Shimla: International entry ‘The Boarding House’ was adjudged as the best film by the jury at the conclusion of the 8th edition of the 3 day International Film Festival here today.
Former Director General of Film Divisions V. S. Kundu presided over the closing ceremony at the historic Gaiety Theatre.
The best films screened during the three days International Film Festival were awarded under various categories of International, National, and State level. During the three days of the International film festival, various documentaries, animation, feature film and short films from 17 different countries including Canada, America, Lebanon, Spain, Iran, Taiwan, Brazil, Iceland, Singapore, Mexico, Australia, Greece, Belgium, Denmark, Russia etc. were screened.
Under the competitive section, 27 International and 35 National Films under the category of documentaries, animation, feature film, short films and music videos were screened. Around 50 national and international film directors participated in the festival and shared their experience of Film Making with the audience during an open forum session.
The Awards for various categories announced by the organisers are:
International
Best Feature Film
1. The Boarding House
Director: Maryam Ebrahimvand
Country: Iran
Special Jury Feature Film
1. Stoyan
Director: Roberto Ruiz Cé?spedes
Country: Spain
Best Short Film
1. Footsteps
Director: Hamed Bahrami
Country: Iran
Special Jury Short Film
1. Coffined At 15
Director: Gayatri Kumar
Country: United States of America
2. Polar Bears
Director: Shilpa Krishnan Shukla
Country: Singapore
Special Jury Documentary
1. Emergence: Out of the Shadows
Director- Vinay Giridhar
Country- Canada
National
Best Documentary
1. The First Ink- Memories that make History
Director: Shridhar K S
2. Ripples Under the Skin
Director: Farha Khatun
Special Jury Documentary
1. 15 Seconds A Lifetime
Director: Divya Hemant Kharnare
Best Short Film
1. Sheer Qorma
Director: Faraz Arif Ansari
Special Jury Short Film
1. Kakitham – Paper
Director: Vinoth Veeramani
2. PINKY AND PAPA
Director: Shivang Khanna
3. Kumu
Director: Akanshya Bhagabati
Best Feature Film
1. Chabiwala – The Keysmith
Director: Raja Ghosh
Special Jury Feature Film
1. RAZAA
Director: Amit Sanouria
Best Music Video
1. Rise Up
Director; Ebenezer Annadoss & K Ebiraj
Himachal
Best Film
1. Keel
Director: Aaryan Harnot
In all 26 Films were screened on the last day of the film festival.
