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ICFF Yugoslavia).Vladislava Vojnovic has published a large number of film criticisms, essays, articles, poems, short
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stories and translations of poetry in periodicals and collections and on radio and television. She has also been a
consultant writer for the culture and education department of Radio Television Serbia and has
written a large number of short, television and advertising films, some of which have won
international awards. She is a regular speaker at public tribunals and also lectures in Serbia’s
alternative educational system.

Shaji N. Karun was born in Kerala, India; in 1952, studied Cinema and Television at the highly
reputed film institute of India at Pune, graduating to become the cinematographer of nearly 40
films. His work won him the Eastman Kodak Award for Excellence in 1990. As a Short filmmaker , he has been
awarded Gold medal from the President of India in 1996 and won many honours from
International Film Festivals.Besides making films, Shaji Karun has been active as a juror at many
International film festivals and an active participant in governmental and academic arenas.

P.R.Ramadasa Naidu was born on 20th May 1951.He did his Post Graduation in Political
Science.P.R.Ramadasa Naidu has served for 30 years in film and television media as producer-
director-story-screenplay-lyric and dialogue writer.As a writer- producer-director Mr Naidu has
made numerous films and documentaries which have been screened at prestigious film fetivals and have also
won awards.

Toshifumi Matsushita was born in Kakogawa, Japan in 1950. In 1979 he went to the United
States to study filmmaking at New York University, and worked as a producer at Entel
Communications, a New York-based Japanese television company. In 1987 he founded Dolphin
Productions to produce independent documentaries and TV programs. His short film Big Chief
(1992) won a special award at the Tokyo Video Festival.

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Vijaya Mulay, an educator and filmmaker was born in 1921. As an early pioneer of the film
society movement and later as the president of the Federation of Film Societies of India, and also
again as the president of the Indian Documentary Producers Association, Mulay played a major
role in developing and promoting quality cinema in India. From 2004 onwards, Mulay has served as the
chairperson of the educational technology focus group and member of the standing committee.

Born in Assam - Graduation in Science from Guwahati University - Diploma in Cinema (Film
Direction) from Film & TV Institute of India, Pune.Nine times National Award winner Jahnu
Barua got major national as well as international recognition through his third film Halodhia
Charaye Baodhan Khai (The Catastrophe) that won the National Award for the Best Film (Golden
Lotus) in 1988 and several international recognitions .Jahnu Barua has been conferred Padma
Shri by the President of India in 2003.

Veteran Israeli film director Dan Wolman has been making films for the last forty years and has
won many awards. Among his films are "The Dreamer" (in competition Cannes film festival),
"Floch" (In competition Venice Film Festival), "Hide and Seek" (Berlin Film Festival), "My

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