Bedatri Datta Choudhury
Arts & Entertainment Editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Role
- Film Programmer at True False Film Fest
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bedatri Datta Choudhury
After years of handling documentary projects and writing on film and culture, I am presently the Arts & Entertainment Editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer. In all that I do, I intend to do away with intellectual gatekeeping and binary distinctions of good and bad. I believe that stories are best told by or in collaboration with people who are directly impacted by them.
Experience
Film Programmer
Aug 2025 — Present · Columbia, MO, US
True/False is an annual festival in Columbia, Missouri, USA, which strives to celebrate the best of international nonfiction. T/F brings together filmmakers, artists, and musicians to create an immersive and communal experience focused on cinema constructed from reality.• Screening and evaluating feature and short film submissions • Working with Visiting Artistic Director and programmers to identify promising titles for programming consideration from outside of the submission pool • Developing potential thematic programming sections• Writing capsule descriptions for assigned features for catalogue/website• Participating in outreach/marketing brainstorming for select titles in need• Serving as programmatic liaison to filmmakers• Moderating introductions and Q&A sessions for film screenings
Education
New York University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Cinema Studies
2015 — 2017
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Literature in English
2010 — 2012
Lady Shri Ram College For Women
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Literature in English
2007 — 2010
G.D. Birla Centre for Education
CISCE, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Computer Applications, Bengali, English, Environmental Studies
1992 — 2007
Skills
- Film Programming
- Research
- Digital Media
- Translation
- Editing
- Proposal Writing
- Blogging
- Fiction
- Writing
- Transcription
- Newspapers
- Media
- Text Editing
- Publishing
- Portrait Photography
- Publications
- Documentary Research
- Proofreading
- Media Relations
- Magazines
- Copywriting
- Journalism
- Film Distribution
- Creative Writing
- Online Journalism
- Film Festivals
- Content Writing
- Photography
- Digital Archiving
- Web Content Writing
- Storytelling
- Copy Editing
- Social Media
- Film Criticism
- News Writing
- Content Strategy
- Cataloging
- Communication
- Editorial
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