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'''Paramita Roy''' (Bangla: পারমিতা মুখার্জি রায়) (born 25 December 1962) is an Australian independent film director, producer, writer, educator and keen photographer.<ref>[http://www.paramitaroy.com Paramita Roy - Writer, Film Maker, Educator]</ref> Born in [[Kolkata]], [[India]] to Indian parents, Roy has relocated her family to [[Australia]] in 1999. Most known for her works on feature films, Hori Alone in Kolkata<ref>[http://www.paramitaroy.com/reviews.htm Paramita Roy - Writer, Film Maker, Educator]</ref> and Another Day in Paradise<ref>[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/filmmaker-draws-on-life-for-story-of-two-cultures/1744390.aspx Film-maker draws on life for story of two cultures - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> as director, producer and writer.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110309112213/http://www.lowdown.net.au/FeatureArticle/AnotherDayinParadise Features - Another Day in Paradise? Paramita Roy and a fabulous young cast confront schoolyard violence in the ACT. - Lowdown Magazine]</ref>

==Early life and education==
Roy was born as Paramita Mukerjee, the daughter of late Ranada Prasad Mukerjee and Gita Mukerjee (Acharya), a business man and a house wife respectively. Her early education took place in Kolkata, India where she completed a Bachelor of Arts from [[Calcutta University]]. She left India when she was 23, to [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] where she lived for 5 years, before moving to [[Papua New Guinea]] in 1993. She later studied at the [[Queensland University of Technology]] for a bachelor's and master's degree in education. Recently, Roy has completed a Theatre Directing course at the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] (NIDA), and a post graduate study in Film Directing at the [[Australian Film Television and Radio School]] (AFTRS) in Sydney, Australia.

==Career==
Roy started her career as a school teacher and has taught in Canada, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Currently, she teaches ICT at St Dominic's Priory College [http://www.stdominics.sa.edu.au/] Adelaide, Australia.

In 2002, she initiated [http://www.ntfadarwin.com/ the Northern Territory Film-makers Association] (NTFA) in Darwin, Australia along with the Down Under International Film Festival as a founding member and secretary till she moved to Canberra in 2004. While in Darwin, she directed many short films including People of the Rock, Tell Me Why and Reaching to Me. In an international collaboration, Roy directed a feature film on child labour, which was mentioned at the [[Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly]] by [[Karin MacDonald]]. The film, Hori Alone in Kolkata<ref>[http://phillips.pcug.org.au/afuw/roy.html AFGW-ACT INC General Meeting Speaker Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302201424/http://phillips.pcug.org.au/afuw/roy.html |date=2 March 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/2006/week03/716.htm Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2006 Week 3 Hansard (28 March) Page 716]</ref><ref>[http://screenact.tomw.net.au/2006_05_01_archive.html ScreenACT Newsletter: May 2006]</ref> was screened in Australia and India. Roy has received several accolades for her photography<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110715162400/http://seniornsw.realviewtechnologies.com/default.aspx?iid=20268&startpage=page0000003 The Senior NSW]</ref> including the [http://www.chiefminister.act.gov.au/media.php?v=7830 Life's Reflection Photography Award] presented by the Chief Minister [[Jon Stanhope]]. In 2008–2009, Roy directed another feature film, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110309112213/http://www.lowdown.net.au/FeatureArticle/AnotherDayinParadise Another Day in Paradise], which was about three teachers from Australia, Romania and India and their journey. The film<ref>[http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=AB)%7D AustLit Agent: Roy, Paramita]</ref> premiered in Australia in February 2010. Between 2005–2008, Roy has had many of her articles published and presented at the national conference held by the [http://www.acce.edu.au/ Australian Council for Computers in Education].<ref>[http://conferences.acce.edu.au/confpapers/default2.asp?pid=7523&doccatid=2 ACEC 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216072920/http://conferences.acce.edu.au/confpapers/default2.asp?pid=7523&doccatid=2 |date=16 February 2011 }}</ref> During her studies at NIDA, she directed a reflective piece about Indian students in Australia, called [https://www.youtube.com/user/paramita2010 Paradise Lost]. This was followed by another documentary and short film in 2010, Portrait of an Unknown Cabbie and The Leper, which were screened in [http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/ Sydney], Australia.

==Filmography==
Short Films
* Reaching to Me (2002) Subject: Domestic Violence
* Tell Me Why? (2002) - Subject: Children in Detention Centre
* Our Planet, Our Future (2003) Subject: Pollution (Environment)
* People of the Rock (2004) Subject: Prejudice
* God Tag (Producer) 2004 Subject: Indigenous Australians
* [http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/filmmaker-draws-on-life-for-story-of-two-cultures/1744390.aspx Paradise Lost]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (2010) Subject: Story of an [http://www.fisa.org.au/ Indian Student in Australia]
* The Leper (2010) Subject: Outcast
* Portrait of an Unknown Cabbie (2010) A documentary about an ethnic taxi driver in Australia
* [http://screenact.tomw.net.au/2006/05/paramita-roys-debut-feature-hori-alone.html Hori Alone in Kolkata] (2006)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110309112213/http://www.lowdown.net.au/FeatureArticle/AnotherDayinParadise Another Day in Paradise] (2010)

==External links==
*[http://www.paramitaroy.com/ www.paramitaroy.com]

==References==
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[[Category:Australian film directors]]
[[Category:Australian women film directors]]
[[Category:Australian people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Bengali people]]
[[Category:Film directors from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Queensland University of Technology alumni]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]

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