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Asif Kapadia

Saturday 14th March
13:00-14:00

Join Asif as he explains his filmmaking process based on the location of his films. He will talk about where the inspiration for his stories comes from, and how he writes the scripts and structures his productions around the location of his films.

Asif Kapadia

BAFTA-winning filmmaker, Asif Kapadia co writer and director of Far North (2007) and The Warrior (2001). Known for his visually stunning films exploring the timelessness of extreme and unforgiving landscapes, Asif Kapadia has made an impact internationally and shown how versatile and expressive British film can be.
Born in East London in 1972, Kapadia studied filmmaking at the Royal College of Art where he first gained recognition with his short film The Sheep Thief (1997). Shot in Rajasthan, India with a crew of seven, The Sheep Thief won several awards including second prize in the Cinefoundation section of the 1998 Cannes International Film Festival, Grand Prix at the 1997 Brest Film Festival & Best Director at the Poitiers Film Festival.

Kapadia’s romance with India and his distinct visual style continued with the making of his first feature, The Warrior, shot entirely in the deserts of Rajasthan and the snow capped Himachal Pradesh.  The Warrior went on to win two BAFTA Awards for Outstanding British Film of the Year and The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a Director, Screenwriter or Producer in their First Feature Film,  as well  as the prestigious Sutherland Award at the London Film Festival among others.

Far North, Kapadia’s latest film which Premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2007, was four years in the making and is based on a short story by writer Sara Maitland.