The Saturn Awards for Best Writing is a Saturn Award presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.
Prabodh Chandra Dey, known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an internationally acclaimed and celebrated Indian playback singer, music director, and a musician. As a classical vocalist, he belonged to the Bhendibazaar Gharana and was trained under Ustad Aman Ali Khan. He is considered one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists of the Hindi film industry, often credited with the success of Indian classical music in Hindi commercial movies. As a musician, Dey is best known for infusing Indian classical music in a pop framework that ushered the golden period in Hindi cinema.
John Polson is an Australian actor, director and founder of Tropfest.
Bahman Farmanara is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Bahman Farmanara is the second son of a family of four brothers and one sister. The family business was Textile and he was the only son who did not join the company and went off to the United Kingdom and later on to the United States to study acting and directing. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Cinema in 1966. After returning to Iran and doing military service, he joined the National Iranian Radio and Television.
Golden Films is an American production studio founded in 1994 by Diane Eskenazi, previously known as American Film Investment Corporation. The studio has produced a variety of animated films including the Enchanted Tales series, which were originally distributed by Sony and a series of well known specials for Hallmark.
The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by the Chicago Film Critics Association.
The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress is an annual award given by the Chicago Film Critics Association.
The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada (Sandalwood) films. The award was first given in 1972.
Atanu Ghosh is an Indian filmmaker. His Bengali film Mayurakshi (2017) was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. His film Angshumaner Chhobi, Mayurakshi, Binisutoy, Abby Sen and Rupkatha Noy, bagged multiple Awards.He was born on 12 August 1969 in Kolkata, West Bengal. One of his Bengali movies named Mayurakshi was awarded as the Best Feature Film in Bengali. Atanu started his career as a scriptwriter and director for documentary films in 1996. For his work in Aar Ek Bampi, he received the Doordarshan National Awards for Best Children's Telefilm.
Talat Hussain Warsi, is a Pakistani actor. He is the son of Altaf Hussain Warsi and Shaista Begum, who was one of the pioneering voices of Radio Pakistan, Karachi.
Shivaji Satam is an Indian television and film actor. He is best known for his role as ACP Pradyuman on the TV series C.I.D. on SET India. A former bank official and Inspection Officer, he has appeared in Hindi and Marathi films, including Vaastav, Ghulam-E-Mustafa, Yeshwant, China Gate, Taxi No. 9211, Nayak, Jis Desh Me Ganga Reheta Hai, Sooryavansham, Hu Tu Tu. In Marathi, he has received recognition through movies like Uttarayan.
Saba Hameed is a Pakistani television actress. She is one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the most successful actress of 1980s and 1990s. She is better known for her roles in Kahin Deep Jaley, Mere Humsafar & Fitoor.
Domhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor and screenwriter. He is the son of actor Brendan Gleeson, with whom he has appeared in a number of films and theatre projects. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts from Dublin Institute of Technology.
Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena, also known as Boodee Keerthisena, is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He began his career drawing comics before moving into painting, dress design, and visual arts. He moved into music in the late 1980s, and performed in a band called "Boo-Dee and the Woo-Zees" (1986–1992) as the lead singer.
Macbeth is a 2010 television film based on William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. It was broadcast on BBC Four on 12 December 2010. In the United States, it aired on PBS' Great Performances. It was directed by Rupert Goold from his stage adaptation for the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2007. Patrick Stewart is featured in the title role, with Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth.
Nauman Ijaz is a Pakistani television and film actor, TV anchorperson, and TV show presenter. He is the recipient of several accolades including 10 Lux Style Awards, 7 Hum Awards and a President's Pride of Performance, which was awarded him in 2012.
Richard Hymns is an English sound editor. He won three Academy Awards for his work on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jurassic Park and Saving Private Ryan. He was also nominated for nine more in the category Best Sound Editing, including one for the 1999 film Fight Club.
Miss America is a documentary film directed by Lisa Ades that chronicle the Miss America pageant from its very beginnings in 1921 to the present-day pageant.
Babar Javed ,a luminary in the world of Pakistani Television Drama and he is a game changer as a producer and director with remarkable finesse. He is only person in Pakistan who has contributed more than 10,000 hours of content and 200 plus Drama Serials to the Pakistani drama industry. His journey of creativity and innovation in storytelling continues to this day. His illustrious career is studded with a constellation of universally lauded series like Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Qaid-e-Tanhai, Mera Saaein, Main Abdul Qadir Hoon, Aasmanon Pay Likha, Bashar Momin, Adhoora Bandhan, and Mor Mahal, bear testimony to his exceptional talent. He introduced numerous actors and directors through auditions, embellishing their work, which today shines as a testament to his own talents, illuminating the horizons of the Pakistani drama industry as bright stars like Feroze Khan, Goher Mumtaz, Osman Khalid Butt, Sami Khan, Ayeza Khan, Saba Qamar, Yumna Zaidi, Sana Javed & Farooq Rind.
These remarkable works of art were all birthed under the umbrella of his one of the larges production company A&B Entertainment a venture he co-founded with the versatile actor-turned-filmmaker Asif Raza Mir.
Babar Javed's prowess in the industry has been recognized with eight prestigious Lux Style Awards acknowledging his exceptional contributions both as a director and producer and this kind of distinction has never been achieved before. In 2016, he embarked on a new chapter in his journey when he secured his maiden ARY Film Award nomination for his role in producing the 2015 biographical film Manto. This cinematic masterpiece, Manto achieved a triumphant feat at the 8th Jaipur International Film Festival clinching three prestigious awards for Best Actor, Best Sound, and Editing.
The allure of Manto extended beyond the festival circuit as it graced the screens of the Harvard-Brown Pakistani Film Festival garnering immense acclaim from audiences and critics alike.
