Bina Bhattacharya is an AWGIE-nominated feature film writer and award-winning filmmaker from Campbelltown in Sydney's southwest. Bina was one of eight writers for the anthology film 'Here Out West' which was the opening night film of the Sydney Film Festival 2021. Her first feature film 'From All Sides', was selected for the prestigious "Goes to Cannes" showcase by the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival where she was invited to present it at Marché du Film as a work in progress, and has been acquired by Screen Inc.
She directed the music video for ARIA-nominated Punjabi-Australian singer Parvyn's single 'What You See', which was featured in Rolling Stone India.
Bina also works as a Creative Producer - Youth and Emerging at PYT Fairfield - Western Sydney's leading professional theatre company with a focus on youth where she uses her skills as a writer, dramaturg and director to shape new theatre works with multicultural young people from Western Sydney.
In 2024, Bina was commissioned to write a new play for the NSW Department of Education and Training Drama curriculum, 'Laila is Missing' that was suitable for multicultural classrooms and has been acquired by Australian Plays Transform.
She also works regularly as a script doctor and editor for screen projects in development, including 'Hindi Vindi' starring Guy Sebastian and Neena Gupta.
Bina is the recipient of a Bengal's Pride Award for her services for Bengali language and culture.
Director
From All Sides
