Globally Acclaimed Filmmaker Vinod Ganatra Becomes 1st Indian to Receive 'Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award' of South Africa.

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Globally-acclaimed film-maker Vinod Ganatra has become the first Indian to be conferred the prestigious ‘Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award’ of South Africa for his contribution to films, an official said here on Tuesday. Ganatra, a well-known film-maker and editor from Gujarat, now based in Mumbai, was honoured with the coveted award at the ongoing 7th Nelson Mandela Children’s Film Festival, for his immense contributions to the world of cinema for kids.


      Ganatra has already bagged 36 national and international awards, including the ‘Janakinath Gaur Award’ from Doordarshan for his children’s programme, ‘Baingan Raja.’

      Ganatra has been invited to serve on the jury of over a 100 national, regional and international film festivals world over in the past three decades.

     

 

     


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