Monday, June 23, 2025
Sunday, May 25, 2025
78th Cannes Film Festival 2025- winners
2025 Cannes Film Festival winners:
This year’s Palme was presented by Cate Blanchett and European Film Academy president Juliette Binoche, who also led the Main Competition jury. She was joined by Halle Berry, Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sang-soo, Payal Kapadia, Carlos Reygadas, Alba Rohrwacher, Leïla Slimani, and Jeremy Strong.
Palme d’Or: “It Was Just an Accident”
"It Was Just an Accident" is a 2025 Iranian thriller directed by Jafar Panahi, exploring themes of trauma and revenge, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Grand Prix: “Sentimental Value”
Acclaimed director Joachim Trier's “Sentimental Value” won the grand Prix.It is centred on reconciliation and family, topics the 51-year-old reflected on while working on the script with long-time collaborator Eskil Vogt.
Jury Prize: *TIE* “Sirât” & “Sound of Falling”
Best Actress: Nadia Melliti, “The Little Sister”
Best Actor: Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”
Best Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho, “The Secret Agent”
Best Screenplay: Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne, “Young Mothers”
Camera d’Or: Hasan Hadi, “The President’s Cake”
Camera d’Or Special Mention: Akinola Davies Jr., “My Father’s Shadow”
Special Award: Bi Gan, “Resurrection”
Short Film Palme d’Or: “I’m Glad You’re Dead Now,” Tawfeek Barhom
Short Film Special Mention: “Ali,” Adnan Al Rajeev
Golden Eye Documentary Prize: “Imago,” Déni Oumar Pitsaev
Golden Eye Documentary 10th Anniversary Prize: “The Six Billion Dollar Man”
Queer Palm: Hafsia Herzi, “La Petite Dernière”
Friday, May 23, 2025
The 78th Festival de Cannes- winners on Certain regard section.
The 78th Festival de Cannes
The 2025 selection on Certain regard (Cannes)section has included 20 feature films – 9 of which are first features also competing for the Caméra d’or. This year, the opening film was Erige Sehiri's Promised Sky.
Chaired by British director, screenwriter and cinematographer Molly Manning Walker, the Jury included French-Swiss director and screenwriter Louise Courvoisier, Croatian director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam Vanja Kaludjercic, Italian director, producer and screenwriter Roberto Minervini and Argentinian actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
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Friday, November 22, 2024
MeeraSahib Online: 55th IFFI 2024-5,000 Films will be restored under...
MeeraSahib Online: 55th IFFI 2024-5,000 Films will be restored under...: Over 5,000 Films of different languages in the 4K digital format will be restored under National Film Heritage Mission Union Minister for ...
55th IFFI 2024-5,000 Films will be restored under National Film Heritage Mission
Over 5,000 Films of different languages in the 4K digital format will be restored under National Film Heritage Mission
Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Sports & Youth Affairs Shri Anurag Singh Thakur said that the 54 edition of International film festival of India (IFFI 54) was a celebration of unity in diversity, embodying the spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One Family One Future’, bringing together creative minds, filmmakers, cinema lovers, and cultural enthusiasts from across the globe. This edition of IFFI was truly extraordinary, filled with notable firsts and ground breaking achievements that showcased the best of filmmaking”, he said while delivering a video message at the closing ceremony of IFFI. Shri Thakur noted that the 54 IFFI showcased around 250 films, totaling close to 30,000 minutes of viewing, representing 68 international and 17 Indian languages from 78 countries. “The festival featured 23 Masterclasses, In-Conversation sessions, some accessible both physically and virtually. Close to 50 Gala Red carpets organised during the festival provided a boost to the whole celebration,” he said. The Minister also acknowledged the support of the esteemed jury members whose valuable time and dedicated efforts played a pivotal role in shaping this edition of the festival. Highlighting the efforts towards inclusivity and accessibility made by IFFI, the Minister said that films were specially curated for differently abled film-lovers so that they could enjoy the beauty of cinema at big screens with the help of sign language and audio descriptions. “We made sure to include more than 40 movies directed by women, celebrating their talent”, he added.
Saturday, November 16, 2024
MeeraSahib Online: 55th IFFI2024-Best Debut Director of Indian Featur...
MeeraSahib Online: 55th IFFI2024-Best Debut Director of Indian Featur...: New Award Category:‘Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film’-Official Selection 1 Boong-Lakshmipriya Devi- Manipuri 2. Gharat Ganpati -...
55th IFFI2024-Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film’-Official Selection
New Award Category:‘Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film’-Official Selection
1 Boong-Lakshmipriya Devi- Manipuri
2. Gharat Ganpati -Navjyot Bandiwadekar -Marathi
3.Mikka Bannada Hakki (Bird of a Different Feather)- Manohara K -Kannada
4.Razakar (Silent Genocide of Hyderabad)- Yata Satyanarayana -Telugu
5. Thanupp (The Cold) -Ragesh Narayanan -Malayalam
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