George Thengummoottil

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George Thengummoottil
ജോര്‍ജ് തെങ്ങുംമൂട്ടില്‍
Born (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 39)
Palakkad, Kerala, India
Alma materMarian College, Mahatma Gandhi University, PSG College of Arts and Science, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
Occupation(s)Writer, documentary film maker, photographer
Website https://moundain.com/

George Thengummoottil (born 10 January 1985) is an Indian filmmaker and editor. [1] [2] [3] [4] He has also DIT for the 2022 Academy award winning documentary The Elephant Whisperers. [5] [6] His films have been nominated for several film festivals like International Documentary and short-film festival of Kerala and CMS Vatavaran film festival. [7]

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Early life and education

George was born in the town of Palakkad, Kerala on 10 January 1985.[ citation needed ] George Thengummoottil did his primary school education at Marthoma Senior Secondary School. He did his graduation in Computer Science at Marian College Kuttikkanam, Peermade. During when he wrote his first book The Story of Peermade, a book about the history of Peermade. [8] He obtained Masters in Computer Science from Dr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore and later another Masters in Communication and Journalism from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. He has also completed short course on Application of Sound in Film and Television from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute. [9]

During his teenage, he was affected by Keratoconus, a degenerative disorder of the eye and was blind by the age of 13. He had to stop his studies and activities. Later he did Corneal transplantation and could partially recover vision in one of his eyes. [10]

Career

George was campus placed in Machine Vision and Robotics at Lucid Imaging, Bangalore [11] after his post graduation. Even though the company offered cover of his treatments he could not continue for a long time due to Keratoconus.[ citation needed ] George was invited to work as a lecturer at Sherubtse College in Bhutan, where he served for several Years. [12] Later he worked as a journalist with Times of India, Coimbatore and later worked with filmmaker Sandesh Kadur at Felis Creations before starting as an independent wildlife filmmaker.

Film making

After his Masters in Journalism, he started making short edits, while working at Felis Creations and started as a documentary editor. In 2022, he founded Moundain Private Limited, which specializes on production and post-production of documentaries.

George was also motivational speaker and has been involved in many technical and art projects. [13] He was instrumental to popularize the use of solar panels for filming in remote places. [14]

Community initiatives

George is the founder of Keratoconus Foundation India, [15] a charitable trust registered under Indian Trusts Act, 1882 which guides Keratoconus patients in India to lead a better life and support them economically. [16]

Books

YearTitleCredit
2015Guhanagari A Book on Urban WildlifeContributorAuthor : Pradeep Hegde
2013Kaziranga National Park 2013 [17] IllustratorPhotography: Sanesh Kadur, Author Priya Singh
2012 Himalaya: Mountains of Life [18] Illustrator Kamaljit S. Bawa, Sandesh Kadur [19]
2006The Story of Peermade [20] Author / Photographer

Filmography

YearTitleGenreCreditFilm FestivalsAwardsProduction Company
2024The Artist and his Bengaluru [21] Documentary / BiographyEditor
  • Aarnavi Films
  • Moundain
The Fable Feature Film
2023KODAGU – Where Rivers Set The RhythmShort DocumentaryEditorInternational Documentary and Shortfilm festival of Kerala

Cambodia International Film Festival [22]

Felis Creations
Dandeli MosaleShort DocumentaryEditor Karnataka Forest Department [23] Kalinga Foundation
2022 Elephant Whisperers DocumentaryDIT [24] 95th Academy Awards for best short documentary Netflix

Kartiki Gonsalvus

2021The Secret life of Bhopal TigersDocumentaryEditorWildlife Film Festival of RotterdamNature Candid LLP

Madhya Pradesh Forest Department

2020Wild Cats of IndiaTV SeriesAnimationCMS Vatavaran Film Festival, New Delhi [25] Nominated, Wildlife ConservationNational Geographic
The Ridge StoryShort DocumentaryEditingIndian Mountaineering Film Festival Arpita Roy (Mountaineer) [26]
Communities and SustainabilityDocumentaryEditorInternational Science Film Festival of India, [27] Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of IndiaAshoka Trust

Trailing Wild

CMS Vatavaran Film Festival, New Delhi [25] Nominated, Livelihoods & Sustainable Technologies
2018Sarala ViralaDocumentaryDesign 66th National Film Awards for best Educational FilmWon
The Naga Pride Editor / Sound Design CMS Vatavaran Film Festival [28]
Quotes from the earth [29]
11th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, Kerala [30] Nominated
International Ecological Film Festival Russia
Festival international du film ornithologique de Ménigoute, [31] Ménigoute, France
VIVA Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina [32]
Green Earth Film Festival, California Semi Finalist
Nagaon International Short & Documentary Film Festival [33] Won
2017The Return of Sangai [34] Short DocumentaryDirectorKirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival, [35] Pune
India Heritage Walk Festival
Kadakam Forest and Environmental; Film Festival, Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad, Kerala
Smaragdni Eco Film Festival, Croatia
Sangai Festival, Keibul Lamjao National Park, India [36]
2016Singalila in the Himalaya [37] DocumentaryDirector CMS Vatavaran Film Festival [38] Nominated [7]
Kadakam Forest and Environmental; Film Festival, Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad, Kerala
IMF Mountain Film Festival 2017, Indian Mountaineering Foundation, New Delhi, India Won
10th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, Kerala [39] Nominated
16th Girimitra Sammelan, Mumbai Won
Pokhara International Mountain Film Festival, Pokhara, Nepal
Kalia : The Lost Gibbon [40] [41] Short DocumentaryGraphics9th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, Kerala [39]
2015Eastern Himalaya - Ancient Risks Future ThreatsShort DocumentaryGraphicsCMS Vatavaran 2015
IMF Mountain Film Festival 2017, Indian Mountaineering Foundation, New Delhi, India [42]
10th Festival Gorniskega Filma [43]
2014In To the Darkroom ShortfilmShort Film
2012Goecha La In Search of KangchenjungaDocumentaryDirector

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