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| name = Chaitanya Tamhane<br />
| image = Chaitanya Tamhane.jpg<br />
| caption = Tamhane at the trailer launch of ''[[Court (film)|Court]]'', 2015<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|03|01}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
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| parents = <br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|Producer|Director}}<br />
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'''Chaitanya Tamhane (Marathi: चैतन्य ताम्हाणे)''' (born 1 March 1987) is an Indian filmmaker, known for the 2014 Marathi courtroom drama ''[[Court (film)|Court]]''. It was announced as India's official [[List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film|submission]] for the [[88th Academy Awards]] in the [[Best Foreign Language Film]] category.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/court-chosen-as-indias-official-entry-for-oscars/ | title=Court is India’s official entry for Oscars | publisher=Indian Express | date=23 September 2015 | accessdate=23 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="HWR">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-court-selected-by-india-826763 |title=Oscars: India Selects 'Court' For Foreign-Language Category |last=Bhushan |first=Nyay |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=24 September 2015 |accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref> The film examines the Indian legal system through the trial of an aging folk singer in a lower court in Mumbai.<br />
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''[[Court (film)|Court]]'' is Tamhane's directorial debut for a [[feature length]] film. His previous work includes the short film ''Six Strands'', of which he was also the writer and director, as well as producer. For ''Court'', Tamhane was nominated for best [[screenwriter]] at the [[9th Asian Film Awards]] and won best director at the 16th [[Mumbai Film Festival]],<ref>Bhushan, Nyay. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/indias-court-wins-at-mumbai-742666 ''India's Court wins at Mumbai Film Festival.''] Published 21 October 2014. Retrieved on 17 February 2015.</ref> among many other awards and honors. In 2018, Tamhane served as the creative producer for the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Balekempa]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20180226-ere-gowda-balekempa-thithi-movie-1170922-2018-02-15|title=Mandya to Rotterdam|last=Sibal|first=Prachi|work=India Today|date=15 February 2018|accessdate=25 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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Tamhane's second directorial feature, ''[[The Disciple (2020 film)|The Disciple]]'' (2020) premiered at the [[77th Venice International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/the-disciple-venice-film-festival-chaitanya-tamhane-alfonso-cuaron-1203000711/|title=Venice Pic ‘The Disciple’ Sees Alfonso Cuarón Board As EP; Endeavor Content & New Europe Film Sales To Rep It|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=31 July 2020|accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref> At Venice, the film won FIPRESCI award presented by the [[International Federation of Film Critics]] (FIPRESCI, short for Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/hollywood/story/venice-film-festival-2020-chaitanya-tamhan-s-the-disciple-wins-fipresci-award-1721365-2020-09-13 |title=Venice Film Festival 2020: Chaitanya Tamhan's The Disciple wins FIPRESCI award|work=India Today |date=13 September 2020}}</ref> and the Best Screenplay award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/venice-film-festival-2020-winners-list-1234585982/ |title=Venice Film Festival 2020 Winners: ''Nomadland'' Takes Golden Lion, Vanessa Kirby Is Best Actress |work=IndieWire |accessdate=12 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''Six Strands'' (2011) [short film]<br />
*''Death of a Father'' (2014) [short film]<br />
*''[[Court (film)|Court]]'' (2014)<br />
*''[[The Disciple (2020 film)|The Disciple]]'' (2020)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* Best Feature Film ''[[Court (film)|Court]]'' at [[62nd National Film Awards]], 2015<br />
* Best Film ''[[Court (film)|Court]]'' at [[Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema]], 2015.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/court-gets-triple-win-at-buenos-aires-film-fest/ | title=‘Court’ gets triple win at Buenos Aires film fest | work=Indian Express | date=27 April 2015 | agency=Indo-Asian News Service | accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref><br />
* Best Asian Feature Film, ''[[Court (film)|Court]]'' at [[Singapore International Film Festival]], Silver Screen Awards 2014<br />
* Best Screenplay, [[The Disciple (2020 film)|''The Disciple'']] at [[Venice Film Festival]], Venice Film Festival 2020<br />
* Best Screenplay, ''The Disciple'' at [[15th Asian Film Awards]] 2021<br />
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