AWARDS - Directorate of Film Festivals

43Jury for Best Writing on CinemaMembers1 251 SAMIK BANDYOPADHYAY 2 R.K BIDUR SINGH 3SHARAD DUTTAcademician, writer, Samik Bandyopadhyay,has been actively involved in the fostering ofcinema, arts, culture in various universitiesand educational institutes in India andabroad. He was also the Vice-Chairman ofthe National School of Drama.Rajkumar Bidur Singh is a film societyactivist and theatre & film critic fromManipur. He writes extensively on the stateof Manipur’s cinema, theatre, music and thearts and cultural scions. His articles featuredin various magazines. He won the NationalAward for Best Critic, 2009.Writer, director Sharad Dutt has producedmore than 100 documentaries, rangingfrom renowned personalities to issues ofimportance. He has been with associatedwith numerous television serials and is wellknownfor his biographies on K L Saigaland musician Anil Biswas. He is a formerdirector of Delhi Doordarshan.