Saibal Chatterjee
Saibal Chatterjee, IFFI (2011)
OccupationsFilm critic, editor
Known forFounding member of FCCI
AwardsNational Film Award

Saibal Chatterjee is an Indian film critic, editor and documentary screenwriter.[1] He's a founder member of the Film Critics Circle of India (FCCI) and was a member of the editorial board of Encyclopædia Britannica's Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema.[2]

He was a columnist at BBC News,[3] Business Standard,[4] Hindustan Times[5] and The Financial Express.[6] He has also written for The Telegraph, The Times of India, and Outlook.[7] In addition, he has served as the editor of TV World; and a consultant to Zee Premiere. He presently reviews films for NDTV.[8] He has served on the team[3] as well as jury of a variety of international film festivals. He was the festival director of the 2019 Pondicherry International Film Festival.[9][10]

Career

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Chatterjee started his career as a journalist for The Telegraph, Kolkata's news desk in 1984 and worked there until he moved to New Delhi in 1990, joining The Times of India.[1] He currently reviews film for NDTV. He also is the senior editorial consultant for the Financial Chronicle.[1] He was the founding member of Indian Film Institute and currently serves as its Vice Chairman.[1]

Throughout his career, he has covered international film festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival.

Books

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  • Author - Echoes & Eloquences: The Life And Cinema Of Gulzar
  • Co-author - Hollywood Bollywood: The Politics of Crossover Films
  • Editor - Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema

Awards

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Member of the jury

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Team | Indian Film Institute". IndianFilmInstitute. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ Gulazāra; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
  3. ^ a b "Team | CMS VATAVARAN". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Author - Saibal Chatterjee | Business Standard". business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Saibal Chatterjee News: Saibal Chatterjee Latest News and Headlines Today | Hindustan Times". hindustantimes.com/. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Saibal Chatterjee- Latest Articles, Blogs, News". The Financial Express. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Articles by Saibal Chatterjee". outlookindia.com/. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. ^ https://www.ndtv.com/topic/saibal-chatterjee Archived 16 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine NDTV
  9. ^ "First Pondicherry International Film Festival in Sept". Press Trust of India. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018 – via Business Standard.
  10. ^ "Pondicherry International Film Festival to showcase more than 100 films; starts September 26". The New Indian Express. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Saibal Chatterjee Awards". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Jury". aifilmfest.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Jury". sasff.online. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. ^ "IFI Top Ten-About". indianfilminstitute.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Forty-Member Panel to Curate Films for IFFI With Agnihotri As Convenor". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth opens". smilefoundationindia.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Jury". siffcy.org. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Bngaluru to experience cultural exchange through films". The Times of India. 8 June 2018.
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