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{{Short description|Indian filmmaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anupama Srinivasan
| nationality =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist | Film director | editor }}
| known_for =
| notable_works = ''Flickering Lights'' (2023)<br>
''Nocturnes'' (2024)
}}'''Anupama Srinivasan''' is an Indian [[film director]]. She is known for the documentaries ''Flickering Lights'' (2023) and ''Nocturnes'' (2024), both co-directed with [[Anirban Dutta]].

== Early life and education ==
Anupama was born in [[Delhi]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=I Wonder – PSBT |url=https://psbt.org/films/i-wonder/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204183359/https://psbt.org/films/i-wonder/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She received her BA in [[Applied mathematics|Applied Mathematics]] from [[Harvard University]]<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> and furthered her studies in film direction at [[Film and Television Institute of India]], Pune.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-23 |title=Sundance Film Festival screens Indian documentary on the secret world of moths |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/sundance-film-festival-screens-indian-documentary-on-the-secret-world-of-moths/articleshow/107039792.cms |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2024-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203213229/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/sundance-film-festival-screens-indian-documentary-on-the-secret-world-of-moths/articleshow/107039792.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4" />

== Career ==
In 2015, Anupama and Dutta started working on ''Flickering Lights,'' a documentary about a village in Manipur awaiting electricity.<ref name=":0" /> It was screened at the [[Busan International Film Festival]] in South Korea<ref name=":0" /> and won the award for best cinematography at the [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2024-01-24 |title=Films from 12 countries to be screened at GICFF |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/films-from-12-countries-to-be-screened-at-gicff/articleshow/107098321.cms |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2024-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203211403/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/films-from-12-countries-to-be-screened-at-gicff/articleshow/107098321.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-17 |title=Indian films bag 2 awards at Amsterdam Documentary Festival |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/indian-films-bag-2-awards-at-amsterdam-documentary-festival/articleshow/105298364.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=2024-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203212028/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/indian-films-bag-2-awards-at-amsterdam-documentary-festival/articleshow/105298364.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Nocturnes (2024) ===
The idea for ''Nocturnes'' began when Anirban Dutta and Anupama met Mansi by chance at a restaurant in the [[western Himalayas]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Han |first=Grace |date=2024-02-17 |title=Interview With Anupama Srinivasan and Anirban Dutta: When You Give Enough Time to Look at Something, You Will Discover More |url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2024/02/interview-with-anupama-srnivasan-and-anirban-dutta/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Asian Movie Pulse |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310192939/https://asianmoviepulse.com/2024/02/interview-with-anupama-srnivasan-and-anirban-dutta/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Mansi spoke passionately about her research on moths in the Eastern Himalayas. Intrigued by her stories and the beauty of the forest, Anirban and Anupama decided to change their plans and focus on making a film about Mansi's work with moths.<ref name=":5" />

''Nocturnes'' received acclaim at the [[Sundance Film Festival]], winning the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Craft.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-25 |title=Nocturnes directors Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan interview on the only Indian documentary at Sundance 2024 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/nocturnes-documentary-anirban-dutta-anupama-srinivasan-interview-sundance-film-festival-101706176137317.html |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127061406/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/nocturnes-documentary-anirban-dutta-anupama-srinivasan-interview-sundance-film-festival-101706176137317.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The jury at Sundance said, "The images and sound in this film immediately invoke in the audience a meditative state as they enter the film's world, at the same time bringing a laser focus to the film's main subject. The confidence of the cinematography and sound design in building this story is part of its power and allure".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2024-02-01 |title='Nocturnes is as much about sound as it is about images' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2024/Feb/01/nocturnes-is-as-much-about-sound-as-it-is-about-images |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203080641/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2024/Feb/01/nocturnes-is-as-much-about-sound-as-it-is-about-images |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Nocturnes'' was also selected for the [[MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024]], where it competed in the South Asia Competition and won the Silver Gateway Award.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2024-10-24 |title=‘Rhythm of a Flower’ Takes Top Prize at Mumbai Film Festival, Sundance Winner ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ Gets Three Honors |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/asia/mumbai-film-festival-2024-award-winners-1236189732/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>, as well as the [[Thessaloniki Documentary Festival]], where it won the WWF Award for Best Film in the Habitat Section. <ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2024-03-17 |title=26th TiDF: The Awards|url=https://www.filmfestival.gr/en/all-news-en/28858-26th-tidf-the-awards|access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Thessaloniki International Film Festival |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Selected filmography ==

* ''Nocturnes'' (2024 documentary)<ref name=":1" />
* ''Flickering Lights'' (2023 documentary)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=2024-02-01 |title=The passion and patience that led to the award-winning documentary 'Nocturnes' |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1062977/the-passion-and-patience-that-led-to-the-award-winning-documentary-nocturnes |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202224353/https://scroll.in/reel/1062977/the-passion-and-patience-that-led-to-the-award-winning-documentary-nocturnes |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Nirnay'' (2012)<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Catapult Film Fund - Films - Flickering Lights |url=https://catapultfilmfund.org/films/FlickeringLights/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=catapultfilmfund.org |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204184105/https://catapultfilmfund.org/films/FlickeringLights/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''I Wonder...'' (2009)<ref name=":4" />
* ''On my Own Again'' (2007)<ref name=":4" />
* ''On my Own'' (2002)<ref name=":4" />

== Awards and recognition ==

* ''Nocturnes –'' Silver Gateway Award, South Asia Competition at [[MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024]]<ref name=":6" />
* ''Nocturnes –'' World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Craft at [[Sundance Film Festival]] (2024)<ref name=":0" />
* ''Nocturnes –'' WWF Award for Best Film at [[Thessaloniki Documentary Festival]] (2024) <ref name=":8" />
* ''Flickering Lights –'' Best Cinematography at [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] (2023)<ref name=":2" />
* ''Nirnay –'' Most Innovative Film Award at [[Mumbai International Film Festival]] (2014)<ref name=":4" />

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|id=7698839}}
* {{YouTube|id=5nB3_a9I0rg|title=Dialogue with Filmmakers {{!}} Anupama Srinivasan}}

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LayneMatos1 at 02:30, 24 March 2026