Rintu Thomas

Rintu Thomas
Born
Kottayam, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materA.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre, Lady Shri Ram College
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2009 - present

Rintu Thomas is an Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker and director-producer from India.[1][2]

Her Peabody-winning documentary Writing with Fire, co-directed with Sushmit Ghosh, is the first Indian feature documentary to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3][4] The film also won the Audience Award and Special Jury Award in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at 2021 Sundance Film Festival.[5] Thomas is also known for directing Timbaktu,[6][7] a short documentary which won the National Film Award[8] for the Best Environment Film at the 60th National Film Awards[9] and Dilli, which was awarded Best Documentary at the Jaipur International Film Festival in 2012.[10] She is the co-founder of the award-winning production company, Black Ticket Films.[11] In 2021, she was awarded the IDA Courage Under Fire Award[12] for her body of work.[13]

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  2. ^ "Oscars 2022: Writing With Fire Directors Screamed, Jumped, Hugged When Nomination Was Announced". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Bolly Buzz: 'Writing With Fire' makes it to The Academy Awards nomination, Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar's wedding festivities to take place in multiple destinations - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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  5. ^ Hailu, Selome (19 November 2021). "CAA Signs 'Writing With Fire' Directors Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Let's do Timbaktu". The Hindu. 3 April 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Timbaktu – PSBT". Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  8. ^ "60th National Film Awards Announced". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Timbaktu – PSBT".
  10. ^ "Movie Screening: Timbaktu + Dilli in Delhi NCR, AntiSocial | What's Hot".
  11. ^ "criticalcollective.in". criticalcollective.in. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  12. ^ "37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Announces 2021 Honorees | International Documentary Association". www.documentary.org. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Courage Under Fire Award - Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh | International Documentary Association". www.documentary.org. Retrieved 7 April 2024.