Virendra Valsangkar

A graduated civil engineer turned to filmmaking out of passion for the medium. Received National Award for ‘Vishnupant Damle : The Unsung Hero of Talkies’ as ‘best biographical / historical reconstruction’ film in 2012.

As a director he directed short fictions and certain documentaries on various subjects, including ‘Forts of Maharashtra’, ‘Maharashtra :the place’, ‘The Unfolding White’, series of documentaries about the ‘Tribes of Maharashtra’ and few documentaries for educational and social institutions.

Also worked as an editor for the National award winning Marathi feature film ‘Devrai’ (The sacred Grove) and ‘Ha Bharat Maza’( India is my country).
Received ‘International Jury Award’ for ‘The Unfolding White’ in Ekotop film festival, Slovakia

Alongwith the industry experience he also had more than 10 years of academic experience. He is associated with various educational institutes as faculty for film making.