Juries
ICAFF 2022 Jury Panel
MOHAN DAS (CHIEF JURY)
Award Winning Writer , Director and Producer
- Honorary Doctorate for Humanity & Peace by ITMUT, Brazil.
- Writer, Director, Producer & Journalist.
- Publisher & Editor in Chief LABELS INDIA magazine.
- Jury – Penzance (UK) Film Festival, K Asif Film Fest, Cotton City, Nilofer-E-Abi, Bollywood and many more International Film Festivals.
- The organizer of Lakecity, Ayodhya & Karnavati International Film Festival.
- Started his career as Asst. Director with Legendary Filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Tapan Sinha.
- Associate Producer of IFFI 97 Opening film DAUGHTERS OF THIS CENTURY.
VALMIR TERTINI (ALBANIA)
Film Director, writer & lecturer
Winner of several important international prizes for films that he made, Film director Valmir Tertini is based in Tirana, Albania. After his basic studies, he completed his higher studies for medial arts in Pristina and later a master’s degree in film and television at the Academy of Arts in Tirana. His projects have been part of hundreds of festivals around the world. He has conducted some workshops in Europe for the 7th Art, Cinema. Founder of the educational project for younger students, SKENA workshop, a training in the field of cinematography. Coordinator of DoART organization in Tirana as well as a Lecturer at the university in the liberal arts department, directed film & mass communication, he is the winner of 19 international and 3 national prizes. He writes for TV and movies in newspapers in Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia and has published four books.
JALALADDIN GASIMOV (AZERBAIJAN)
Award Winning Writer, Producer & Director
An author of 6 historical novels and an award winning writer, producer and director of movies, such as “Sholler’s Archive”, “Execution day”, “The first success of Nobel brothers” and “Stalin’s dark past”, Jalaladdin Gasimov was born in Tovuz, Azerbaijan. After graduating from high school, he was enrolled into Moscow Automobile And Road Construction Institute. He also served in military as a Chief of Confidential Communication Station (It was the most confidential communication station of USSR) in Nohra, Weimar, Germany during 1985-1987. A keen learner, he later pursued education in Baku State University as well from International Law and Trade Academy in Kiev and Police Academy in Baku. He had been working as a Chief in Khatai District Police department since 1997.
With 3 diplomas and having worked in 3 diverse fields and succeeded, nevertheless, his biggest passion in life has always been to write scripts and shoot movies. He shot his first movie “Sholler’s Archive” at the age of 50 which is based on a true story. It not only became very successful in international festivals, but the gained the most number of awards and achievements that any film from Azerbaijan could ever receive in international festivals. This inspired him to produce more movies, and they were successful as well. An added feather, his film “Shollers Archive” received a certificate signed by American congressman Jimmy Gomez.
ICAFF 2021 Jury Panel
MOHAN DAS (CHIEF JURY)
Award Winning Writer , Director and Producer
- Honorary Doctorate for Humanity & Peace by ITMUT, Brazil.
- Writer, Director, Producer & Journalist.
- Publisher & Editor in Chief LABELS INDIA magazine.
- Jury – Penzance (UK) Film Festival, K Asif Film Fest, Cotton City, Nilofer-E-Abi, Bollywood and many more International Film Festivals.
- The organizer of Lakecity, Ayodhya & Karnavati International Film Festival.
- Started his career as Asst. Director with Legendary Filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Tapan Sinha.
- Associate Producer of IFFI 97 Opening film DAUGHTERS OF THIS CENTURY.
GURUDUTT SONSURKAR (JURY)
Writer, Director, Film Critic, Art Director.
Vice President 9XM & 9X Jhakkas, Content Selector for Amazon Prime Marathi Cinema.
Abby & AAAI Award winner for Coca-Cola & Indian Idol Advertise Campaign.
Koimoi.com Creation and Publisher.
Spotboy.com Creation and Product Head.
Author of Yadon ka Gulmohar, Parambya, Ajgar & Varkh.
RAJEEV SHANKAR GOHIL (JURY)
Independent Film Director, Cinematographer & Screenplay Writer
- Worked as Assistant Director with Saeed Mirza for ‘Saleem Langade Pe Mat Ro’, ‘Naseem’, ‘Nukkad’ and Many more Films and TV Serials.
- Started his Career as Documentary Filmmaker in 1994 and Made 180 Documentary Films, He had Won many Awards for National and International Broadcast.
- Lecturer – CINEMA & VIDEO in the Centre for the Audio-Visual Studies Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication Bhopal for 8 years.
- Worked as Professor for Direction and Cinematography Dept at Jagran Lakecity University.
- Still works as a guest faculty for Film and Video in many Universities for Film and Broadcast courses.
- He has translated different types of material from world literature.
USHA DESHPANDE (JURY)
Independent Film Director, Writer & Producer Graduate of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune - (Film Direction & Screenplay Writing)
- Producer, Director and Writer of Gulzar, Khayal, Song of Silence,
Heritage of Faith, Changing Face of Chor Bazaar and Many More Short
Films Documentary Films, Promotional Films and Television Program - Currently making a film on Devika Rani, The first Lady of Indian
Cinema. - President of Indian Documentary Producers’
Association. (2018 to 2020) - Member of the Organizing Committee for Mumbai
International Film Festival for Documentaries and short films
(MIFF 2020) - Written many articles for prestigious publications. Won the Best Book of the Year award from Sahitya Parishad.
RITESH TAKSANDE (JURY)
Film Maker, Media Educator, Editor
Director at My First Film Organization
The program director at www.myfirstfilm.org
Worked in-
Disney’s Planes II – Fire and Rescues (Feature Film) – Sequence
Producer • Shaktimaan – The Animated (TV – Series Season 1)
Course Director for Film Orientation Courses
Mobile Journalism Courses at SKIFT Intiative by FTII.
ICAFF 2020 Jury Panel
MOHAN DAS (CHIEF JURY)
Award Winning Writer , Director and Producer
- Honorary Doctorate for Humanity & Peace by ITMUT, Brazil.
- Writer, Director, Producer & Journalist.
- Publisher & Editor in Chief LABELS INDIA magazine.
- Jury – Penzance (UK) Film Festival, K Asif Film Fest, Cotton City, Nilofer-E-Abi, Bollywood and many more International Film Festivals.
- The organizer of Lakecity, Ayodhya & Karnavati International Film Festival.
- Started his career as Asst. Director with Legendary Filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Tapan Sinha.
- Associate Producer of IFFI 97 Opening film DAUGHTERS OF THIS CENTURY.
AVINASH DAS (JURY)
Film Writer, Director, Poet & Journalist
Writer-Director of Anarkali of Aarah (Feature Film)
Director of She (Netflix web series)
Worked for Satyamev Jayate as Correspondent
The writer of Mohalla Live – Blog
Former Output Editor at NDTV
Former Editor of Dainik Bhaskar and Prabhat Khabar
RITESH TAKSANDE (JURY)
Film Maker, Media Educator, Editor
Director at My First Film Organization
The program director at www.myfirstfilm.org
Worked in-
Disney’s Planes II – Fire and Rescues (Feature Film) – Sequence
Producer • Shaktimaan – The Animated (TV – Series Season 1)
Course Director for Film Orientation Courses
Mobile Journalism Courses at SKIFT Intiative by FTII.
VAIDEHI SANCHETI (JURY)
Screenplay Writer
Country Focus Cinema of Iran Jury Panel 2020
AJAY DHOKE
Ajay Dhoke is a Government Officer. He is working as Additional Commissioner of Income Tax in Pune. His main interest is in arts and culture. He has been Organized Four Buddhist International Film Festivals at Nagpur and Pune. He has been mentoring new talented young filmmakers coming from grassroots. His team’s first film Kastoori – The Musk has been selected for MAMI, Sydney, Norway, Indo German Film Festival and New York International Film festival 2020. The Film has been released recently online on moviesaints.com & Kastoori Won National Award in 2020 .
DR. PRADNYAWANT DEOLEKAR
Dr. Pradnyavant Deolekar is medical practitioner. But apart from his profession, art is his passion. He is a skilled painter and Also a good critics of films. He analyse films very accurately and present his views. He studied deeply in literature and cinema.
Cine Quiz Jury 2020
GURUDUTT SONSURKAR
Writer, Director, Film Critic, Art Director.
Vice President 9XM & 9X Jhakkas, Content Selector for Amazon Prime Marathi Cinema.
Abby & AAAI Award winner for Coca-Cola & Indian Idol Advertise Campaign.
Koimoi.com Creation and Publisher.
Spotboy.com Creation and Product Head.
Author of Yadon ka Gulmohar, Parambya, Ajgar & Varkh.
ICAFF 2019 Jury Panel
MOHAN DAS (CHIEF JURY)
Award Winning Writer , Director and Producer
- Honorary Doctorate for Humanity & Peace by ITMUT, Brazil.
- Writer, Director, Producer & Journalist.
- Publisher & Editor in Chief LABELS INDIA magazine.
- Jury – Penzance (UK) Film Festival, K Asif Film Fest, Cotton City, Nilofer-E-Abi, Bollywood and many more International Film Festivals.
- The organizer of Lakecity, Ayodhya & Karnavati International Film Festival.
- Started his career as Asst. Director with Legendary Filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Tapan Sinha.
- Associate Producer of IFFI 97 Opening film DAUGHTERS OF THIS CENTURY.
USHA DESHPANDE (JURY)
Independent Film Director, Writer & Producer Graduate of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune - (Film Direction & Screenplay Writing)
- Producer, Director and Writer of Gulzar, Khayal, Song of Silence,
Heritage of Faith, Changing Face of Chor Bazaar and Many More Short
Films Documentary Films, Promotional Films and Television Program - Currently making a film on Devika Rani, The first Lady of Indian
Cinema. - President of Indian Documentary Producers’
Association. (2018 to 2020) - Member of the Organizing Committee for Mumbai
International Film Festival for Documentaries and short films
(MIFF 2020) - Written many articles for prestigious publications. Won the Best Book of the Year award from Sahitya Parishad.