TOTO AWARDS 2022
10-19 February
All events can be accessed on TFA’s YouTube channel:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCgJW3N0O8eN8T7froVx53wg
Thursday, 10 February, 6 p.m.
Reflections on Photography: Expressing the Self and Engaging the World
Speakers: Vijay Sarathy, Prakash Bhuyan, Farheen Fatima and Brishbhanu Baruah
Moderator: Anshika Varma
While visual storytelling through photography is in a constant state of flux, the medium is often used also as an outlet for self-expression, navigating the ideas of memory and longing. How do personal experiences influence and impart unique approaches to documentary or other forms of photography? Four photographers shortlisted for the 2022 TOTO Photography Awards speak with Anshika Varma (photographer, curator and the founder of Offset Projects) about a range of lens-based approaches to photography as documentation and self-expression.
The TOTO Photography Awards are supported by the Art & Photography Foundation
Friday, 11 February, 6 p.m.
Looking Ahead: New Generation of Filmmakers - I
Speakers: Shubham Ghatge and Megha Shetty
Moderator: Priyanka Chhabra
Sunday, 13 February, 6 p.m.
Looking Ahead: New Generation of Filmmakers - II
Speakers: Akshay Ingle and Aakash Chhabra
Moderator: Priya Naresh
To celebrate the remarkable work of the filmmakers shortlisted for the 2022 TOTO Awards for Short Film, the shortlisted films will be available for viewing from 7 February 2022 to 13 February 2022 via the following links:
Daura by Shubham Ghatge: https://youtu.be/Xa1JKE93vsM
Enso by Megha Shetty: https://youtu.be/VAjWIlKVdi8
Mahalle’s school – family going live by Akshay Ingle: https://youtu.be/pq_g81uhDsE
Mintgumri by Aakash Chhabra: https://vimeo.com/651192199/83782845e3
These films respectively portray in poignant and unique ways, resilience in the face of socio-political absurdities, personal grief, the inevitable challenges of ageing, and the unexpected and sudden changes in the conditions of living. How did the filmmakers approach such difficult subjects? What inspired them to make films? How do they envision their future film practice? To help us understand this and more, award-winning filmmakers Priyanka Chhabra and Priya Naresh will converse with the shortlisted filmmakers over two live Zoom sessions.
Register in advance for Session I:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuceyrrjgiGdeYUQ34RJKXpLxZShX0byb4
Register in advance for Session II:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdOihrDwrEtKHWi_KBgnKM5ZshfNc_U86
You can also participate in these conversations via the links below:
Facebook - https://bit.ly/3AZ9NNU or YouTube - https://bit.ly/3shjELe or Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Jb2mWX
The TOTO Short Film Awards are supported by O2 Financials
Saturday, 12 February, 6 p.m.
Love, Loneliness and Magical Beings: New Writing in English
Speakers: Priyanka Sutaria, Aswin Vijayan, Uday Kanungo and Solomon Maria Donald
Moderator: Radhika Iyengar
Romance and rootlessness, the supernatural and the all too human are themes that vie for our attention in the prose and poetry shortlisted for the 2022 TOTO Awards for Creative Writing in English. Radhika Iyengar (independent journalist who writes on arts, culture, marginalised communities, history and gender) talks to shortlisted writers about their processes, the inspirations for their creativity and the challenges they face as young writers.
The TOTO Awards for Creative Writing in English are supported by Mani Rao Foundation and Naboneeta Majumdar (in memory of Dipali and Nitai Majumdar)
Thursday, 17 February, 6 p.m.
Worlds within Words: Young Writers in Kannada
Speakers: Dadapeer Jyman, Rattihalli Raghavankura and Krishna Devangamath
Moderator: Preethi Nagaraj
What can you fit into a word? Almost everything, say Dadapeer Jyman, Rattihalli Raghavankura and Krishna Devangamath, the writers shortlisted for the 2022 TOTO Award for Creative Writing in Kannada. Conversing with writer-journalist Preethi Nagaraj, they speak about their choice of expression and the kind of politics that informs their writing
The TOTO Award for Creative Writing in Kannada is supported by Bhoomija Trust
Friday, 18 February, 6 p.m.
Night of the Nominee – Virtual Edition
Performers/Speakers: Ranjani Ramadoss, Niranjan Joshi and Kevin Shaji
Moderator: Vishruti Bindal
Get to know the three young musicians shortlisted for the 2022 TOTO Award for Music: singer/composer Ranjani Ramadoss aka RANJ, pianist Niranjan Joshi, and producer/composer Kevin Shaji aka Pina Colada Blues. In conversation with them will be Vishruti Bindal, who is herself a music artist and music professional. The conversation will cover a range of topics—from releasing music through the pandemic and working with the Internet as the main medium of outreach to drawing from various facets of their lives in India as inspiration for their music. The shortlisted musicians will also be premiering live versions of one of their songs, exclusively recorded for this event.
The TOTO Award for Music is supported by Badri Vishal
Saturday, 19 February, 6 p.m.
The Toto Awards 2022
Now in its eighteenth year, the annual TOTO Awards celebrate emerging artistic talent in India. There are eight awards to be won—two for English Creative Writing, one for Kannada Creative Writing, two for Photography, two for Short Film and one for Music. Every winner will receive a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and a handsome trophy, except for the winner of the Music Award, who will receive Rs. 60,000. Witness the work of all writers, photographers, filmmakers and musicians who have been shortlisted for the 2022 TOTO Awards and discover the names of the winners.
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All six events leading up to the Awards ceremony have been supported by Sucheta, Rashmi, Madhavi and Deepti (in memory of their late father Shantinath Desai, a pioneering modernist in Kannada literature).
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