Official website of Indian Filmmaker and Screenwriter. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes". www.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. ↑ Kamath, Sudhish (December 2, 2011). "The Saturday Interview — Against the grain". The Hindu. Retrieved June 1, 2012.



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