VYETH TELEVISION

Arun Kaul

VIDEO AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS:

Doordarshan Directorate General, New Delhi:

 TURNING POINT: Commissioned serial 199l -1996
English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Bengali, Oriya, Malyalam, Kannada, Tamil and Gujrati versions:
Co-Produced by Doordarshan and Arun Kaul Productions.

 Kashmir File weekly magazine Programme
In Hindi for DD-l, DD-INDIA, Regional Channel: 85 episodes.
In English for DD-CNNI 60 episodes.

 Kashmir File is in the competitive Section, Geneva Festival,
North South Media Encounter: May '98.

 50 years of Indian Independence: Doordarshan
Metamorphosis- India,
(in 4 parts) fictional Short features.

 Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India):
Thrombinase in Betacam for NCSTC
'Our Herbs: Tulsi' for NCSTC
No Smoking: for NCSTC
Comet: Dhoomketu, Hindi for Vigyan Prasar

 Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts:
Redefining Art
60 minute documentary

 News and Current Affairs: DD
Saga of Kamani Steel Workers
Constitution and you
Upra - the rootless (Documentary on Laxman Mane)
School that Jai Vakil built
Geneva Human Rights Commission - 1996
Beijing Conference - 1996
Musheer-ul-Haq
3 News stories on Chrar - e - Sharif
3 Stories on Amarnath Yatra tragedy

 Documentaries on Art and Culture (for DD):
NARI NARAYANI Five celebrated women
Dr Usha Mehta, Dr Kapila Vatsyayan, Mrs Ela Bhatt,
Mrs Gul Bardhan, and Ms Lailu Writer.

 Museum and Museology: (for DD)
Eight documentaries dealing with the cultural heritage preserved at Mathura, Gwalior, Roopankar (Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal), National Museum (New Delhi), Mani Bhavan - Gandhi Sangrahalaya (Bombay), Prince of Wales Museum (Bombay), and Bhau Daji Lad Museum (Bombay).

 D.A.V.P. (Govt of India)
Jalianwala Baug (musical)
Qalam Likhti Nahin Itihaas (musical)

 Documentaries for other agencies:
Documentary for Productivity Council
Documentary on Hindustan Steel
Indian Science Congress - Goa '92
Congress on Traditional Science and Technology '93
Drip Irrigation for IPCL

 Video Documentaries for other Channels:
Prahari
Kitne Aurangzeb
Aasteen Ka Saanp
G.R. Santosh
Kritigyata Yatra
Heritage of Kashmir (3 parts)
Collage 75

 Freedom From Fear ? (Festival South Asia 1997)
(Competitive Section: MIFF - 1998)

 Echoes of an Ethos (Information Section: MIFF - 1998

 Kashmir - a perspective (Global meet London/ Genev)

 As Director/Producer of Feature Films:
Diksha (The initiation): Hindi film based on Kannada story by Dr U.R. Annanta Murty, Eastmancolour, 35 mm, 130 minutes, 1991

Panorama of Indian Cinema, Bangalore, 1992:
Selected by Directorate of Film Festival's National Jury for inclusion in the Festival.

BEST INDIAN FILM OF 1991: Selected by an All India Jury appointed by M.P. Film Development Corporation Ltd., Bhopal. Cash Award of Rs 51,000 and a Trophy.

BEST HINDI FILM, NATIONAL AWARD, 1991: Rajat Kamal (Silver Medals) for both the Director and Producers, and a total cash award of Rs 30,000.

'FILMFARE' CRITICS AWARD, 1991: Best Directed Film.

'YUGSHREE' AWARD, 1991: Best Directed Film for Television.
 

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS:

Fukuoka Film Festival, Japan: Inaugural film of the Festival.

 Montreal Film Festival, Canada, 1992.

 Haifa Film Festival, Israel, 1992.

 Annonay International Film Festival, France, 1993:
Won two major awards: Le Prix du Public and La Prix du Counseil General de L'Ardeche, and a cash prize of FF 20,000.
 

PAKSHA, IN HINDI FOR MPFDC/MP-Madhyam, Bhopal (under production).

 As Producer:
 

Ek Adhuri Kahani in Hindi, 1972.
Directed by Mrinal Sen. The film was invited by Berlin Film Festival and shown in the category Internationales Forum des Jungen Films - 1973 as a film for the closing ceremony.

 Bhuvan Shome in Hindi, associate producer with Mrinal Sen.

 Andhi Gali in Hindi, executive producer of this film directed by Buddhadeb Das Gupta.
 

As Scriptwriter /Co-Scriptwriter (Films and TV):
 

Dharma-Kshetra, with Umesh Kalbag, winning Best Original Script Award of NFDC.

 Diksha, a Hindi film based on Kannada short story by Dr U.R. Annanta Murty.

 Mrigya, a Hindi film with Mrinal Sen.

 Ashwamedher Ghora, Jointly with Shanker Bhattacharya.

 Sampark, a Hindi film.

 Kaal Chakra, a film in Hindi.

 Prakop, a film in Hindi.

 Chandni, a Hindi film directed and produced by Yash Chopra.

 Ijazat, Lekin, Zevar, three Hindi films with Gulzar.

 Ghalib, serial in association with Gulzar.

 Noopur, a 13 part serial by Hema Malini.

 Karma Bhoomi, a 17 part serial on Prem Chand's novel.

 Khazana, a 6 part serial by Yash Chopra.
 
 

Accreditation and Empanelment
 

Doordarshan Directorate General - both as Director and Producer for documentary, science programme, and fiction.

 Films Division, I&B Ministry, Bombay.

 DAVP, I&B Ministry, New Delhi.

 CIET/NCERT, New Delhi.

 All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.

 Department of Science and Technology. Govt. of India, New Delhi. NCSTC and Vigyan Prasar

 Department of Culture, HRD Ministry Govt. of India.

 Ministry of Agriculture Govt. Of India.

 Ministry of Railways.

 Department of Ocean Development, GOI, New Delhi.

 Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi.

 Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

 All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.

 National Film Development Corporation Ltd., Bombay.

 MP Film Development Corporation Ltd./ M.P. Madhyam, Bhopal.
 

Other Activities:
 

Member, Script Committee, NFDC, Bombay.

 Ex-Member, Films Censor Board, 3 terms.

 Jury Member, National Film Awards Jury, 1968.

 Jury Member, Filmfare Awards, Documentary Section, 1969.

 Jury Member, Indian documentary Producers' Association Awards, 1990.

 Jury Member, AIR Anmlal Awards, 1990.

 Jury Member, National Awards, (Documentary and Short Films), 1991.

 Jury Member, Panorama of India Cinema, (Shots and Documentaries), 1992.

 Jury Member, National Awards, Feature Films, 1994.

 Member, CICAE (International Conlederation of Art and Experimental Film Theatres) representing Asia, 3 terms.

 Member, Jury, Mannheim Film Festival, 1972.

 Consultant General on Indian Participation, Venice Film Festival, 1972

Represented India as Leader of the Delegation to Karlovy Vary, Venice, Locarno, Annonay, Fukuoka and Mannheim Festivals.

 Founder Secretary, Indian Film Directors' Association (1958 - 1972)

 Founder Secretary Film Forum: (1964 - 1973)

 Leader Film Society Movement for 16 years.

 Founder: 'Film Niryat' and 'Forum for Better Cinema'.

 Member, National Executive, Federation of Film Societies of India, 1964-72.

 Member, SAARC Film Directors Delegation 1973
 

Memberships:
 
Indian Film Directors' Association, Bombay.
Indian Documentary Producers' Association, Bombay.
Film Writers' Association, Bombay.
Association of Motion Picture & TV Programme Producers, Bombay.
Filmmakers Combhle, Bombay.
Radio & TV Advertising Practitioners Association of India Ltd. Bombay.
Advertisers' Club, Bombay.
Development Communicators' Forum, New Delhi.
Indian Heritagc Society.
Heritage Trust.
Indian Science Writers' Association, New Delhi.
International Society of Naturalists.
Vishveshwaranand Indological Research Institute.(Life Member)
Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune.(Life Member)
INTACH. (Life Member)
World Wide Fund for Nature,
Bombay Natural History Society.
Kalpa Vriksha.
Lokayan.
Indian Meteorological Society.
India International Centre, New Delhi.
The India Club, London.
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.