- · Pellissery Best Director
- · Sudani From Nigeria Best Malayalam Film
'Dark Room' won the Golden Crow Pheasant for the Best Film in
International Competition at the Closing Ceremony of the 23rd International
Film Festival of Kerala. Iranian filmmaker Rouhallah Hejazi received the award
from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the Award Function that followed the
Closing Ceremony at Nishagandhi. Lijo Jose Pellissery received the Silver Crow
Pheasant for Best Director for 'Ee Maa Yau', and the NETPAC Award for Best
Asian Film In Competition. Anamika Haksar received the Silver Crow Pheasant for
Best Debut Director for 'Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis' and a Special Jury
Mention for its Cinematographer Saumyanand Sahi, while \ Beatriz Seigner
recieved a Special Jury Mention for 'The Silence'. 'Ee.Ma.Yau' also won
the Audience Poll as it garnered the most number of votes from the delegates.
Zakariya's 'Sudani from Nigeria' was chosen winner for the FIPRESCI Award for
Best Malayalam Film Amitabha Chatterjee was awarded the FFSI K R Mohanan
Endowment for the Best Debut Director from India, for 'Manohar and I', as Vinu
Kolichal received Special Jury Mention for 'Bilathikuzhal'.
The Media Awards under various categories were also distributed in the
event. In Print Media, Aravind (Metro Vartha) received the Best Reporter award,
while Merin Maria (Indian Express) and N P Muraleekrishnan (Kerala Kaumudi) won
Special Mentions. Shammy Prabhakar (Mathrubhumi News) received the Best
Reporter award in Television category, while Honey K A (Kairali TV) won the
Special Jury Mention. In the Radio category, the Best Reporting Award went to
All India Radio, and Pravasi Bharathi won the Special Jury Mention. Mathrubhumi
Online won the Best Online Reporting award, with The News Minute getting the
special mention. T K Deepa Prasad (Times of India) was awarded the Best
Photographer Prize (Print), and Chandran Aryanadu (Mangalam TV) was the
recipient of the Best Video-Cameraperson (Television).
A K Balan, Minister for Welfare for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes
and Backward Classes, Law, Culture and Parliamentary Affairs, presided over the
ceremony, which had Rani George IAS delivering the Welcome Speech. V S Sunil
Kumar, Minister for Agriculture was the Chief Guest. V Majid Majidi, Chairperson, International
Competition Jury, Meghachandra Kongbam, FIPRESCI Jury member, Sunilt Tandon,
NETPAC Jury member, Kumar Shahani, Chaiperson, FFSI K R Mohanan Endowment, S
Sivakumar MLA, M Vijayakumar, Chairman, KTDC, Kamal, Chairman, Kerala State
Chalachitra Academy, Bina Paul, Vice Chairperson, Kerala State Chalachitra
Academy, Mahesh Panju, Secretary, Kerala State Chalachitra Academy,
participated.
The seven day celluloid gala came to end after entertaining cinephiles
with over 160 films from around the world. The 24th edition will
unfold in the capital city, from December 6 to December 13 next year.
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