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Sushmit Ghosh

Awards

Sushmit Ghosh

40 wins & 16 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • IDFA Audience Award
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Cleveland International Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Nominee Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Krakow Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Nominee Golden Horn
    • International Documentary Film Competition
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Silver Horn
    • International Documentary Competition
    • Writing with Fire
    For the director of the film highlighting social issues
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

International Documentary Association

  • Sushmit Ghosh
    2022 Winner Courage Under Fire Award
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Feature
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Scythian Deer
    • Documentary Competition
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

National Film Awards, India

  • Timbaktu (2012)
    2013 Winner Silver Lotus Award
    • Best Environment Film including Agriculture
    • Timbaktu
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Golden Gate Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Nominee Documentary Competition Award
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Documentary Competition
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Sundance Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award
    • Impact and Change
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Valladolid International Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Tiempo de Historia Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Fundos Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Bergen International Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Checkpoints Award
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Oslo Films from the South Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner DOC: South Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Nominee Ogawa Shinsuke Prize
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Citizens' Prize
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 2nd Place Audience Award
    • Top Ten Audience Favorites
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Telluride Mountainfilm Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

CPH:DOX

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Nominee F:ACT Award
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Ojai Film Festival

  • Dilli (2011)
    2011 Winner Best Documentary Short
    • Documentary - Short
    • Dilli

Washington DC Filmfest

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Justice Matters Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Belfast Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Maysles Brothers Award
    • Feature Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Wisconsin Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Winner Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Dove for Women's Empowerment
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

The Hague Movies that Matter Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Winner Grand Jury Documentary Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Nominee Activist Documentary Award
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Nominee Asia Pacific Screen Award
    • Best Documentary Feature Film
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Jaipur International Film Festival

  • Timbaktu (2012)
    2013 Winner Best Documentary Film
    • Timbaktu
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Dilli (2011)
    2012 Winner International Competition
    • Best Documentary
    • Dilli
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Nominee Best Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Al Jazeera Documentary Channel Award
    • Long Film
    • Writing with Fire
    India
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Norwich Film Festival, UK

  • Dilli (2011)
    2012 Winner Best Documentary Film
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Dilli
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Los Angeles Movie Awards, US

  • Dilli (2011)
    2011 Winner Los Angeles Movie Award
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Dilli
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Dilli (2011)
    2011 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Cinematography
    • Dilli

Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC)

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

DocsMX: The International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Prémio DocsDF
    • Best Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Winner Best Documentary
    • Best Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Social Impact Media Awards, US

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Nominee Social Impact Media Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Winner Social Impact Media Award
    • Best Director
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Winner Social Impact Media Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Karan Thapliyal

Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Truth Award
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Nominee Right to Know Competition
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

DMZ International Documentary Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Nominee Asian Perspective Award
    • Best Film
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Blackstar Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas
  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Best Feature Documentary
    • Feature Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

International Human Rights Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Human Rights League Prize
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Millenium Film Festival

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2022 Winner Prix du Public
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

Nordic Docs

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Best Feature Documentary
    • Best Feature Documentary (over 60 min)
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

CMS Vatavaran Environment & Wildlife International Film Festival

  • Timbaktu (2012)
    2014 Winner Best Director
    • Climate Change & Sustainable Technologies
    • Timbaktu
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

International Documentary Festival Visioni dal Mondo

  • Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, and Shyamkali Devi in Writing with Fire (2021)
    2021 Winner Best International Feature Documentary
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Writing with Fire
    Shared with: Rintu Thomas

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