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- Water was an enormous success. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Annual Academy Awards, and has screened at festivals around the world, winning many awards, and remains an audience favourite. The Vancouver Film Critics Circle named Deepa Mehta the Best Canadian Director of 2006.
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Deepa Mehta, OC OOnt ([diːpa ˈmeːɦta]; born 15 September 1950) [1] is an Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005).
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle named Deepa Mehta the Best Canadian Director of 2006. This fall (2015) is the 10th anniversary of Water's launch. In 2006 Deepa made a documentary about domestic violence in Toronto's immigrant families called Let's Talk About It, which continues to be used in community outreach programs.
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- Deepa Mehta
Jan 8, 2012 · Best Director, Canadian Film (Water), Vancouver Film Critics Circle (2006) EDA Film Focus Award, Alliance of Women Film Journalists (2006) Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema, Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (2007)
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle named Deepa Mehta the Best Canadian Director of 2006. This fall (2015) is the 10th anniversary of Water's launch. In 2006 Deepa made a documentary about domestic violence in Toronto's immigrant families called Let's Talk About It, which continues to be used in community outreach programs.
- September 15, 1950
Recognized for challenging norms, Mehta’s films are revered for their daring and provocative nature, earning her distinctions like the Best Canadian Director by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle in 2006. She also co-founded Hamilton-Mehta Productions, with her husband, producer David Hamilton in 1996.
Water (Hindi: जल, romanized: Jal) is a 2005 comedy drama and thriller film written and directed by Deepa Mehta, with screenplay by Anurag Kashyap. It is set in 1938 and explores the lives of widows at an ashram in India. The film is also the third and final installment of Mehta's Elements trilogy. It was preceded by Fire (1996) and Earth (1998).
It was named one of Canada’s Top Ten Films of 2005 in a panel set up by the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2006, Mehta made an intimate, smaller scale documentary about domestic violence entitled Let’s Talk About It and followed that with one of her most intense, visceral and downbeat works, Heaven on Earth (2008). The film ...
