Rajiv Terwadkar
Managing Director at Utkarsh Entertainment Pty Ltd
Director, Editor, Producer and Screenwriter
Durban, South Africa
March 2021
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About Rajiv
Terwadkar Rajiv Sitaram was born in Miraj, Maharashtra, India. He has acted & participated in many stage shows / drama during his college days.
Rajiv received Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering 1996. He then worked for 2 years at Walchandnagar Industries Ltd. in Special Product Division in QA & Design; where he got experience on Satellite Launching Vehicles, Missiles & other Special Products. He completed Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing in 1999 which changed his career to become as IT Expert. During his IT career he worked in Singapore, Germany & South Africa besides India.
Rajiv had a dream of producing a truly cross cultural & cross border film on which many of his friends used to laugh! He started bringing Marathi Films into South Africa to begin interactions with Actors, Directors & Producers from Indian film Industry and screened those movies in South Africa, he also invited South African Actors, Directors & Producers for the screenings. He then went on to arrange first Utkarsh Marathi Film Festival in Africa where more than 20 movies were screened. He brought 16+ Bollywood & Marathi Film Celebrities to a beautiful place South Africa for Film Festival. This turned into Indian International Film Festival of South Africa (IIFFSA) where great Indian films across the globe were screened in South Africa & African films were screened in India.
After spending millions of Rands on Film Festivals and entertaining celebrities, he decided to pursue his dream of Producing a truly Cross Cultural & Cross Border Film "Free State" by partnering with Sallas de Jager who won Best Director award at his IIFFSA. Free State won 4 international awards and was official selection of more than 20 International Film Festivals.
Rajiv's passion for films encouraged him to learn more about film making. This lead to arranging many Acting & Direction workshops for Previously Disadvantaged Individuals in South Africa. He also arranged a Scholarship for 3 South Africans to go and study in one of the best Film Institution in the world "Whistling Woods International" promoted by Mr. Subhash Ghai in Mumbai, India.
His films Free State, The Wall & The Last Victims had a world Premiere in Los Angeles at Pan African Film Festival. The films have travelled across many countries in multiple International Film Festivals. The Last Victims has so far won 20 awards and 10 nominations world wide.
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Credits
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Victims of the Last Victims (
2020 )
Short Producer
Awards
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African Movie Academy Awards - Best Achievement in Editing Nomination (The Last Victims)
(2019) -
Bridge Fest, Vancouver - Best Fim - The Last Victims
(2019) -
Five Continents International Film Festival - Best Thriller Feature - The Last Victims-
(2019) -
International Screen Awards - Best International Film - The Last Victims
(2019) -
Knysna Film Festival - Best of South Africa Nomination - The Last Victims
(2019) -
RapidLion Film Festival - Best of South Africa Nomination - The Last Victims
(2019) -
South Film and Arts Academy Festival - Feature Film of the Month - The Last Victims
(2019) -
South Film and Arts Academy Festival - Best Thriller Feature - The Last Victims
(2019) -
South Film and Arts Academy Festival - Editing Honorable Mention In A Feature Film - The Last Victim
(2019) -
South Film and Arts Academy Festival - Production Hon. Mention In A Feature Film - The Last Victims
(2019) -
Uganda Film Festival - Best International Feature Film - The Last Victims
(2019) -
Wallachia International Film Festival - Best Editing - The Last Victims
(2019) -
Around International Film Festival - Best Feature Film - Free State
(2016)
Education
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Mechanical Engineering
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Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing
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