A graduate filmmaker has won the Alumni of the Year Award in the Professional Achievement category at the prestigious Education UK Alumni Awards in India.
Nishad Chaughule, who studied MA Filmmaking and graduated in 2013, was presented with his award by the Mayor of London and Baroness Amos at a high profile ceremony in New Delhi, where he fought off stiff competition from hundreds of applicants and two other shortlisted candidates from The University of Cambridge and University of Cardiff.
Nishad, a youngster from Pune, is an independent filmmaker and producer who produced a film whilst studying which went on to win an Academy Award (Student Oscar) in the Student Foreign Language Film category in 2014. He produced the short film 'Border Patrol' with his fellow students while studying at our University. The students’ short film was shot in Germany and tells a story of two German border force officers, Karl and Franz, who, whilst working on patrol on the Austrian border of Germany, come across a dead body hanging in the woods.
In his acceptance speech at the awards Nishad said that his UK education gave him life skills and he is grateful for the friends and contacts he made during his time at Leeds which greatly opened up his mind and enabled him to become a better storyteller and filmmaker. Nishad also thanked his tutors at Leeds Beckett University the Leeds Beckett team in India team for their support.
Run by the British Council, the Education UK Alumni Awards highlight the outstanding achievements of international alumni who have studied in the UK, showcasing the benefits of a high-quality UK education through inspiring alumni success stories, and the positive impact they bring back to their community and country.
