Bongu Narsing Rao (born 1946) is an Indian film director,
screenwriter, littérateur, composer, poet, producer, actor and
painter known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theatre. Rao
has garnered five National Film Awards, various international honors,
and has served as a jury in various Asian film festivals. He directed,
Daasi "(Bonded Woman)" and Matti Manushulu "(Mud People)" which won
the Diploma of Merit awards at the 16th and 17th Moscow International
Film Festivals in 1989 and 1991 respectively.Internationally, Daasi
was screened at the 1989 Filmfest München, 1990 Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival, Three Continents Festival, Cairo
International Film Festival, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts,
1991 Museum of Modern Art; 1994, Bergamo Film Meeting; 1994 Dublin
International Film Festival; 1997 National Centre for the Performing
Arts (India); and Filmotsav 90' Kolkata.1987 film Maa Ooru ("Our
Village") directed by him won the "Media Wave Award" at the Hungary
International festival of visual arts, as well as the National Film
Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film. Maa Ooru was
premiered at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - Mumbai in 1999. The
Ekotopfilm - International Festival of Sustainable Development Films
in 1995, Slovak Republic. The Brastislavia Mostra internazionale
d'arte cinematografica in 1993, Viterbo, Italy. The first Mumbai
International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films
in 1990 where the film won the Best Cinematography award. The
International premier at Filmfest München in 1989, Germany. The
Indian panorama section of the IFFI.
screenwriter, littérateur, composer, poet, producer, actor and
painter known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theatre. Rao
has garnered five National Film Awards, various international honors,
and has served as a jury in various Asian film festivals. He directed,
Daasi "(Bonded Woman)" and Matti Manushulu "(Mud People)" which won
the Diploma of Merit awards at the 16th and 17th Moscow International
Film Festivals in 1989 and 1991 respectively.Internationally, Daasi
was screened at the 1989 Filmfest München, 1990 Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival, Three Continents Festival, Cairo
International Film Festival, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts,
1991 Museum of Modern Art; 1994, Bergamo Film Meeting; 1994 Dublin
International Film Festival; 1997 National Centre for the Performing
Arts (India); and Filmotsav 90' Kolkata.1987 film Maa Ooru ("Our
Village") directed by him won the "Media Wave Award" at the Hungary
International festival of visual arts, as well as the National Film
Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film. Maa Ooru was
premiered at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - Mumbai in 1999. The
Ekotopfilm - International Festival of Sustainable Development Films
in 1995, Slovak Republic. The Brastislavia Mostra internazionale
d'arte cinematografica in 1993, Viterbo, Italy. The first Mumbai
International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films
in 1990 where the film won the Best Cinematography award. The
International premier at Filmfest München in 1989, Germany. The
Indian panorama section of the IFFI.
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