Aurora Film Corporation Banabehari Shaw. Unfortunately after the lease lapsed, the studio was demolished. The company currently maintains a studio in the Salt Lake neighbourhood of Kolkata, and a post-production facility in Tollygunj. Aurora was involved in the distribution and/or production of several acclaimed films. The company bought Pramathesh Barua's production company (Barua Pictures), and produced two films starring Barua, "Pujari" and "Niyoti". Aurora was the distributor for Satyajit Ray's debut film "Pather Panchali" (1955); it was the distributor for Ray's "Parash Pathar" (1958) and producer for "Jalsaghar" (1958). The company partially financed "Aparajito" (1956), the second instalment of Rays' "Apu Trilogy". Noted
Martin Smith (film maker) Martin Smith (film maker) Martin Smith is a film maker who wrote and directed the 2006 Scottish BAFTA Award winning short Tracks. He has also directed music videos for acts such as Arab Strap, The Delgados and King Creosote amongst others. His first short film Accidents featured Kate Dickie (Red Road). 'Tracks' (2006) was commissioned by the UK Film Council, Scottish Screen, and GMAC for the DigiCult scheme and made with producer Karen M Smyth of La Belle Allee Productions. It has won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Short Film, was highly commended at the TCM Turner Classic Shorts