Brazilian filmmaker Pedro Freire received the Suvarna Chakoram Award for Best Film for his film Maloo Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the closing ceremony of the 29th International Film Festival of Kerala at Nishagandhi Auditorium in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. , Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindaran
Brazilian filmmaker Pedro Freire MalooThe film, based on the tumultuous relationship between three generations of women, inspired by her mother’s life, won the Golden Crow Pheasant (Suvarna Chakoram) award for best film at the 29th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) that concluded here on Friday. The award carries a cash prize of ₹20 lakh, a memento and a certificate.
Iranian filmmaker Farshad Hashmi won the Silver Crow Pheasant (Rajatha Chakoram) award for Best Director for the film. Me, Mary, the children and 26 othersThe film also won the Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award for Best Asian Film in the competition. Cristobel Leon and Joaquin Cocina won the Rajat Chakoram Award for Best Debut Director for the experimental film Hyperborean, Which was a mix of live action, stop motion and puppetry.
But the big winner of the night was debutant Fasil Muhammad Feminichi Fatima (Feminist Fatima), which won five awards. In this powerful satire on patriarchy, an old mattress becomes a symbol of a housewife’s struggle to break the shackles of her ultra-conservative husband. The film won the Jury Award, Audience Survey Award, International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award for Best Film in International Competition, Special Mention in the Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI) KR Mohanan Award for Best Film in International Competition. NETPAC Award for Debut Director, and Best Malayalam Film.
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VictoriaDirected by Sivaranjini J, it won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Malayalam Film by a Debut Director for skillfully employing cinematic techniques within a limited space to emphasize the struggles of the protagonist overwhelmed by familial and social pressures. Midhun Murali’s ill-fated satirewagon kiss Received Special Mention at the NETPAC Awards for Best Malayalam Film.Indu Lakshmi wins FFSI KR Mohanan Award for Best Debut Director of India AppuramOn a young girl struggling with patriarchy and her mother’s suicide.
before noon The film, directed by Hala Elkoussi, won a Special Jury Mention for Technical Excellence. Anagha Ravi shared Special Jury Mention for her performance in the lead role Appuram With Chinmay Siddi, who played the role of an extraordinary young drummer rhythm of dammam,
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Cultural Affairs Minister Saji Cherian presented the awards to the winners. Mr Vijayan also presented the Spirit of Cinema Award to director Payal Kapadia We imagine everything as lightWhich won the Grand Prix at Cannes.
“I made a film in Malayalam. This was a crazy decision. But I got a lot of support from everyone in the state. I will strive to honor the values of the Spirit of Cinema Award and continue to make films that are relevant to our times,” Ms Kapadia said in her acceptance speech.
published – December 20, 2024 09:21 PM IST
