The Chidananda Dasgupta Memorial Trust has been formed in the year 2021, his Birth Centenary Year, by his family, friends and admirers — not only to pay tribute to the person whose name the Trust bears, but also to encourage debut filmmakers and practitioners of critical writings on cinema for their significant contributions to promote the cause of meaningful cinema in India.
The jury for these awards in the Birth Centenary Year will comprise eminent personalities like Mr Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Ms Shabana Azmi, Mr Goutam Ghose, Mr Samik Bandyopadhyay and others.
Apart from selected publications of his writing in English and Bengali and an exhibition dedicated to Chidananda Dasgupta during the course of the Centenary Year, the Trust will also endeavour to promote excellence in cinema and the allied arts through periodic lectures, seminars, symposia and panel discussions.