Madhu Eravankara

Madhu Eravankara is an internationally acclaimed film director, film critic and writer. He was born at Eravankara ( Alappuzha District, Kerala State, India).

He was juror in Mumbai International Film Festival - 2003 (International & National Section), International Documentary Film festival-2005, Yamagata, Japan , Brisbane International Film Festival-2006, Brisbane, Australia and Istanbul International Film Festival-2008, Istanbul, Tukey. He has directed the feature film Nankooram and fifteen other documentaries including Nishadam (IFFK-2004, CFF-2004, DFF-2004 & BIFF- 2005) and Victims of Silence (Eritrea) that have received local and international acclaim. He is the recipient of President's Gold Medal & National Film Award (1999), State Film Awards (1999 & 2003) and Film Critics Awards (2000, 2002 & 2003). He has also been awarded a Senior Fellowship for Outstanding Artists, from the Indian Government’s Department of Culture, to research on Indian Literature and Cinema and a Fellowship from National Film Archive of India to research on Malayalam Literature and Cinema.

Snanaghatangal (Stories), Malayala Cinemaum Sahityavum (Film Study),Alivinte Mandarangal (Film studies), Salabhayatrakal (Travel) &Samskaram, Yukti, Samooham (Amartya Sen Traslation) are the books to his credit.

He contributes regularly to Vernacular Press, National and International publications.

Travelled extensively throughout the world, Madhu Eravankara also serves as a Faculty in Film in many of the state and National institutions.

He is a member of the International Film Critics Federation (FIPRESCI), Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA), Founder President of Documentary & Short Film Producers Association of Kerala (DOSPAK), Founder Secretary Narendra Prasad Foundation, Founder President Eravankara Neelakantan Unnithan & Kochukunjunnithan Smarakasamithi (ENKOSS) and Advisory Board Member NRI Homedesk.

He is a Panel Director of of Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) and Director Board Member of Kerala State Encyclopaedic Institute.

External links

* [http://www.biff.com.au/festival/PersonDetails.aspx?type=Guest&code=1501]
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2006/10/06/stories/2006100600480200.htm]
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/02/01/stories/2004020105530400.htm]
* [http://www.indiavarta.com/Shopping/Books/Malayalam/mBooks.asp?Page=2&Cat=Travelogue]