Suman Sen(III)
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Suman Sen, a filmmaker based in India, works across Asia. Sen's craft explores nuanced human experiences embedded in an immersive social landscape. His work delves deeply into contemporary times through an intimate lens.
Suman's debut Oscar® Qualified short film 'The Silent Echo' has won the 'Best Short of the Festival' at the Raindance Film Festival, 'Asian New Wave Award' at the Kaohsiung Film Festival, 'Best Film' & 'Best Cinematography' at the 'Critic's Choice Award' by Film Critic's Guild, India. The film traveled to more than 80 festivals and won 15 major awards. It has secured distribution deals with HBO and institutes like Film Independent, Kaohsiung Film Archive, Taipei Film and Audiovisual Institute, and Kieslowski Film School.
His second short film, 'Cry Me A River' set in Taiwan, had its World Premiere at Palm Springs International ShortFest, European premiere at Raindance Film Festival, and Indian premier at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. He is a fellow of Channel x BIFF Asian Film Academy where he directed his third short 'The Artist' which premiered at Busan International Film Festival.
Suman is in the pre-production of his debut feature film 'Eka'. It was part of NFDC Film Bazaar, Torino Film Lab Next, La Fabrique cinéma de l'Institut francais, Festival du Nouveau Marché, Tokyo Gap Financing Market and TCCF at Taiwan. The film is an international co-production, received Aide aux cinémas du monde by the CNC. He is currently developing a series as the showrunner. Suman was also a part of the international short film jury of the Cinekid Festival.
Suman's debut Oscar® Qualified short film 'The Silent Echo' has won the 'Best Short of the Festival' at the Raindance Film Festival, 'Asian New Wave Award' at the Kaohsiung Film Festival, 'Best Film' & 'Best Cinematography' at the 'Critic's Choice Award' by Film Critic's Guild, India. The film traveled to more than 80 festivals and won 15 major awards. It has secured distribution deals with HBO and institutes like Film Independent, Kaohsiung Film Archive, Taipei Film and Audiovisual Institute, and Kieslowski Film School.
His second short film, 'Cry Me A River' set in Taiwan, had its World Premiere at Palm Springs International ShortFest, European premiere at Raindance Film Festival, and Indian premier at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. He is a fellow of Channel x BIFF Asian Film Academy where he directed his third short 'The Artist' which premiered at Busan International Film Festival.
Suman is in the pre-production of his debut feature film 'Eka'. It was part of NFDC Film Bazaar, Torino Film Lab Next, La Fabrique cinéma de l'Institut francais, Festival du Nouveau Marché, Tokyo Gap Financing Market and TCCF at Taiwan. The film is an international co-production, received Aide aux cinémas du monde by the CNC. He is currently developing a series as the showrunner. Suman was also a part of the international short film jury of the Cinekid Festival.
