Iranian Feature Film, “The Boarding House” Bags Best Feature Film Award at 8th International Film Festival of Shimla

Shimla 28. 8. 2022

The closing ceremony of three days International Film Festival of Shimla’s 8^th edition was presided over by former Director General of Film Divisions,  Sh. V. S. Kundu on 28^th August 2022 at Gaiety Theater, Shimla. 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 during the 8^th International Film festival of Shimla and shared their experience of Film Making with the audience during the open forum at Gaiety Theater.

International

Best Feature Film –

1. The Boarding House

 Director: Maryam Ebrahimvand

 Country: Iran

Special Jury Feature Film-

1. Stoyan

     Director: Roberto Ruiz Cé️spedes

     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

STATE

Himachal

Best Film

1. Keel

Director: Aaryan Harnot

26 Films were screened on the last day of the 8th edition of the International Film festival of Shimla at Gaiety Theater’s MP Hall, Gothic Theater, and Conference Hall. There was an open forum during the Film Festival where filmmakers shared their experiences and discussed various questions from the audiences related to Film making.

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