Rakesh Sharma, Jury Chairman, Non-Fiction, presenting the award to Anand Patwardhan for the Best Long Documentary at the 16th IDSFFK The world is one family.
Anand Patwardhan The whole world is a family(The world is one family)A deeply personal history of the filmmaker’s family intertwined with the country’s history has been selected for the best long documentary at the 16th International Documentary and Short Film Festival (IDSFFK) organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. The award includes a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh, which the filmmaker donated to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) for the victims of the Wayanad landslide. Mr Patwardhan also won the Kumar Talkies Award for Best Editing.
by Ranjit Ray Putulnama (The doll does not die)The film, which focuses on the daily struggles of puppeteers, won the second best long documentary award. It also won the Jury Award for Best Cinematography. Special Mention in the long documentary category went to Nishtha Jain and Akash Basumatari’s film. Cultivating the RevolutionThis book is an account of the peaceful protests by farmers against some laws made by the central government. By Divyam Jain Portrait of life Won the Jury Award for Best Sound.
Ranajit Ray received the second best long documentary award. Putulnama (The doll does not die).
Ritam Chakraborty salvation dreamThis touching exploration of a man’s final days won the Best Short Documentary award. The film also won the Jury Award for Best Cinematography and Best Sound. By Prachi Bajania Umbro (The Threshold)The film, which celebrates friendship among a group of women in a small town, won the second Best Short Documentary Award. Directed by Sneha Malakar and Srishti Garg Jhaal won the Special Jury Mention, while Pranav Patil won the Best Editing award P for the paparazzi,
Trustworthy. SailorThe story of a child living in a water-scarce area who discovers a superpower won the Best Short Story award. By Shivam Shankar Gore Goat Ghost Second Best Short Story Award Won by Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar florist man Won the Special Jury Prize.
Vishwas K. receives award for best short story Waterman.
Fabien Martin Hitham (The Choice) won the Best Campus Film award while Pramod Satchidanandan’s Mutton Cutter Won the Special Jury Award. The winners in various competition categories were presented the awards on Wednesday without any official ceremony, which was cancelled after the government declared two days of state mourning in honour of those killed in the landslide. Jury chairperson for fiction Urmi Juvekar and jury chairperson for non-fiction Rakesh Sharma presented the awards.
