Rintu Thomas

Rintu Thomas is a documentary filmmaker and director-producer from India.[1][2]

Her documentary Writing with Fire, which she co-directed with Sushmit Ghosh, was the first Indian feature documentary to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3][4] The film also won an audience award and special jury award at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.[5] Thomas is also known for directing Timbaktu, a short documentary which won the National Film Award for the Best Environment Film at the 60th National Film Awards[6] and Dilli, which was awarded Best Documentary at the Jaipur International Film Festival in 2012.[7]

References
  1. "#IDADocAwards: Courage Under Fire Award - Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh". International Documentary Association. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  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. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. "Oscars 2022: India's 'Writing With Fire' Nominated In Best Documentary Feature Category". India Today. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  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. "Timbaktu – PSBT".
  7. "Movie Screening: Timbaktu + Dilli in Delhi NCR, AntiSocial | What's Hot".


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