Film Heritage Foundation presented the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award as a Champion of Cinema’ to renowned film programmer, writer and casting director Uma Da Cunha for her unswerving lifelong dedication and incredible contribution in putting Indian cinema on the world map. The award was presented by eminent actor Adil Hussain and renowned photographer and recipient of the 2022 Hasselblad Award Dayanita Singh at the opening ceremony of FHF’s and FIAF’s Biennial Audio-Visual Archival Summer School 2023 (BAVASS) on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 at the India International Centre, New Delhi.
“For her unswerving lifelong dedication as a champion of Indian cinema whose incredible contribution in word and deed as a film programmer, film writer and journalist and torchbearer of independent and regional cinema in film festivals around the world put Indian cinema on the world map and whose legacy has left an indelible imprint on the pages of the history of Indian cinema.”