Awards 2019
JURY
AWARD
KD
KD, an 80 year old villager overhears his children say that they want him dead to claim their inheritance. Realising he has never truly lived, he enlists the help of a young orphan boy Kutti. The pair head off on a road trip trying to complete KD’s bucket list, rediscovering the meaning of life and friendship along the way.
Director: Madhumita Sundararaman
Genres: Drama
JURY
AWARD
Kathaah @ 8
World’s 1st anthology in 8 languages, written, produced and directed by a single film maker. First feature film in 8 Indian languages – Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.
Director: Shilpa Krishnan Shukla
Genres: Drama
Cast: Rachita Arke, Arzu Arnool Show All
BEST
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ALPHONSE ROY
MAI GHAT:CRIME NO 103/2005
The true story of a mother’s protracted 13 year fight for justice for her son who was tortured to death in custody ,resulting in a historic death sentence for the guilty policemen.
Director: Ananth Narayan M Ahadevan
Genres: Biography | Crime
BEST
ACTOR MALE
INDRANS
VEYILMARANGAL (TREES UNDER THE SUN)
After a village in Kerala is flooded, A scheduled caste family which doesn’t get any support from government migrates to Himachal Pradesh in search of job & struggles to adapt in a totally new environment conditions.
Director: Bijukumar Damodaran
Genres: Drama
Cast: Indrans, Prakash Bare Show All
BEST
ACTOR FEMALE
LIMA DAS
Aamis
Two chaste lovers bow down to social taboos and repress their feelings, but doing so pushes them towards a horrific crime.
Director: Bhaskar Hazarika
Genres: Drama | Fantasy | Horror
BEST
SCREENPLAY
MRAGENDRA SINGH
NORMAL
Director: MRAGENDRA SINGH
Genres: Drama
Cast: Suzanna Akins, Aseem Tiwari
BEST
EDITING
ANANTH NARAYAN MAHADEVAN
MAI GHAT:CRIME NO 103/2005
The true story of a mother’s protracted 13 year fight for justice for her son who was tortured to death in custody ,resulting in a historic death sentence for the guilty policemen.
Director: Ananth Narayan M Ahadevan
Genres: Biography | Crime
BEST
DIRECTOR
LATE. SUMITRA BHAVE
DITHEE (SEEING)
Dithee (Vision) failed to impress me despite its important messaging about the nonduality of life and death. The camera work is especially problematic with the shaky scenes making it difficult for me to follow them.
Director: Sumitra Bhave
Genres: Drama
BEST
DIRECTOR
BHASKAR HAZARIKA
Aamis
Two chaste lovers bow down to social taboos and repress their feelings, but doing so pushes them towards a horrific crime.
Director: Bhaskar Hazarika
Genres: Drama | Fantasy | Horror
BEST
FILM
ANANTH NARAYAN MAHADEVAN
MAI GHAT:CRIME NO 103/2005
The true story of a mother’s protracted 13 year fight for justice for her son who was tortured to death in custody ,resulting in a historic death sentence for the guilty policemen.
Director: Ananth Narayan M Ahadevan
Genres: Biography | Crime
Life Time
Achievement Award
P. Bharathiraja
Awards. Padma Shri (2004) Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with 16 Vayathinile, he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films.
Emerging
South Asian Filmmaker of the Year
Ajay Bahl
Ajay Bahl is an Indian director who made his debut with the critically acclaimed neo-noir B.A Pass (2013). The movie starred Shilpa Shukla, Shadab Kamal, Rajesh Sharma, and Dibyendu Bhattacharya in prominent roles. His 2019 release includes Section 375.
