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'''Faiza Ahmad Khan''' is an Indian documentary filmmaker based in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="dubaifilmfest-1">{{cite web|url=https://dubaifilmfest.com/en/cast/14836/faiza_ahmad_khan.html|title=Faiza Ahmad Khan|publisher=Dubai Film Fest|access-date=22 January 2018|archive-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072318/https://dubaifilmfest.com/en/cast/14836/faiza_ahmad_khan.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="thehindu-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/weaving-a-narrative/article3631247.ece|title=Weaving a narrative|work=The Hindu |date=12 July 2012 }}</ref><ref name="timesofindia-1">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/My-film-assumed-a-life-of-its-own-Faiza-Khan/articleshow/14433406.cms|title=My film assumed a life of its own: Faiza Khan|work=The Times of India |date=10 January 2017 |publisher=Times Of India}}</ref> Her most well-known work is ''[[Supermen of Malegaon]]'', a documentary film which revolves around the passion which residents of [[Malegaon]] have for filmmaking.<br />
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She is also an activist. She directed the film ''The Cost of Coal'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://amnesty.org.in/news-update/cost-coal-using-virtual-reality-tell-story-indias-coal-mining-affected-communitie/ |title=The Cost of Coal |access-date=23 November 2019 |archive-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003103428/https://amnesty.org.in/news-update/cost-coal-using-virtual-reality-tell-story-indias-coal-mining-affected-communitie/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> a 360'''°''' [[virtual reality]] story about the lives of the Adivasi communities living around the [[Kusunda Area|Kusmunda]] mine in the district of [[Korba, Chhattisgarh|Korba]], [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://amnesty.org.in/news-update/cost-coal-using-virtual-reality-tell-story-indias-coal-mining-affected-communitie/|title=THE COST OF COAL: Using virtual reality to tell the story of India's coal-mining affected communitie|website=Amnesty International India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-23|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003103428/https://amnesty.org.in/news-update/cost-coal-using-virtual-reality-tell-story-indias-coal-mining-affected-communitie/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has openly protested against the 'redevelopment' of Golibar Slum<ref>[https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opensecurity/battle-for-golibar-urban-splintering-in-mumbai/ 'redevelopment' of Golibar Slum]</ref> in [[Mumbai]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://openthemagazine.com/cinema/malegaon-magic/|title=Malegaon Magic|date=2012-07-08|website=Open The Magazine|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref><br />
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== Education and career ==<br />
In 2002, Faiza Ahmad Khan studied a course in social communications media and then worked as a production executive for an advertising agency. She started shooting short documentaries in 2004. In 2005, she worked as assistant director for the movie [[Anwar (2007 film)|''Anwar'']], with director [[Manish Jha (director)|Manish Jha]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kviff.com/en/programme/film/175062-supermen-ofmalegaon/|title=KVIFF {{!}} Supermen of Malegaon|website=www.kviff.com|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref><br />
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''[[Supermen of Malegaon]]'' was her first feature documentary, which has received at least 15 awards so far.<ref name=":1" /> The film has been screened at New Yorks Museum of Modern Art. However, for Faiza, the most important moment in the films life was its screening on the [[Narmada Valley|Narmada Ghats]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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=== Director ===<br />
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*''[[Supermen of Malegaon]]'' (2012)<br />
*''[[When All Land Is Lost, Do We Eat Coal?]]'' (2016)<ref name="dubaifilmfest-2">{{cite web|url=https://dubaifilmfest.com/en/films/46400/when_all_land_is_lost_will_we_eat_coal.html|title=When All Land Is Lost, Will We Eat Coal?|publisher=Dubai Film Fest|access-date=22 January 2018|archive-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072320/https://dubaifilmfest.com/en/films/46400/when_all_land_is_lost_will_we_eat_coal.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
*''The Cost of Coal'' (2017)<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://amnesty.org.in/news-update/cost-coal-using-virtual-reality-tell-story-indias-coal-mining-affected-communitie/ |title=The Cost of Coal |access-date=23 November 2019 |archive-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003103428/https://amnesty.org.in/news-update/cost-coal-using-virtual-reality-tell-story-indias-coal-mining-affected-communitie/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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=== Assistant director ===<br />
* [[Anwar (2007 film)|''Anwar'']] (2007)<ref name=":2" /><br />
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==Awards==<br />
===For ''Supermen of Malegaon''===<br />
* Jury Award for Best Documentary at Asiatica Film Mediale, Rome<ref name=glamshamawards>{{cite web|title=Supermen of Malegaon winner of 15 awards at Film Festivals|date=15 June 2012 |url=http://bollyspice.com/45359/supermen-malegaon-winner-15-awards-film-festivals-now-theatrical-release|publisher=Glamsham}}</ref> <br />
* Jury Award for Best Documentary at Kara Film Festival, Pakistan<ref name=glamshamawards /> <br />
* Best Debut Film at Film South Asia, Nepal<ref name=glamshamawards /><br />
* Best Editing, Documentary and Director at the Asian Festival of First Films, Singapore<ref name=glamshamawards /><br />
* Best Editing at the Asian TV Awards, Singapore<ref name=glamshamawards /><br />
* Audience Choice Award for Documentary, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA)<ref name=glamshamawards /> <br />
* Golden Camera Award for Best Documentary, US International Film and Video Festival<ref name=glamshamawards /><br />
* Gold Awards for Editing and Best Documentary and a Silver Award for Sound Design, Indian Documentary Producers Association<ref name=glamshamawards /><br />
* Best Documentary at Bollywood and Beyond, Stuttgart<ref name=glamshamawards /><br />
* Youth Choice Award at Vesoul Asian Film Festival<ref name=glamshamawards /><br />
* Special Mention at Best Film Festival, Romania<ref name=glamshamawards /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|3553118}}<br />
* [https://bollyspice.com/director-faiza-khan-talks-supermen-of-malegaon/ Director Faiza Ahmad Khan talks]<br />
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