Piyush Roy

Background

About Piyush Roy

I am a National Film Award winning critic, author, curator, filmmaker and educator (MSc/PhD Film Studies), with over a decade of teaching experience (in the UK & India) and two decades of media experience (India), committed to nurturing a culture in life-long education in Film, Creative & Liberal Arts education; Website: EXP. ACADEMIC (7 Yrs) 2018-11: Visiting Faculty – Film Appreciation, IIMC Dhenkanal 2016: Co-Lecturer, Post-Colonial Literature/Cinema – Edinburgh Napier University UK 2016-15: Course Organiser/Co-Convenor, South Asian Studies – School of Social & Political Science, Univ. of Edinburgh 2014-13/2012-11: Lecturer (Indian Cinema, Culture & History) – Univ. of Edinburgh 2016-11: Curator, Presenter & Moderator, South Asian Cinema Series – Univ. of Edinburgh 2011/09: Staff Tutor (Indian Cinema) – Open Studies (Univ. of Edinburgh) MEDIA & CONSULTATION (16 Yrs) 2018: Advisor – Global University Students Film Festival, Hong Kong 2018-17: Jury Member – Bollywood Power Brands Awards 2017: Consultant Reader – Star TV Writers Program, Star India Ltd. 2017-16: Festival Director – Edinburgh Fest. of Indian Films & Docs. 2014-13: Lecturer/Co-organiser – Scotland-South Asia Heritage Project (NKS Edinburgh) 2011: Editor – Stardust / StarWeek 2011: Columnist – Orissa Post 2010: Features Editor – Stardust 2008-07: Special Correspondent – The Indian Express 2006-05: Spl. Correspondent – Hindustan Times 2005: Senior Correspondent – Magna Publishing 2003-01: Correspondent: Society magazine Sub-Editor – The Asian Age, Bhubaneswar AWARDS 2014: Sir William Darling Memorial Prize by the Univ. of Edinburgh ‘for advancing & enhancing the reputation of the University through conduct, example & scholarship’. 2013: ‘Special Mention’ Best Film Critic, ‘60th Indian National Film Awards ‘for in-depth knowledge of cinema and easy, informative style’. 2013: The Sue Grant Service Award, UK 2004: Silver Award at the Shine! British Council International Student Awards UK