Ross Kauffman
Ross Kauffman (* 1967 or 1968 in London ) is a British documentary filmmaker . In 2005 he won an Oscar for his film Born in a brothel - Children in the red light district of Calcutta .
Life
Kauffman worked from 1992 to 2000 as a documentary filmmaker for television stations such as HBO and Discovery Channel . In 2001 he founded Red Light Films to produce the film Born in the Brothel - Children in Calcutta's Red Light District . For this film, he and Zana Briski won an Oscar in the Best Documentary Film category at the 2005 Academy Awards . The documentary about children of prostitutes in Calcutta has been presented at more than 50 international film festivals and has won numerous awards, including the National Board of Review Award , the Independent Spirit Award , the LACFA Award and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival .
His 2008 film In a Dream was shortlisted for an Oscar nomination.
Filmography
- 2004: Born in a brothel - children in the red light district of Calcutta ( Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids )
- 2008: In a Dream
- 2008: Project Kashmir
- 2010: Committed: The Toronto International Film Festival
- 2010: The Collaborator and His Family
Web links
- Ross Kauffman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on the website of the organization Kids with Cameras
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview ( memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on gorhody.com from May 17, 2005
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kauffman, Ross |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British documentary filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 or 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |