Gitanjali Rao (born 1972) is an Indian theatre actress, animator and film maker.

Biography and career

Gitanjali graduated as an applied artist from Sir. J. J. Institute of Applied Art,

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, in 1994. Two animated short films independently produced and directed by her, ''Orange'' and 'Printed Rainbow'. Her debut animation short '' Printed Rainbow'' (2006) had won the Kodak Short Film Award, Small Golden Rail and the Young Critics Award at Critics Week section at Cannes in 2006. The film has also won the Golden Conch for Best Animation Film in the 2006 Mumbai International Film Festival. She has served in the judge's panel at various festivals including the 2011 Cannes Critic's Week short films jury. In 2013, she directed a segment in ''

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'', a compilation of five short films, along with

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, Vasan Bala, Anubhuti Kashyap and Shlok Sharma, and produced by

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. At the

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, her animated short, ''

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'' was one of 10 selected short films at Critics' Week. Her latest animated feature Bombay Rose (2019) was one of the International Critics Choice screenings at Poff film festival in Tallinn and was also screened at the Venice International Film Critics Week 2019.

Filmography

*'' Printed Rainbow'' (2006) - Director, producer and animator. * ''

'' (2013) *''Chai'' (2013) *''

'' (2014) *''

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'' (2018) - Debut as a film actor. *'' Bombay Rose'' (2019)

Accolades

*Kodak Short Film Award *Small Golden Rail *Young Critics Award

Locarno Film Festival

* 2022 — Locarno Kids Award at

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on August 8 at Locarno’s Piazza Grande accompanied by screening of her animated short film '' Printed Rainbow''.

As jury

* 2022 — She was selected as jury member in Filmmakers of the present competition category at

References

External links

* Indian animators Indian women film directors 1972 births Living people Film directors from Mumbai University of Mumbai alumni Indian women animators Women artists from Maharashtra 21st-century Indian women artists 21st-century Indian film directors Hindi-language film directors {{animator-stub