Vinod Ganatra Wins Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award
| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Award Received | Vinod Ganatra received South Africa's 'Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award' |
| Occasion | 7th Nelson Mandela Children's Film Festival |
| Significance | First Indian to receive this award |
| Vinod Ganatra's Career | - Globally renowned filmmaker and editor- Edited and directed about 400 documentaries and newsreels- Produced 25 multilingual television programs for children and youth- First TV program, 'Baingan Raja,' won the 'Janakinath Gaur Award'- Gujarati film 'Harun Arun' received the 'Liv Ullmann Peace Prize'- Only Indian to win the 'Liv Ullmann Peace Prize'- Recipient of 36 national and international awards- Awarded the 'Dadasheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award'- Jury member for over 100 film festivals worldwide |
| Nelson Mandela | - First black President of South Africa (1994)- Born in South Africa (1918-2013)- Joined ANC in 1944; active in anti-apartheid struggle- Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964; spent 27 years in prison- Released in 1990 after end of apartheid- Shared Nobel Peace Prize with Frederik Willem de Klerk (1993)- Conferred with Bharat Ratna (1990)- July 18 observed as Nelson Mandela International Day |