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11th Mumbai International Film
Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films held from 3rd
to 9th February, 2010
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DETAILS OF AWARDS IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES
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Awards
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Title
of the Film
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Duration
in mins
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Country
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Director
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Producer
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Citation
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Second Best Documentary
film / video (Upto 30 mins.)
Silver Conch
+ Rs.1,50,000/-
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(To be Shared between two films)
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Silver Conch Award to be shared between:
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1. I Found A Thread
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27.20
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India
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Tangella Madhavi
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Pankaj Rishi Kumar
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1) I Found A
Thread, which gets the award for rekindling the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi
to contemporary society in an intimate setting.
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2. Vagabond- A Nomad In Spirit & In Reality
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22.10
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India
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Mahvish Rahman, Priya
Thuvassery, Swati
Bhattacharya & Tulika
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AJKMCRC, Jamia
Millia Islamia University
New Delhi
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2) Vagabond-
A Nomad in Spirit and in Reality, for a sensitive portrayal of a very
difficult, traumatic episode of contemporary Indian history.
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Best Documentary
film / video (Upto 30 mins.)
Golden Conch + Rs.3,00,000/-
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No Award
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The Jury did not find any suitable
film for the Golden Conch
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Documentary
film / video (Above 30 mins)
Special Mention for two films
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1. Nero’s Guests
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57.00
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India
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Deepa
Bhatia
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Mistral
Movies
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Nero’s Guests: for powerfully exposing the undercurrents of rural
economy and dire situations of the farmers and the massive consequential
suicides.
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2. Anwar – Dream of a Dark Night
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54.12
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India
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Anwar
Jamal
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Rajiv
Mehrotra
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Anwar: an important film in which novel ways of breaking the
boundaries between documentary and fiction allow the filmmaker to raise
reality to the level of poetry and drama.
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Second Best Documentary
film / video (Above 30 mins)
Silver Conch + Rs.1,50,000/-
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The Sun Behind The Clouds
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79.00
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India
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Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
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Ritu Sarin
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The Sun Behind The Clouds deserves the award for upholding the spirit of liberty
and maintaining a sense of balance by bringing about different perspectives
within the Tibetan struggle.
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Best Documentary film / video (Above 30 Mins)
Golden Conch + Rs.3,00,000/-
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17
August
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52.31
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Russia
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Alexander
Gutman
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Alexander
Gutman
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17 August is unanimously praised by the Jury for its rigorous,
transformative treatment of the unlimited human spirit in an extremely
limited space.
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Awards
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Title
of the Film
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Duration
in mins
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Country
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Director
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Producer
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Citation
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FICTION
film / video (Upto 75 mins.)
Special Mention for two films
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1. Ali and the Ball
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15.00
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Australia
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Alex Holmes
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Helen Panckhurst
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Ali and the Ball. For
a lyrical narrative of an universal theme about
freedom in its intimate facets, and the uniting innocence of children.
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2. Are You Listening?
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22.00
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India
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Geetu Mohan Das
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Geetu Mohan Das Rajeev Ravi
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Are you Listening? A unique contribution to the sonic dimension of cinema,
the film deserves praises for its attempt to build a moving story of a
disabled girl through the wonderful world of the ear.
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Second
Best FICTION
film / video (Upto 75 mins.)
Silver Conch + Rs.1,50,000/-
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Vitthal
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24.00
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India
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Vinoo Choliparambil
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Manu Pushpendran
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Vitthal. For the wonderful acting that succeeds in depicting a
cornered child’s negative mood, giving the audience a chance to stick to his
emotional struggle.
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Best FICTION
film / video (Upto 75 mins.)
Golden Conch + Rs.3,00,000/-
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The
Spell
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12.13
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India
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Umesh Kulkarni
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Film & Television Institute of
India, Pune
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The Spell. The Jury members are highly impressed by this film’s
vibrant characterization of life and they are eager to see the director’s
next film.
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ANIMATION film / video
Special Mention
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Lost
Home
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6.30
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India
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Makrand Joshi
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Makrand Joshi
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Lost Home. For effectively portraying how wild life may find the
concrete jungles more forbidding than their forest abodes
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Second
Best ANIMATION
film / video
Silver Conch + Rs.1,50,000/-
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Ukadi Pukadi
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5.51
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India
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Anuj Kumar, Avinash Medhe, Jaikar Marur, Swarup Deb, Dhruv Rao
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National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
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Ukadi Pukadi. For bringing out through a refined concept and efficient
execution the tender feelings of a lame child through the medium of
animation.
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Best
ANIMATION film / video
Golden Conch + Rs.3,00,000/-
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Wait
and Path
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7.00
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India
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Sanjay Jangir
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Sanjay, Maya Jangir
and NID
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Wait and Path. For creating
through imaginative and skillful animation the initial frustration and later
blossoming of hope in a differently-abled person.
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JURY
Award Rs.1,50,000/-
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No
Award
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The Jury did not find any suitable
film for the Award
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Awards
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Title
of the Film
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Duration
in mins
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Country
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Director
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Producer
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Citation
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Best
Debut Film / Video of a Director from Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari – a Govt.
of Maharashtra Undertaking
Trophy + Rs.1,00,000/-
and also a Trophy from IDPA
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The Hunted-in Search of Home and
Hope
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29.00
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India
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Shaji Pattanam
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Nazeeb Dideayakkal
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The Hunted. In Search of Home and
Hope. In appreciation of the exemplary
courage of the committed filmmaker, who turns the camera into a weapon that
witnesses a difficult situation.
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Best
Student film / video award from Indian Documentary Producers’ Association
(IDPA)
IDPA Trophy + Rs.25,000/-
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Bejinxed !
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3.4
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India
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Aditi
Lakhotia, Ankita Prasad, Ankur Bansal, Jason Lawrence, Nishant Tripathi, Pakhi Mahajan, Prasant Golani, Sahil Israni, Supreet Singh Anand, Udit Panjwani
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Whistling Woods International
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Bejinxed. For using the potential of animation at its best being
funny and dynamic at the same time.
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Best
film / video of the Festival Award (for Producer only)
Rs. 2,00,000/-
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Burma VJ-Reporting From A Closed
Country
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85.00
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Denmark
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Anders
Hogsbro Ostergaard
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Line
Lense - Moller
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Burma. For the courage and persistence of the under-cover
cameramen in Myanmar who filmed under extraordinarily difficult
circumstances, risking their lives; and in recognition of the work of putting
together the raw footage so as to bring to the notice of the world the
people’s continuing struggle for freedom and democracy. The award is given to
the producer with an earnest request to share it with the cameramen of the
Democratic Voice of Burma involved.
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Critics
Award
Certificate of Merit
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Nero’s Guests
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57.00
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India
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Deepa
Bhatia
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Mistral
Movies
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The Critics Jury unanimously
decided to give the FIPRESCI Award to NERO’S GUESTS directed by Deepa Bhatia from India for revealing the existing
reality in the agricultural sector of India in a unique and touching manner.
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