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2014 – GUILD OF TELEVISION CAMERAMEN

Producer/director Gerry Troyna gave the keynote speech about starting in television as a sound recordist with Keith Massey before progressing to a variety of jobs learning the skills required for a career in broadcasting. Gerry has directed Panorama and wildlife programmes and spoke with admiration about the different qualities cameramen bring to a team and…
2011 – AMERICAN NOMADS

This feature length documentary, award winning travel writer and journalist Richard Grant explores the history, the myth and the reality of living on the road, as he travels across the American West in the company of American nomads. ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY award BEST DOCUMENTARY 2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/feb/02/travel.highereducation [ylwm_vimeo autoplay=”true”]31598232[/ylwm_vimeo] [inpost_fancy thumb_width=”200″ thumb_height=”200″ post_id=”123″ thumb_margin_left=”0″ thumb_margin_bottom=”0″…
2010 – AWARDS

Shot in Kuala Lumpur in June, Gerry makes his first appearance as a taxi driver in an ad destined for Indian cable channels in the US. DIRECTOR – Shikha Makan
2010 – MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

LIFELINE EXPRESS – India’s Hospital Train, Was selected for screening at MIFF on 3rd February in Mumbai India. The film was introduced by Zelma Lazarus CEO Impact India Foundation.
MERI RAIL – Portraits of the Indian Railway

APRIL-AUGUST LEICESTER NEW WALK GALLERY – LEICESTER UK Friday 10 April – Sunday 15 August 2010 A unique exhibition of photographic portraits – which look more like paintings – is a lineside window onto the great and colourful panorama of India. From the humblest station orphan, to a coolie, a high-level bureaucrat to a…
2010 – INDIAN HILL RAILWAYS

INDIAN HILL RAILWAYS WINNER OF THE ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY AWARD – BEST FACTUAL SERIES http://www.livemint.com/articles/2010/07/02213912/A-trainsized-passion.html From the Himalayas in the north, to the Nilgiris in the south – for a hundred years, little steam trains have climbed through the clouds and into the wonderful world of Indian Hill Railways. [inpost_galleria thumb_width=”200″ thumb_height=”200″ post_id=”115″ thumb_margin_left=”3″ thumb_margin_bottom=”0″…
2006 – MONSOON RAILWAY

MONSOON RAILWAY BBC2 – FRIDAY 23rd JULY AT 9PM Two part series. The story of the annual conflict between the monsoon rain and the Indian Railways told through the personal stories of the people who live and work on the Indian Railway
2010 – CineRail FILM FESTIVAL – PARIS

BOMBAY RAILWAY has been selected for screening and in competition at the CineRail Festival in Paris SCREENING MARCH 3RD 2010 Trains stand for dreams, struggles, expectations, love and hate. They are the purveyors of life, hope or death. The wide range of talents featured in CinéRail, offers cinema lovers a compelling view of human nature…
2010 – LIFELINE EXPRESS

LIFELINE EXPRESS is the world’s first hospital train – now adopted as the preferred method for delivering basic surgery to poor rural communities in India and throughout the world. https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/524840445
BOMBAY RAILWAY

2010 FRIDAY 30TH APRIL 9PM BBC TWO PRESSURE FRIDAY 7TH MAY 9PM BBC TWO – DREAMS BBC FOUR BBC WEB TELEGRAPH GUARDIAN BOMBAY RAILWAY 2 https://vimeo.com/534021881/705a371b47?share=copy
2009 – INDIA ON THE MOVE

INDIA ON THE MOVE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM – YORK Renowned film maker Gerry Troyna will be discussing the making of Bombay Railway, which won Factual Programme of the Year at last year’s Royal Television Awards, as well as the stories behind the stunning photographs that feature in ‘India on the Move.’
2008 – MERI RAIL – Portraits of the Indian Railway NCPA

MERI RAIL – Portraits of the Indian Railway ( NCPA) PIRAMAL GALLERY – MUMBAI The Indian railway is a vast and well oiled machine that keeps the world’s largest democracy alive and kicking and well connected. Millions of people contribute, often unseen, towards its smooth functioning, but elude our attention because they are a daily…