Noted documentary filmmaker Madhusree Dutta has been selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award for documentaries in connection with the 12th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) to be held from June 21 to 26. The award comprises a cash prize of ₹2 lakh and a memento. The award will be presented to Madhusree Dutta by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the closing ceremony of the festival on June 26 at the Kairali Theatre. Madhusree Dutta is a filmmaker as well as a curator and pedagogue. She is the founder and executive director of Majlis, a centre for rights discourse and multi-disciplinary art initiatives in Mumbai.

Source: The Hindu June 13, 2019 02:48 UTC