Mumbai International Film Festival -
India :: GOLDEN CONCH FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM /
VIDEO
Jury Comment: With "Riding Solo…" a new form (of film
making) emerges which should encourage young filmmakers to explore the
world around them. A road movie, which transforms a trekking adventure
into a poem, revealing the mysteries of a gentle mindscape.
53rd National Film Awards – India :: BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Jury comment: "Made in the best tradition of cinema
verity, personal, vivid and natural. The film leads the viewer from revelation to
revelation, giving us an opportunity to come to love and know the 'Changpas' and
their unique lifestyle"
CMS Vatavaran Nature and Wildlife film festival –
India :: JURY AWARD
Jury Comment by Shyam Benegal: "Riding solo to
the top of the world is a marvelous ethnographic rarely seen in recent years. The film
stands in comparison with Robert Flahearty's work, especially 'Nanook of the
north'. Jury Award for this incredible one-man effort, which had yielded
best ethnographic film made in India in a long time."
Mumbai International Film Festival -
India :: NATIONAL CRITICS AWARD
Jury Comment: For its judicious mix of adventure and ethnographic
Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival -
Nepal ::
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY Signs Film Festival - India :: BEST DOCUMENTARY – BIOGRAPHY
CATEGORY
Jury Comment: For its sheer spirit of adventure with
a compassion that enhances the viewer's perception.
Indian Documentary Producers’ Association Awards
2006
TECHNICAL AWARD FOR SOUND DESIGN - DWARAK
WARRIER
Jury Comment: A delightful documentary with simple
but good sound of consistent quality, with the sound track adding to the film
tremendously.
TECHNICAL AWARD FOR EDITING - SANKALP
MESHRAM
Jury Comment: The film kept the viewers' interest
alive for 94 mins in a feat of sleek editing.
BEST DOCUMENTARY - GAURAV JANI
Jury Comment: A true celebration of the documentary,
this solo adventure translates into a film that is an experience both personal and
universal.
Llanberis Mountain Film Festival, UK :: BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Seattle's 4th Independent South Asian Film
Festival :: AUDIENCE AWARD – BEST DOCUMENTARY
Sheffield adventure film festival :: BEST ON THE EDGE FILM AWARD
Calgary International Film Festival -
Canada :: NOMINATED FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Indo American Arts Council Film Festival -
USA :: NOMINATED FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Bollywood and beyond’ Film festival -
Germany. :: NOMINATED FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Festival Director’s comment: Part travelogue,
part ethnographic study, and part “how to make a movie all by yourself,” Riding Solo is a
truly unique cinematic experience. Wm. Brian
Owens
