“AAFT is proud of Lavlin Thadani, a direction student of 9th batch (1995) who has done a commendable work in the field of films and television and added a colourful feather in the cap of AAFT” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and Director of Asian Academy Of Film And Television on the inauguration of 70th AAFT festival of Short Digital Films.
Lavlin is a film-maker who is passionate about socially relevant issues, she has produced and directed about a hundred programmes, that include features, documentaries, docu-dramas and corporate films. A tele film titled Karrmawali represented India at prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Two films, Jeet and You be the sky…were selected for the 5th Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival held in New York 2005. You be the sky… was also selected by the jury for screening at ReelheART International Film Festival held in Toronto, Canada in 2006 and has been screened at the United Nations (New York) and in Indonesia at the Magsaysay Awards Ceremony. Jeet was selected for screening at the Nehru Centre, London in 2006.
“I am indebted to my Institution and my teachers who have moulded me to be a better film maker, I can never forget my days at AAFT. Sandeep Marwah’s motivational lectures are still fresh in my mind” said Lavlin Thadani.
Lavlin Has worked with some of the best directors of the Film Industry namely Lekh Tandon, M.S.Sathyu and Ved Rahi amongst others. She Pioneered the Breakfast show on Doordarshan and compered innumerable shows and interviewed dignitaries, famous personalities for Doordarshan and Moscow Television. Lavlin has worked as National Media Consultant with WHO and has been the member of The Film Censor Board of India in 2002-2003.
