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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}} |
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| birth_place = [[Bangladesh]] |
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| nationality = [[British people|British]] |
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| ethnicity = [[Bengali people|Bangladeshi]] |
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| education = Painting and Photography<br/>[[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|MA]] [[Cinematography]] |
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| alma_mater = [[London College of Communication|London College of Printing]]<br/>[[Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design]]<br/>[[National Film and Television School]] |
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| occupation = [[Film director]], [[Cinematographer]], [[Writer]], [[Film producer]] |
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| home_town = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] |
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'''Sadik Ahmed''' (born 1977) is an award winning Director/Cinematographer. |
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==Education and career== |
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| ⚫ | Sadik was born in [[Bangladesh]], came to England as a child and was brought up in London. He studied Fine Art at [[Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design|Central St Martins School of Art]], before coming to the [[National Film and Television School]] to study his [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|MA]] [[Cinematography]]. As his graduation film he made ‘'Tanju Miah'’, a [[National Lottery]] funded short which won Best Factual Film at the [[List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_National_Film_and_Television_School#2007|Royal Television Society Student Television Awards]] in 2007, a Kodak cinematography award as well as being runner up in the best new comer category at the [[Grierson Awards]] 2006, [[TCM Classic Shorts Film Competition|TCM classic shorts]], [[Satyajit Ray]] - award, amongst others . |
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The film went onto tour both [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] and [[Toronto Film Festival]] amongst others. Sadik simultaneously also working as a sole cinematographer (apart from his dual Director/Dop role) won another Kodak cinematography award that year for a Kodak commercial he shot as Cinematographer. |
The film went onto tour both [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] and [[Toronto Film Festival]] amongst others. Sadik simultaneously also working as a sole cinematographer (apart from his dual Director/Dop role) won another Kodak cinematography award that year for a Kodak commercial he shot as Cinematographer. |
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Sadik’s career has since then propelled him as Director/Cinematographer – he went on to direct and shoot a promo for [[Talvin Singh]] and quickly moved into his debut feature film production, a western set in the subcontinent ‘[[The Last Thakur]]’ in 2007 – a [[Channel 4]] co - production with [[Artificial Eye]] as the distributor. |
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The film was received well by critics and [[Sight and Sound|Sight and Sound magazine]] named The Last Thakur “one of the most confident British debut features since [[Asif Kapadia]]’s [[The Warrior]] (2001)… with which it shares an Asian location and language and a welcome belief in the primacy of visual storytelling”. {{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} An article about it also appeared in the Guardian <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/may/01/world-cinema</ref> |
The film was received well by critics and [[Sight and Sound|Sight and Sound magazine]] named The Last Thakur “one of the most confident British debut features since [[Asif Kapadia]]’s [[The Warrior]] (2001)… with which it shares an Asian location and language and a welcome belief in the primacy of visual storytelling”. {{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} An article about it also appeared in the Guardian <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/may/01/world-cinema</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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| ''[[The Last Thakur]]'' |
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| 2008 |
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| cinematographer, director, writer |
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| ''The Chauffeur's Hat'' (short) |
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| 2008 |
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| special thanks |
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| ''Night Junkies'' |
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| 2007 |
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| cinematographer |
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| ''Aisha and Nadeem'' (short) |
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| 2007 |
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| cinematographer |
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| ''Build a Ship, Sail to Sadness'' |
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| 2007 |
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| cinematographer |
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| ''Tanju Miah'' (short) |
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| 2007 |
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| cinematographer, director, producer |
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| ''Londres-London'' (short) |
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| 2006 |
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| cinematographer |
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| ''Oxford Circus'' (short) |
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| 2006 |
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| cinematographer |
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==References== |
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Ruhul Amin | |
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| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design National Film and Television School |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Cinematographer, Writer, Film producer |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Sadik Ahmed (born 1977) is an award winning Director/Cinematographer.
Education and career
Sadik was born in
MA Cinematography. As his graduation film he made ‘'Tanju Miah'’, a National Lottery funded short which won Best Factual Film at the Royal Television Society Student Television Awards in 2007, a Kodak cinematography award as well as being runner up in the best new comer category at the Grierson Awards 2006, TCM classic shorts, Satyajit Ray
- award, amongst others .
The film went onto tour both
Toronto Film Festival
amongst others. Sadik simultaneously also working as a sole cinematographer (apart from his dual Director/Dop role) won another Kodak cinematography award that year for a Kodak commercial he shot as Cinematographer.
Sadik’s career has since then propelled him as Director/Cinematographer – he went on to direct and shoot a promo for
Artificial Eye
as the distributor.
The film was received well by critics and Sight and Sound magazine named The Last Thakur “one of the most confident British debut features since Asif Kapadia’s The Warrior (2001)… with which it shares an Asian location and language and a welcome belief in the primacy of visual storytelling”. [citation needed] An article about it also appeared in the Guardian [1]
The film opened to a sell screenings at the
amongst others and finally had its theatrical release here in the UK.In January 2010, Sadik was nominated for a Cinematography Fellowship Award by the Arts Council.
Sadik has since then signed into his second feature film – an urban cop film set in the modern subcontinent.
See also
Filmography
| Title | Year | Credits |
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| The Last Thakur | 2008 | cinematographer, director, writer |
| The Chauffeur's Hat (short) | 2008 | special thanks |
| Night Junkies | 2007 | cinematographer |
| Aisha and Nadeem (short) | 2007 | cinematographer |
| Build a Ship, Sail to Sadness | 2007 | cinematographer |
| Tanju Miah (short) | 2007 | cinematographer, director, producer |
| Londres-London (short) | 2006 | cinematographer |
| Oxford Circus (short) | 2006 | cinematographer |