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.

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.

Genres: Drama

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.

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.

Genres: Drama

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.

BEST
SCREENPLAY

MRAGENDRA SINGH

NORMAL

Director: MRAGENDRA SINGH

Genres: Drama

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.

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.

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.

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.