Bipuljit Basu
FILM DIRECTOR:
IDA Award Nominee
Sundance Fund
IDFA Bertha Fund
BBC Storyville
Hotdocs

May and June are heavily occupied months for me. On 31st May and 4th June, REDLIGHT TO LIMELIGHT will be screening in the competition section of one of Europe's oldest, Oscar Qualifying film festivals- Krakow Film Festival in Poland.
See you all at the Q & A in our Polish premiere in Krakow, Poland.

It will be a tight schedule in Berlin, Germany, in the last week of May and first week of June.
Redlight to Limelight will have three screenings in the competition section,Doxumentale, Berlin, along with my participation as a panelist and moderator in two back to back panel discussions on Particpatory Storytelling and Impact Films.
See you all in Berlin soon.

Here is the first look of 'Who Kissed Me in the Dark'.
I will pitch my second film at the 'Sheffield Meet Market' before the world film funders, producers, distributors and broadcasters, on 11th-12th June in Sheffield, UK.
The project is in the late development stage-
https://www.sheffdocfest.com/project/who-kissed-me-dark

The development of my second film project, WHO KISSED ME IN THE DARK, begins with its selection at one of the world’s largest and most influential film pitch forums- Sheffield MeetMarket, UK.
On one side, the worldwide distribution of Redlight to Limelight continues; on the other, the new project opens a new story, new characters, and a new story space.
A total of 638 projects were submitted, and only 50 (Only two from India) have been selected to pitch before international film professionals, funders, producers, distributors, sales agents, and broadcasters in the UK.
By the way, how do you find the new film title?
Here is the official press release of Sheffield Doc Fest -
https://www.sheffdocfest.com/news/sheffield-docfest-announces-50-documentary-projects-2026-meetmarket

Redlight to Limelight won the BEST FILM AWARD in the Human Rights competition at 44th International Film Festival of Uruguay( Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay).....
Congratulations, and my sincere gratitude to the entire creative team, producers, Sales and distributor, funders, and broadcasters.
Festival Website link below- https://festival.cinemateca.org.uy/en

About Redlight to Limelight on The Statesman
18/04/2026
Thank you Sneha Das for this detailed piece of writing
Full link - https://epaper.thestatesman.com/m5/4141663/Kolkata-The-Statesman/18-TH-APRIL-2026#page/15/1

Redlight to Limelight has been continuing its journey with a series of festivals and International screenings across Uruguay,, Germany, spain, Poland, and Asia and Oceania regions in the coming March, April, May, and June.
A sincere gratitude to our Sales Agent and Distributor - Taskovski Films Ltd. They have been making a stupendous effort!
Here is the Krakow Film Festival on Modern Times Review, Poland announcing its top selections for the 2026 edition.
https://www.moderntimes.review/krakow-film-festival-2026-international-titles-visual-identity/

The Gurdian announcing Redlight to Limelightbeing brodcast on BBC
Full link - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/03/tv-tonight-an-extraordinary-film-about-sex-workers-in-kolkata

Late upload.
I just came across this article in the European cinema magazine @cineuropa.official which wrote about Redlight to Limelight winning the Grand Prix at FIPADOC in France.
Full Link - https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/488498/

This is an official announcement from BBC-
It feels deeply meaningful to me that the BBC Four will begin broadcasting my film Redlight to Limelight from 3 March, Tuesday at 22.20 ( UK Time) onward, for the next five years.
As far as I know—(though I’m not completely certain)—this may be the first ever Indian Bengali-language feature Documentary cinema to be acquired and broadcast by the BBC. In that sense, it carries a historic significance for me.
See the BBC link - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s7f9

This is an official announcement from BBC-
It feels deeply meaningful to me that the BBC Four will begin broadcasting my film Redlight to Limelight from 3 March, Tuesday at 22.20 ( UK Time) onward, for the next five years.
As far as I know—(though I’m not completely certain)—this may be the first ever Indian Bengali-language feature Documentary cinema to be acquired and broadcast by the BBC. In that sense, it carries a historic significance for me.
See the BBC link - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s7f9
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