Ashok Meena is a freelance cinematographer based in India. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India. Over the years, he has shot numerous documentaries, fiction films, music videos, and ad films. Some of his notable works include the fiction feature-length "In Retreat by Maisam Ali premiering at the Cannes Film Festival 2024, feature documentary "Pushkar Puran" directed by Avant Garde filmmaker Kamal Swaroop, the Sundance award-winning documentary "Against The Tide" directed by Sarvnik Kaur, 69th National Award winner "MeenRaag" by Suruchi Sharma and "Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha " by Tanuja Chandra. His films have won several awards at prestigious film festivals like Sundance, Visions du Réel, DocsBarcelona, Asia Pacific Screen Awards, San Francisco International Film Festival, Sheffield International Documentary Festival,
Busan International Film Festival, IDA-International Documentary Association, IDFA-International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Bergen International Film Festival, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Munich International Documentary Festival, Mumbai Film Festival, National Awards and Gotham Awards, Acid Cannes. Ashok brings a creative and artistic eye to his cinematography, capturing the essence and emotions of each story in a visually stunning manner.
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SCREENINGS
WiP
ICHIGO ICHIE II 2020 II experimental
VIDEOCITY „Utopia Today“ public outdoor exhibition
on the e-Board of Congress Center Basel at Messeplatz- 2023.
VAICA festival for Video Art by Indian Contemporary Artists 2021
Curated at The Bubble Project by Govett Brewster Art Gallery.
Certamen Internacional de Cortos de Soria, Spain 2020
Vinilonga - Int. Short Film & Music Video Festival 2020
Best of Latin America Short Film Festival 2020
Online Isolation Short Videos Festival 2020
Also
Featured by The Vibe
Editor Choice by SVOX.TV film and video arts channel
VAICA festival for Video Art by Indian Contemporary Artists 2021
Featured by The Vibe 2020
Intimatelens Film Festival 2019
The Great Northern Creative Expo 2019
Honorable Mention : at The Hague Global Cinema Festival 2020
Kunchok and his many moons II documentary
Doc in Progress
Tokyo Docs – Colors of Asia 2021
Docedge Kolkata, Asian Forum for Documentary 2021
DocedgeKolkata Pitch Award 2021
Viewing Room
PUSHKAR PURAN / PUSHKAR MYTHS
The exotic city of Pushkar is transformed into a place of myth and legend in Kamal Swaroop’s 'Pushkar Puran,' a documentary about ancient Indian culture.
... The Hollywood Reporter
An attempt to engage with the historical, mythical and the contemporary worlds of the city of Pushkar
.... Letterboxed
It goes deeper into the mythology, especially the violent and sexual aspects of it.
...The Travelling Slacker
A dreamily shot documentary presents the wonders of the Pushkar fair.
...The Wee Review