Arizona Filmmaker Of The Year 2008 - Awarded at the Phoenix Film Festival
Best of Phoenix Magazine,
September 2008 issue under Best of Media & People.
BEST LOCAL FILMMAKER
In the five years since Bivas Biswas began his career in filmmaking, his short films have won more than 15 awards from festivals around the country. This year, the native of Calcutta, India, added "Arizona Filmmaker of the Year" from the Phoenix Film Festival to his list. Jason Carney, the festival's director, says Biswas "has a tremendous eye for creating incredible visuals, and his films always have a unique feel to them." As the founder of D.I.B. Pictures Entertainment, Biswas has directed and produced short films like Miss Matched (2007) and Reason (2006), as well as TV commercials and music videos. Not bad for someone trained as a computer scientist.
04/05/05 Interview with director Bivas Biswas by Midtown Messenger's editor and Publisher, David Tell, is now available online.
03/21/05 David Tell's article on First Date appeared in the March 2005 issue of the Midtown Messenger
03/07/05 First Date won the Best Picture award at the Almost Famous Film Festival 48hr. film challenge along with 3rd place in acting and honorable mention for story.