Somnath Mondal(II)
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Somnath Mondal, a batch of 1992 FTII alumni specialising in Sound in cinema, is a former sound recordist at Sunny Super Sounds - Mumbai, and a former chief recordist at HMV - Kolkata. Additionally, he has 15 years of experience in creating radio & TV spots on health-related issues for mass education. His scriptwriting debut, a documentary on a dying music instrument, won the Best Screenplay Award at the Chalachitram National Film Festival. And his directorial debut, on an altruistic roadside tree-planter, won the Second Best Documentary at the Bengal International Short Film Festival, and is presently going places. Mondal had previously served on the preview committee of the Chicago International Indie Film Festival.