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'''Jasmine Kaur Roy''' is a two time National Award-winning independent filmmaker from India, making short films and documentaries with Avinash Roy, under their banner Wanderlust Films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kamal-haasan-vidya-balan-lend-voice-film-sexual-exploitation-80773|title=Kamal Haasan, Vidya Balan lend voice to film on sexual exploitation|date=2018-05-06|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref> Her film '']'' is a documentary about the commercial sexual exploitation of children in India. The film won the 66th National Film Award for Best Investigative Film for the year 2018.
Jasmine Kaur Roy is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter.


== Education == == Education ==

Jasmine graduated in Political Science (honours) from , New Delhi and later studied film direction at , Pune. Jasmine graduated in Political Science (Hons.) from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi and later specialized in Film Direction from the Film & Television Institute of India, Pune. She was also selected to be a part of Berlinale Talents 2015 as a participant director.{{fact|date=June 2022}}


== Career == == Career ==
Jasmine's FTII graduation film ''<nowiki/>'Saanjh''' (The Dusk) received the prestigious National Film Award<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2015-11-20|title=52nd National Film Awards|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=52nd_National_Film_Awards&oldid=691473038|journal=Misplaced Pages, the 💕|language=en}}</ref> in 2005 and was the opening film of the Indian Panorama (non-feature section) at the 35th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2004<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/indian-panorama-for-35th-intl-film-festival-of-india-announced/251629|title=Outlook India|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=|via=}}</ref>. The film won many awards and was also screened at several international film festivals, the most notable being the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=131&c=3&id_film=100048016&o=|title=Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>


Jasmine has made short films and documentaries. Some of her films like Saanjh, Meena and Scavenging Dreams have won awards and have been screened at several international film festivals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/ah-light-of-day/228841|title=Ah, Light Of Day|work=Outlook India|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.signis.net/nouvelles/aussi-dans-lactualite/31-05-2006/lunesco-sort-une-serie-de-films-sur-le-theme-des-droits-de-lhomme|title=L'UNESCO sort une série de films sur le thème des droits de l'homme|date=2006-05-31|work=SIGNIS|access-date=2018-05-27|language=fr|archive-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511215939/http://www.signis.net/nouvelles/aussi-dans-lactualite/31-05-2006/lunesco-sort-une-serie-de-films-sur-le-theme-des-droits-de-lhomme|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Scavenging-dreams-to-be-screened-at-Eco-Vision-fest/articleshow/4522321.cms|title='Scavenging dreams' to be screened at Eco-Vision fest - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref> She is the recipient of the ] (Best Film on Family Welfare) for her short film 'Saanjh' and the ] (Best Investigative Film) for her documentary film Amoli.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pune-times/Lights-camera-action/articleshow/868291.cms|title=Lights, camera, action - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref> Her short film Raavi (2022) had its world premiere at the New York Indian Film Festival 2022.
After graduating from FTII, Jasmine has been making short films and documentaries and her focus area of work has been development communication. She has made films on a varied range of issues including gender, health, education, HIV/AIDS, livelihood and grassroots empowerment. She has produced and directed short films and documentaries for several international organizations like UNESCO, UNDP, Pathfinder International and UN Women South Asia. Some of these films like ''Meena''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=17674&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html|title=Meena:UNESCO-CI|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> and ''Scavenging Dreams''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Scavenging-dreams-to-be-screened-at-Eco-Vision-fest/articleshow/4522321.cms|title=Times of India|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=|via=}}</ref>have also been screened at various international film festivals. She has also been writing screenplays and dialogue for popular television shows like ''MTV Webbed, ], ]'' and '']''.

=== Amoli ===
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Her 30-minute documentary film Amoli was produced by The Culture Machine and released online in May 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/may/07/kamal-haasan-rajkummar-lend-voice-to-film-on-sexual-exploitation-1811023.html|title=Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual exploitation|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://silverscreen.in/hindi/news/vidya-balan-rajkummar-rao-kamal-haasan-and-others-lend-voice-to-amoli-a-documentary-on-child-sex-trafficking/|title=Vidya Balan, Rajkummar Rao, Kamal Haasan, And Others Lend Voice To Amoli, A Documentary On Child Sex Trafficking|date=2018-05-08|work=Silverscreen.in|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/2bAfSSMDPE81wun9oWlfLN/Amoli-The-search-for-Indias-missing-girls.html|title=Amoli: The search for India’s missing girls|last=Kappal|first=Bhanuj|date=2018-05-04|work=Live Mint|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/amoli-fate-kidnapped-children-india-sex-668371.html|title=Amoli: The fate of children kidnapped in India for sex|date=2018-05-05|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hindi.sakshi.com/videos/2018/05/07/amoli-film-fraternity-voicing-his-support-for-on-child-trafficking|title=अमोली: फिल्मी हस्तियों ने यौन शोषण पर फिल्म के लिए आवाज उठाई|work=Sakshipost Hindi|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en}}</ref> Amoli is a documentary about the commercial sexual exploitation of children in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/society/have-you-seen-my-girl/article23936461.ece|title=Have you seen my girl?|last=Sinha|first=Sayoni|date=2018-05-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://elle.in/culture/call-to-action-fight-against-sex-trafficking-in-india/|title=This documentary exposes India's billion-dollar sex trafficking industry|last=Team|first=ELLE India|website=Elle India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/reel/877371/watch-in-amoli-the-hunt-for-a-missing-girl-unravels-the-horrors-of-child-sex-trafficking|title=Watch: In ‘Amoli’, the hunt for a missing girl unravels the horrors of child sex trafficking|author=Scroll Staff|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/this-new-documentary-shines-light-in-the-life-of-a-girl-child-trafficked-for-sex/19320169|title=This new documentary shines light in the life of a girl child trafficked for sex|date=2018-04-15|work=mid-day|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref> The film is narrated by ] (Hindi), ] (English), ] (Tamil), ] (Kannada), ] (Bengali) and ] (Telugu) and the music is by Tajdar Junaid.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/voicing-his-support/article23844426.ece|title=Voicing his support|last=R|first=Shilpa Sebastian|date=2018-05-11|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-05-27|last2=R|first2=Shilpa Sebastian|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tollytrip.com/filmy/reviews/child-trafficking-documentary-amoli/|title=AMOLI -The Silent Crusade Against Child Trafficking And Sex Trade!|date=2018-05-07|work=tollytrip|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en-US|archive-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511220201/https://www.tollytrip.com/filmy/reviews/child-trafficking-documentary-amoli/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kamal-haasan-rajkummar-lend-voice-to-film-on-sexual-exploitation-118050600303_1.html|title=Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual exploitation|last=IANS|date=2018-05-06|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasan-lends-voice-to-film-on-sexual-exploitation/articleshow/64059283.cms|title=Kamal Haasan lends voice to film on sexual exploitation - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1051001/asp/weekend/story_5286993.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829133003/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051001/asp/weekend/story_5286993.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 August 2006|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta : Weekend|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref>

Amoli won the ] for the year 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/130819/indias-missing-girls.html|title=India's Missing Girls|date=13 August 2019|work=The Asian Age|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
*''Scavenging Dreams''
*''Meena''
*''Saanjh'' (short film)
*'']'' (2018) (documentary)
*''Raavi'' (Short film, 2022)


== References ==
Jasmine has also served on the non-feature juries of the 55th National Film Awards 2009<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2015-11-20|title=55th National Film Awards|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=55th_National_Film_Awards&oldid=691473061|journal=Misplaced Pages, the 💕|language=en}}</ref> as well as the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2012. She was also selected as a participant for the Berlinale Talents 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/talent/jasmine-kaurroy3/profile|title=Berlinale Talents|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>.
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Indian filmmaker

Jasmine Kaur Roy
Alma materL.S.R.
F.T.I.I.
OccupationFilmmaker
AwardsTwo National Film Awards

Jasmine Kaur Roy is a two time National Award-winning independent filmmaker from India, making short films and documentaries with Avinash Roy, under their banner Wanderlust Films. Her film Amoli is a documentary about the commercial sexual exploitation of children in India. The film won the 66th National Film Award for Best Investigative Film for the year 2018.

Education

Jasmine graduated in Political Science (Hons.) from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi and later specialized in Film Direction from the Film & Television Institute of India, Pune. She was also selected to be a part of Berlinale Talents 2015 as a participant director.

Career

Jasmine has made short films and documentaries. Some of her films like Saanjh, Meena and Scavenging Dreams have won awards and have been screened at several international film festivals. She is the recipient of the 52nd National Film Award (Best Film on Family Welfare) for her short film 'Saanjh' and the 66th National Film Award (Best Investigative Film) for her documentary film Amoli. Her short film Raavi (2022) had its world premiere at the New York Indian Film Festival 2022.

Amoli

Main article: Amoli (Documentary)

Her 30-minute documentary film Amoli was produced by The Culture Machine and released online in May 2018. Amoli is a documentary about the commercial sexual exploitation of children in India. The film is narrated by Rajkummar Rao (Hindi), Vidya Balan (English), Kamal Haasan (Tamil), Puneeth Rajkumar (Kannada), Jisshu Sengupta (Bengali) and Nani (actor) (Telugu) and the music is by Tajdar Junaid.

Amoli won the 66th National Film Award for Best Investigative Film for the year 2018.

Filmography

  • Scavenging Dreams
  • Meena
  • Saanjh (short film)
  • Amoli (2018) (documentary)
  • Raavi (Short film, 2022)

References

  1. "Kamal Haasan, Vidya Balan lend voice to film on sexual exploitation". The News Minute. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. "Ah, Light Of Day". Outlook India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. "L'UNESCO sort une série de films sur le thème des droits de l'homme". SIGNIS (in French). 31 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. "'Scavenging dreams' to be screened at Eco-Vision fest - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. "Lights, camera, action - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. "Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual exploitation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. "Vidya Balan, Rajkummar Rao, Kamal Haasan, And Others Lend Voice To Amoli, A Documentary On Child Sex Trafficking". Silverscreen.in. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  8. Kappal, Bhanuj (4 May 2018). "Amoli: The search for India's missing girls". Live Mint. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  9. "Amoli: The fate of children kidnapped in India for sex". Deccan Herald. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  10. "अमोली: फिल्मी हस्तियों ने यौन शोषण पर फिल्म के लिए आवाज उठाई". Sakshipost Hindi. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  11. Sinha, Sayoni (19 May 2018). "Have you seen my girl?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  12. Team, ELLE India. "This documentary exposes India's billion-dollar sex trafficking industry". Elle India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  13. Scroll Staff. "Watch: In 'Amoli', the hunt for a missing girl unravels the horrors of child sex trafficking". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  14. "This new documentary shines light in the life of a girl child trafficked for sex". mid-day. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  15. R, Shilpa Sebastian; R, Shilpa Sebastian (11 May 2018). "Voicing his support". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  16. "AMOLI -The Silent Crusade Against Child Trafficking And Sex Trade!". tollytrip. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  17. IANS (6 May 2018). "Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual exploitation". Business Standard India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  18. "Kamal Haasan lends voice to film on sexual exploitation - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  19. "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Weekend". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  20. "India's Missing Girls". The Asian Age. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

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