16th IFFI-Awards declared-'Future Lasts Forever' and'Abu Son of Adam' won Fipresci Prizes '

FIPRECI (The International Federation of Film Critics) selected the Turkey-France-Germany film 'Future Lasts Forever ' directed by Ozcan Alper for the Fipresci prize . The Fipresci Jury also awarded 'Abu Son of Adam ' directed by Salim Ahmed as the best Malayalam film.

16th IFFK- Colombian film The Colours of the Mountains/Los colores de la montaña directed by Carlos César Arbeláez won Suvarna Chakoram

The concluding ceremony and award giving function of the 16th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) came to a close with the screening of the award winning Colombian film The Colours of the Mountains/Los colores de la montaña directed by Carlos César Arbeláez. Bollywood director Subhash Ghai was the guest of honour.Minister for Sports and Cinema K.B. Ganesh Kumar gave away awards to the winners at the function presided over by Minister for Panchayats M.K. Muneer. Shibu Baby John Labour Minister presented the audience award. Priyadarsan the Festival Director welcomed the august gathering and K.G.Santhosh, Secretary proposed a vote of thanks.The Competition Section of IFFK is restricted to films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Suvarna Chakoram -the Golden Crow Pheasant Award- with a Cash prize of INR 15 lakhs (US $ 30,000 approx) for the Best Feature Film, to be shared equally between the Director and the Producer , went to Colombian film The Colours of the Mountains/Los colores de la montaña directed by Carlos César Arbeláez. The Silver Crow Pheasant Award-Rajatha Chhakoram- and Cash prize of INR 4 lakhs (US$ 8,000 approx) to the Best Director went to Hameed Reza Aligholian who directed the Iranian film Flamingo No.13. Sebastian Hiriat ,Mexican director won the Best Debut Film Award and a Cash Prize of INR 3 lakhs (US$ 6,000 approx) for his film A stone’s throw away . Painting Lesson (Spain-Chile-Mexican ) directed by Pablo Pereiman won the Audience Prize (voted as the Best Entry in Competition by the festival delegates) -Rajata Chakoram and a Cash Prize of INR 2 lakhs (US $ 4,000 approx) .FIPRECI (The International Federation of Film Critics) selected the turkey-france-germany film Future lasts forever directed by Ozcan Alper for the fipresci prize . The Fipresci Jury also awarded Abu Son of Adam directed by Salim Ahmed as the best Malayalam film.NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Film Centre) award for the Best Asian Film in Competition was given to At the End of it All directed by Aditi Roy.NETPAC Award for the Best Malayalam Film also went to Abu Son of Adam directed by Salim Ahmed.The Best Indian Debut Director award (Rs. 50,000/- and memento)named Hassankutty award constituted by Ms. Mira Nair in memory of her Assistant Director late Hassankutty also bagged by Salim Ahmed for his film Abu Son of Adam. In Toto this film which was excluded from main competition section on technical grounds won three awards.

16th IFFK-Trigger Pitch -A new initiative to help fiction and documentaries

A new initiative called Trigger Pitch will be jointly launched by the Kerala State Chalachithra Academy and the Indian Documentary Foundation, to bridge the gap between creative and marketing sections of film making, on Tuesday at The Residency Tower, as a part of 16th IFFK. It is an outreach forum to promote both fiction and documentary films, beyond festival space. Six films, ‘Please Don’t Beat me sir!’, You don’t belong’, ‘A Pestering Journey’, ‘Money and Honey’, ‘Beijing Besieged By Waste’, ‘Rat Race’ will be pitched in this session. Organisations like Mahindra Rise, CGH Earth, NDTV, The Economic Times, Outlook Business, Panos South Asia, Terumo Penpol, Being Human: Salman Khan Foundation, PVR Cinemas and India Foundation For the Arts will be represented in the Forum. It is intended to propagate policy changes in marketing, build public engagements, and propose strategic partnerships and funding for film marketing, an official release said.

16th IFFK- Presence of regional language films was crucial for film festivals - French film Critics and Curators Martine Armand

Scenes of remonstration on the issue of removal of the film ‘Adimadhyantham' from the Competition Section of the 16th IFFK once again created commotion at the Open Forum..French film critics and curators Martine Armand and Lorey De Barbara; and critics V. Rajakrishnan, U. Radhakrishnan and Noah Davis participated in the Open Forum. Martine said that film festivals were for the common people who enjoyed films and not exclusively for film professionals and the presence of regional language films was crucial for film festivals.Her observation has special emphasis in a festival where no film from Malayalam was included in the competition section.

The 16th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) got off to a colourful start

The 16th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)was inagurated at the Nisagandhi auditorium ,Thruvananthapuram,Kerala on Friday evening. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurated by lighting the traditional lamp with Actor Jaya Bachan ,the guest of honor . Inaugurating the week-long event, Mr. Chandy said that apart from providing a global platform, this festival would help Malayalam cinema to a new height. The inaugural function was presided over by Minister for Sports and Cinema K.B. Ganesh Kumar. Cultural Affairs Minister K.C. Joseph, Minister for Transport and Devaswom V.S. Sivakumar, Sasi Tharoor, MP, Culture Secretary Sajan Peter, Kerala State Chalachitra Academy chairman and festival director S. Priyadarshan, vice-chairman Gandhimathi Balan, festival deputy director Bina Paul Venugopal, Kerala Film Chamber president B. Sasikumar, FEFCA president B. Unnikrishnan and MACTA chairman Harikumar ,Actor Om Puri, veteran Malayalam actor Sukumari, and jury chairman Bruce Beresford (Australian film-maker) were also present. An array of film personalities from different parts of the world, including jury members wThe festival catalogue and festival bulletin were released at the inaugural function followed by a cultural programme, ‘Destiny's Dice,' based on the epic Mahabharata and directed by film-maker T.K. Rajeev Kumar. Under the Hawthorn Tree `', directed by Zhang Yimou, was the inaugural film of the festival., Under the Hawthorn Tree is adapted from Ai Mi's popular 2007 novel of the same name, which is based on the real-life stories of the book's heroine, Jingqiu, who shared her diary with the author. The story is of an unfulfilled romance between Jingqiu and a young man named Laosan during their "zhiqing" days towards the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-76).

16th International Film Festival of Kerala 2011-Sections

There are 20 sections in the 16th edition of IFFK

Competition Films, Malayalam Cinema Today ,Indian Cinema Now, An Arab Spring,
Best of FIPRESCI,Contemporary Master in Focus:Semih Kaplanoglu,
Country Focus: Philippine Cinema ,DEFA Films ,Homage ,Jury Film,
Kaidan Horror Classics ,Kicking&Screening: Football Films,
Retrospective: Adolfas Mekas,Retrospective: Madhu ,Retrospective: Mambety
Retrospective: Nagisa Oshima ,Retrospective: Robert Bresson,
Retrospective: Theo Angelopoulos,Retrospective: Yasuzo Masumura,
World Cinema

AWARDS IN THE 16 th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA

The Competition Section of IFFK is restricted to films from Asia, Africa and Latin America
SUVARNA CHAKORAM
The Golden Crow Pheasant Award with a Cash prize of INR 15 lakhs (US $ 30,000 approx) for the Best Feature Film to be shared equally between the Director and the Producer.
RAJATA CHAKORAM
The Silver Crow Pheasant Award and Cash prize of INR 4 lakhs (US$ 8,000 approx) to the Best Director
RAJATA CHAKORAM
The Best Debut Film Award and a Cash Prize of INR 3 lakhs (US$ 6,000 approx) to the Best Director
AUDIENCE PRIZE RAJATA CHAKORAM
Cash Prize of INR 2 lakhs (US $ 4,000 approx) to the Director of the film voted as the Best Entry in Competition by the festival delegates.
FIPRECI (The International Federation of Film Critics) gives an award for the Best Film selected by the FIPRESCI Jury
FIPRESCI Award for the Best Malayalam Film
NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Film Centre) award for the Best Asian Film in Competition.
NETPAC Award for the Best Malayalam Film
HASSANKUTTY AWARD
The Best Indian Debut Director (Rs. 50,000/- and memento) constituted by Ms. Mira Nair in memory of her Assistant Director late Hassankutty.

Jury of 16th International Film Festival of Kerala 2011- NETPAC JURY

DEFNE GURSOY
Defne Gursoy works in Paris as a journalist and researcher at the University of Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle. She is the author of two books and several academic publications. As a journalist, she worked at the Turkish desk of Radio France Internationale for 10 years and has written for many Turkish publications. She has been covering major cinema and arts events in France and abroad for several years. She has been a member of the jury at several international film festivals throughout the world, namely at the Asian Film Festival in Vesoul-France, the Eurasian Film Festival in Kazakhstan, the Jeonju International Film Festival in Korea, the Asian Film Festival in Barcelona, MedFilm European Film Festival in Rome etc.

NESTOR O. JARDIN
Nestor O. Jardin co-founded the Cinemalaya Foundation in 2004 and has been the Festival Director of the annual Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival since 2005. He co-organized the first Philippine Independent Film Summit in 2008 and has been a regular speaker on Philippine independent cinema in many local and international film forums. In 2010, he co-produced Emir, a Filipino musical directed by Chito Rono. He chaired the NETPAC jury at the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival.

SUNIL DOSHI
Sunil Doshi is Director of Alliance Lumiere Ltd, a 24 hour movie channel and CEO & Director of Alliance Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd, a talent management company in Mumbai, India. His company has produced the feature films Navarasa, Mixed Doubles, Bheja Fry, Hulla, amongst others.

Jury of 16th International Film Festival of Kerala 2011- HASSANKUTTY JURY

ADRIAN SITARU
Adrian Sitaru is a Romanian director, producer and actor, born in 1971. He has authored several short films, of which Valuri (Waves, 2007), the most well-known, has received numerous awards. He worked with Costa Gavras in the making of Amen (2002). His first feature film, Pescuit sportiv (Hooked), for which, besides being the director, he also wrote the script, has been screened at film festivals from Toronto, Palm Springs, Estoril and in the main competition of the 2009 Premiers Plans Festival in Angers, France. In 2010, his latest short film, Colivia (The Cage) won the DAAD Short Film Award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival

RACHEL DWYER
Rachel Dwyer is Professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema at SOAS, University of London. She graduated in Sanskrit from SOAS and earned her MPhil in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford. Her PhD research at SOAS was on the Gujarati lyrics of Dayaram (1777-1852). She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in cinema and supervises research on Indian cinema. She has published nine books, several of which are on Indian cinema.

DR. BIJU
Dr Biju is a self taught director who debuted with Saira in 2005. Saira was selected as the opening film in the cinema of the world category at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007. It was selected to the prestigious Indian Panorama of the Central Government of India for the year 2006 and won two Kerala State Awards in 2005. Raman (Travelogue of Invasion) and Veettilekkulla Vazhi are his well known films.

Jury of 16th International Film Festival of Kerala 2011 - FIPRESCI JURY

AIJAZ GUL
Aijaz Gul, is a film critic and a prolific writer. He earned his Bachelor and Masters Degree in Cinema from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. His articles have been compiled into three books: Lights Camera Action (Urdu) in 1991, French Films (English) in 1991 and Dhundli Tasweer (Urdu) in 1992. He has authored a chapter on Pakistani Films for a book on films from Asian countries published in Delhi in 2002. He is a member of NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) and FIPRESCI (International Film Critics Association). Aijaz Gul lives in Islamabad, Pakistan.

ROBERTO DONATI
Roberto Donati graduated in Modern Literature and Film Studies. He has published a book on the theme of nostalgia in the films of Sergio Leone and an anthology of short stories. He is currently working on TV series and feature films.

N. VIDYASHANKAR
N. Vidyashankar is a freelance film critic and has been writing on world cinema and Kannada cinema in both English and Kannada language for over three decades. He has been associated with film society movement since 1977 and is presently Secretary of Suchitra Film Society, Bangalore. He is also the founder Trustee of Suchitra School of Cinema and Dramatic Arts. He initiated the establishment of Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFES) and was the Executive Director of the first three editions of the festival. He has compiled a book on European Film theories in Kannada and edited a book on African Cinema.

Jury of 16th International Film Festival of Kerala 2011- NETPAC JURY

DEFNE GURSOY
Defne Gursoy works in Paris as a journalist and researcher at the University of Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle. She is the author of two books and several academic publications. As a journalist, she worked at the Turkish desk of Radio France Internationale for 10 years and has written for many Turkish publications. She has been covering major cinema and arts events in France and abroad for several years. She has been a member of the jury at several international film festivals throughout the world, namely at the Asian Film Festival in Vesoul-France, the Eurasian Film Festival in Kazakhstan, the Jeonju International Film Festival in Korea, the Asian Film Festival in Barcelona, MedFilm European Film Festival in Rome etc.

NESTOR O. JARDIN
Nestor O. Jardin co-founded the Cinemalaya Foundation in 2004 and has been the Festival Director of the annual Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival since 2005. He co-organized the first Philippine Independent Film Summit in 2008 and has been a regular speaker on Philippine independent cinema in many local and international film forums. In 2010, he co-produced Emir, a Filipino musical directed by Chito Rono. He chaired the NETPAC jury at the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival.

SUNIL DOSHI
Sunil Doshi is Director of Alliance Lumiere Ltd, a 24 hour movie channel and CEO & Director of Alliance Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd, a talent management company in Mumbai, India. His company has produced the feature films Navarasa, Mixed Doubles, Bheja Fry, Hulla, amongst others.

Jury of 16th International Film Festival of Kerala 2011- Main Jury

BRUCE BERESFORD (Chairperson)

Bruce Beresford, who was born in Australia served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain. Returning home in 1972, he came to be known as Australia's "new wave" directors, who excelled at intimate period dramas. His first popular success was the darkly humorous Don's Party (1975). He scored his first real hit with the intense Breaker Morant (1979). In the early 1980s, Beresford moved to the United States, where he won considerable praise for the subtle, Texas-set Tender Mercies (1982). His greatest success was the Academy Award-winning Driving Miss Daisy (1989). His other films include The Getting of Wisdom (1977), Crimes of the Heart (1986), Black Robe (1991), Paradise Road (1997), and Bride of the Wind (2001). He is also a screenwriter and producer, and has directed a number of opera productions.

LAURENCE GAVRON

Laurence Gavron originally from France, now lives in Dakar, Senegal, where she is a film director and writer. Inspired by her fascination for African cultures, Gavron has produced documentaries on local musicians, griots (West African story tellers) and the work of film director Djibril Diop Mambety. She writes regularly for local newspapers. Laurence Gavron is the author of two novels- Marabouts d'ficelle (2000) and Boy Dakar (2008).

JEFFREY JETURIAN

Jeffrey Jeturian born in Manila, Philippines, worked his way up in film production over a 15-year period. His directorial debut Enter Love - Sana Pag-ibig Na, a love story between a mistress and her deceased lover's son reaped acclaim from local critics. His second film Fetch A Pail of Water - Pila Balde, is a socio-realist observation of the plight of slum dwellers and their struggle for survival. This film won the NETPAC Jury Award at the 1st Cine Manila International Film Festival in 1999 and a Gold Award at the 2000 World fest International Film Festival in Houston, Texas. His Sana Pag-ibig Na(1998) ), Bisperas (2011) and The Bet Collector (2006) also won him accolades.

SEMIH KAPLANOGLU

Semih Kaplanoglu born in 1963, in Izmir, Turkey debuted in cinema with Away From Home (Herkes Kendi Evinde), which won numerous international film awards. His second feature film Angel's Fall (Melegin Dususu) received wider interest among international film critics. The film which premiered at the 55th Berlin Film Festival won the Best Film Award in Nantes 3 Continents, the International Film Festival of Kerala and the Barcelona Independent Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Award at the International Istanbul Film Festival. The film still continues its journey in the international film festival circuit. Kaplanoglu's film Sut (Milk) released in Germany in January 2010, Yumurta (Egg), Bal (Honey) produced in 2010, form the trilogy Yusuf's Trilogy, named after the main character Yusuf in the films.


RAHUL BOSE

Rahul Bose is an actor, screenwriter and director born in Kolkata, India. The Time magazine dubbed him "the superstar of Indian art house cinema" following his films English August and Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. He has worked in three of Aparna Sen's films- Mr. and Mrs Iyer, 15 Park Avenue and The Japanese Wife. Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Chameli, Takshak and Jhankaar Beats. He is also a social activist and the founder of the NGO, the Foundation. He is the founder and chairman of the Group of Groups, an umbrella organisation for 51 Mumbai charitable organisations and NGOs. He is also an ambassador for the American India Foundation, the World Youth Peace Movement and Planet Alert.

42nd IFFI Closing ceremony --‘Porfirio’ declared as Best Film and bags Golden Peacock and Asghar Farhadi Silver peacock award for Best Director

The Columbian film ‘Porfirio’ directed by Alejandro Landes and produced by Franciso Aljure bagged the coveted Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film at the 42ndInternational Film Festival of India 2011, while the Silver Peacock Award for the Best Director went to Asghar Farhadi for his film ‘Nader and Simin-A Seperation’. The Indian film ‘Adaminte Makan Abu’ won the Special Jury Award. Director of the film Salim Ahamed received the award which consists of a Silver Peacock, Certificate and a Cash Prize of Rs. 15 Lakhs, in the presence of Choudhury Mohan Jatua , Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting ,Digambar Kamat and Suriya ,actor, who was the Chief Guest of the closing function.The Best Actor award of Rs. 10 lakh went to the Israeli actor Sasson Gabay for his role in the film ‘Restoration’ whereas the Best Actress Award was won by Nadezhda Markina for her role in ‘Elena’.The above films were chosen by a five member Competition Jury comprising Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Laurence Kardish, Lee Yong Kwan, Tahmineh Milani and Dan Wolman.The festival concluded today with the screening of the English film ‘The Lady’ directed by acclaimed French Director Luc Besson, which starred Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis in lead roles. At the closing ceremony, a one minute silence was observed to pay tribute to the departed soul of Brazilian Director, Oscar Maron Filho, who passed away during the festival.
The eleven day festival which began on November 23rd with the screening of the Portuguese film ‘The Consul of Bordeaux’ had ‘Retrospectives’ of eminent filmmakers like Luc Besson and Phillip Noyce; ‘Homages’ to cinematic luminaries like Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Leacock, Sidney Lumet and others; ‘Festivals Kaleidoscope’; ‘Country Focus on USA’; ‘Russian Classics’; ‘Spotlight on Poland’, Documentaries along with first time packages like ‘3D Cinema-The Third Dimension’, ‘Sketches on Screens’, ‘Soccer in Cinema’ and others.

Special Jury award and Silver Peacock for Adaminte Makan Abu('Abu, Son of Adam' ) ,in IFFI 2011

Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu('Abu, Son of Adam' ) directed by Salim Ahamad ,the only official entry India won Special Jury award and Silver Peacock in the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2011 which concluded now. The international competition section also had films from countries including Belgium, Philippines, Russia, Japan, Iran, Ireland, Colombia, Israel, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Canada and Kazakhstan. The film 'Adaminte Makan Abu' (Abu, Son of Adam), which won National and Kerala State awards has also been chosen as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. It is the story of a poor perfume-seller, Abu, whose only remaining wish in life is the sacred Haj Pilgrimage. The jury, headed by renowned filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, and Laurence Kardish, Yong Kwan, Tahmineh Milani, and Dan Wolman, selected five from 14 films for Golden and Silver Peacock Awards..

Sasson Gabai won the Silver Peacock Award for the Best Actor(Male) at the 42nd International Film Festival of India .

Sasson Gabai won the Silver Peacock Award for the Best Actor(Male) at the 42nd International Film Festival of India for his acting in Israeli filmmaker Yossi Madmoni's debut film Restoration, a family drama about efforts to save an ailing antique restoration business. The film had previously won the screenwriting award at Sundance's World Cinema Dramatic competition and the Grand Prix Crystal Award ($30,000) at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. After his longtime business partner dies, Yakov Fidelman discovers that his antique furniture-restoration shop is in grave financial difficulty. He's forced to deal with his estranged son, Noah, a lawyer, who, seeing no hope for the failing store, proposes building apartments above it. One day Fidelman's new apprentice, Anton, finds a neglected piano in the workshop: an 1882 Steinway that, given a new baseboard, would be worth enough to save the store. The elegant story lines of Yossi Madmony's first feature yield a complex set of frayed character relations for which restoration proves an apt metaphor. Refinishing the piano's exterior would be worthless without replacing the cracked cast-iron board holding the string tension. Marked by restrained writing, which leaves significant details open to interpretation, Restoration depicts the rich texture of modern Israeli society. Anchored by Sasson Gabay's mesmerizing performance, Fidelman is a stoic man who uses his shop to shut out the world, clinging to the illusion that he can maintain a vanishing way of life.

42nd IFFI 2011 –Peacock Awards declared. Asghar Farhadi (Iran) won Best Director award for his film NADER AND SIMIN A SEPARATION

Asghar Farhadi (Iran) won Best Director award for his film NADER AND SIMIN A SEPARATION with a Silver Peacock and cash prize of 33,000 USD in the competition section of the International Film Festival of I ndia which concluded today.. Simin(Leila Hatami) wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and daughter Termeh (Sarina Farhadi). Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin goes back to her parents’, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader. He hastily hires a poor woman named Razieh (Sareh Bayat) as a daytime caretaker, who signs on without telling him she's pregnant. A few days later he fires her and shoves her out the door; she falls on the stairs (perhaps) and has a miscarriage. The rest of the film is a crescendo of tension as Razieh's hot-headed, debt-ridden husband Hodjat (Shahab Hosseini) takes Nader to court for man slaughter. This film won several awards in 2011 film festivals all over the world including Berlinale. Not only has the International Jury of this year's Berlinale, presided over by Isabella Rossellini, awarded the film the Golden Bear, but, in a most unusual move, the jury's also decided to give the Silver Bear for Best Actor and Silver Bear for Best Actress to the male and female ensembles, respectively. It also won:

Fajr Film Festival 2011:

§ Audience Award - Best Film

§ Crystal Simorgh Award - Best Cinematography

§ Crystal Simorgh Award - Best Director (Asghar Farhadi)

§ Crystal Simorgh Award - Best Screenplay

§ Crystal Simorgh Award - Best Sound Recorder (Mahmoud Samakbashi)

§ Diploma of Honor - Best Actor in Supporting Role: (Shahab Hosseini)

§ Diploma of Honor - Best Actress in Supporting Role (Sareh Bayat)

§ Pula Film Festival 2011:

§ Golden Arena Award - International Competition: Best Film

§ Sydney Film Festival 2011:

§ Official Competition Award - Best Film

§ Yerevan International Film Festival 2011:

§ Grand Prix: Golden Apricot - Best Film

§ World Cinema Amsterdam Festival 2011:

§ Parool Audience Award - Best Film]

§ Saint Petersburg International Film Festival "KinoForum" 2011:

§ Grand Prix - Best Film[25]

§ Melbourne International Film Festival 2011:

§ Most Popular Feature Film - Asghar Farhadi

§ 15th Iran Cinema Celebration:

§ Best Film

§ Best Director

§ Best Original Screenplay

§ Best Supporting Actor

§ San Sebastian International Film Festival 2011:

§ Another Look Award

§ Fukuoka International Film Festival 2011:

§ Audience Award - Best Film

§ Riga International Film Festival 2011:

§ FIPRESCI prize

§ Vancouver International Film Festival 2011:

§ Rogers People's Choice Award

§ British Independent Film Awards 2011:

§ Best Foreign Film Award

§ BBC Four World Cinema Awards 2011:

§ Best Film

§ Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011:

§ Best Feature Film Award

§ New York Film Critics Circle 2011:

§ Best Foreign Language Film
National Board of Review Awards 2011:Best Foreign language

The Columbian film "Porfirio," directed by Alejandro Landes won the Golden Peacock award for best film in the 42nd International Film Festival of

The film"Porfirio," based on a true story was selected in the "Directors Fortnight" section of the Cannes film festival . Also won an award at Belgium film festival’s L'Age d'Or and Cinedecouvertes. This film is based on the story of a wheelchair-bound man named "Porfirio" , hijacking a plane with two grenades hidden in his diaper. The director has given the story a human angle, focusing on the dreams, hopes and aspirations of the disabled man, as opposed to the violent, bloody angle of the hijacking. The film, according to critics, succeeds through technical, artistic and narrative decisions to convey the drama and claustrophobia of a man hoping, in a system in which there is very little hope. It is a collaborative venture of Columbia, Spain, France, Argentina, Uruguay and realized by Brazilian-Ecuadorian director Alejandro Lanes.

42nd IFFI 2011 –Peacock Awards declared. Nadezhda Markina won Best Actor Award (Female) for her role in “Elena”

Nadezhda Markina won Best Actor Award (Female) with a Silver Peacock and cash prize of 22,000 USD for her performance in the Russian film “Elena” directed by Andrei Zvyagintsevin . Also awarded the Jury’s Special Prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year, Andrei Zvyagintsev’s “Elena” is a powerful cinematic experience , as distinct and subtle as his 2003 prize-winning “The Return,”. Elena shares a spaciously luxurious city-center apartment - but not a bed - with her older husband, Vladmir (Andrei Smirnov). The pair met a decade before when Elena was a nurse and wealthy Vladimir her patient. Both have children from their previous lives. Now Elena is clearly as much caretaker as spouse, the daily grind visible on her wrinkled face and shoulder-slumped frame. Elena only comes alive when she visits her son Sergei (Alexey Rozin) and his family in their overcrowded, crumbling quarters. Unemployed, Sergei depends Elena for money, which Vladimir grudgingly tolerates as he provides similar assistance to his wild-child daughter Katya (Elena Lyadova). But when extra money is needed Vladimir refuses, compelling Elena towards drastic action.

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42nd IFFI to come to a close with the screening of 'The Lady'

The 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI )will come to a close today with the screening of French director Luc Besson's film 'The Lady' .This film recounts veteran Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political and personal struggles and stars Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh, who was herself targeted by Myanmar authorities for playing in it.."I was deeply inspired and touched by Aung San Suu Kyi's personal story and ongoing fight for democracy, and hope that through this film her cause and voice will be better known and shared" said Besson .The film is a love story about Suu Kyi and her late British husband Michael Aris, and details their long separation while Suu Kyi was detained in 1989. Authorities in Myanmar blacklisted Yeoh for her role in the film, and deported her when she flew to the country in June. David Thewlis portrays Suu Kyi's husband.the lady was written over a period of three years by Rebecca Frayn.Interviews with key figures in Aung San Suu KyI’S entourage enabled her to reconstruct for the first time the true story of Burma’s national heroine

IFFI 2011 PAYS HOMAGE TO MANI KAUL

The 42nd international Film Festival of India paid homage to the legendary filmmaker Mani Kaul by presenting some of his much-admired works ,‘Dhrupad’, ‘Idiot,’ ‘Naukar Ki Kameez’ and ‘Uski Roti’. Mani Kaul (1944-2011) who graduated from the University of Jaipur and the Film and Television Institute of India in 1966 was not only an Auteur but also a painter, a poet, a musician and an actor (Basu Chatterjee’s Sara Akash) . He made a total of 24 films. These included the celebrated titles ‘Uski Roti’ ‘Duvidha’, ‘Satah Se Utatha Admi’ ‘Nazar’, ‘Idiot’ and ‘Naukar Ki Kameez’ and the non-fiction features ‘Dhrupad’, ‘Mati Manas’ and ‘Siddheshwari’ Kaul emphasized the value of what is absent. His elaborate theory of contemporary aesthetic practice, ‘Seen From Nowhere’, was presented in the cultural historian Kapila Vatsyayan’s seminar Inner Space, Outer Space. He drew from haiku poetry, the nouveau roman, mannerist painting, Bresson and Ozu.

42 nd IFFI 2011- 8 FILMS IN THE RACE FOR SUVARNA -RAJATHA MAYOORAM PRIZES.

The Jury of the 42nd IFFI has already finalized the awards according to press reports .The award would certainly be the mirror reflection of the film culture and aesthetics of the Jury. While the anxiety is mounting ,the delegates and critics having long standing festival experiences have shortlisted eight films out of fourteen to win one of the five coveted Peacock awards. They are Hanezu (Japan) , Elena (Russia), Oranges and Sunshine (Ireland), , Nader and Simin – A Separation( Iran ), ,Porfirio (Columbia) ,Restoration( Israel), Abu,Son of Adam (India), The End is My Beginning (Germany)

Remembering Tagore in IFFI 2011

The International Film Festival of India- 42 nd IFFI- remembers Rabindranath Tagore, the great Indian poet and Nobel laureate , writer, philosopher by showcasing film adaptation of some of his classics including ‘Charulata’, ‘Kshudhito Pashan’, ‘Milan’, ‘Streer Patra’ and ‘Jorasanko Thakurbari’ in the section ‘Classics from Tagore’.

K. BALACHANDER’s FILMS IN IFFI 2011 RETROSPECTIVE

Some of the most memorable works of K. Balachander, the octogenarian film maker from Tamil are being showcased in the 42nd edition of the International Film Festival of India in the Retrospective section. His films included are ‘Achamillai Achamillai’, ‘Aval Oru Thodarkathai’, ‘Iru Kodugal’, ‘Maro Charitra’, ‘Sindhu Bhairavi’ and ‘Thanneer Thanneer’

The Golden Lamp Tree Award for “Another Planet” and “Vasudha Award” for “A Pestering Journey “- 4th edition of short film centre award 2011-ESG,Goa

The “Golden Lamp Tree Award” (and a cash prize of Rs. 4 lakhs) , under the International Competition Section of 4th edition of short film centre award 2011 , was awarded to the film “Another Planet”, directed by Smita Bhide. “Vasudha Award” for the Best Film on Environmental Issues (cash prize of Rs. 2.75 lakhs) for the film “A Pestering Journey” directed by K. R. Manoj. The “Silver Lamp Tree Award” (and a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs) was awarded for the film “Crazy Beats Strong Every Time” directed by Moon Molson. “Special Jury Award” (and a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakhs) was awarded for the film “Khule Darwaaze” (Open Doors), directed by Ashish Pandey. Special Jury Award, Goan Film in International Competition (cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-) to the film “Anthony Gonsalves – The Music Legend” Directed by Ashok Rane was awarded the First place.

Festival Scope opens FIPRESCI Label

The online platform Festival Scope (www.festivalscope.com) known for providing film professionals with online screening of films from more than 60 of the most prestigious international film festivals (including Berlinale, Rotterdam, Locarno, Venice, Cannes' Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week, Toronto & San Sebastian) has developed a new section.The section is called "Labels" and is aimed at providing additional visibility to the films awarded in festivals or selected by partner organizations.The "Labels" will be launched with a special partnership with FIPRESCI, The International Federation of Film Critics. On the FIPRESCI page Festival Scope will present a selection of films that have been awarded the FIPRESCI Award in 2011 and the selection will be enriched along the year.
Klaus Eder, General Secretary of FIPRESCI says: "Our aim is not only to present, at festivals, the critics' prize to the films we like. We also wish to help them getting a bigger audience. Festival Scope offers a wonderful chance to make our engagement better known to the professionals of cinema and to provoke the interest of other festivals and of buyers".
Alessandro Raja, founder of Festival Scope, says: "We are thrilled to widen the scope of our activities with the creation of the "Labels" and equally proud to start with the very prestigious FIPRESCI. We will soon announce other partnerships under this brand, it's additional way for us to contribute to the promotion for the films presented on Festival Scope".
Publicity contact for Festival Scope: mathilde@festivalscope.com

“People are yearning for animation films. Animation is still a growing phenomena and it is here to stay “ says Oscar winning producer Hugh Welchman

Addressing a press conference on his movie ‘The Flying Machine’ at the IFFI 2011 media centre Oscar winning producer Hugh Welchman added that the movie is a magical journey in 3D Stereoscopic. It is essentially a European movie with a Polish, Chinese and Indian co-production.'The Flying Machine' is a 3D live action/animation family feature film about a stressed out business-woman, Georgie (played by Heather Graham), who takes her two children to see the animation film 'Magic Piano', which is being performed live by world famous pianist Lang Lang. A magical event occurs and Georgie's kids get transported inside the animation world, and Georgie has to pursue them, with a little help from Maestro Lang Lang. The "Magic Piano" which is a stop-motion animation tells a story of Anna, a girl whose dad had to leave Poland to work in London. Anna and her cousin Chip Chip find a broken piano which magically transforms into a flying machine and takes them across the Europe. The girl hopes to meet her longing dad ‘The Flying Machine’ is directed by Martin Clapp, Dorota Kobiela and Geoff Lindsey. It commemorates the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birthday. The film takes the eternally fascinating and affecting Etudes and crafts a celebration of the role that music and dance play in human lives.

STUDY OF THE PAST HELPS TO UNDERSTAND OUR ROLE IN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE SAYS DIRECTOR OF ‘THE CONSUL OF BORDEAUX’

“A study of the past makes it easy to understand our role in the present and also gives us a perspective for future” Francisco Manso, Director of the Film ‘The Consul of Bordeaux’ said while addressing a press conference at the IFFI media centre . He likes to make films on historical subjects because of that fact. Franciso Manso , the director, , Vitor Norte, lead actor, , Jose Mazeda the producer and, Henri Seroka, the composer attended the press conference.. The crew shared their experiences during the shoot of the movie and talked about the various events and occurrences which shaped the character of the movie.

INDIAN MARKET HAS OPENED UP TO GLOBAL MOVIES, SAYS PHILLIP NOYCE

Acclaimed Australian film director Phillip Noyce has said in a press conference at IFFI media centre that the Indian market has opened up to global movies and the acceptability of international projects has flourished here. He stated that cinema has progressed by leaps and bounds across the world and it was really heartening to see its growing reach in a country as diverse as India. Noyce has been one of the most successful Australian film directors in Hollywood and has been much acclaimed for his ventures in the American Film Industry. Films like ‘Dead Calm’ which released in 1989 turned Nicole Kidman into a star, the 1994 Tom Clancy spy thriller ‘Clear and Present Danger’ starring Harrison Ford, ‘The Quiet American’- a 2002 film which gave Michael Caine an Academy Award Best Actor nomination and the 2010 action thriller ‘Salt’ starring Angelina Jolie, have all stamped Phillip Noyce’s position as one of the most bankable Australian directors in Hollywood.

Adaminte Makan Abu('Abu, Son of Adam' ) ,the only entry in international competition section of IFFI 2011

Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu('Abu, Son of Adam' ) directed by Salim Ahamad ,is India's only official entry into the competition section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2011. The international competition section also has films from countries including Belgium, Philippines, Russia, Japan, Iran, Ireland, Colombia, Israel, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Canada and Kazakhstan. The film 'Adaminte Makan Abu' (Abu, Son of Adam), which has also been chosen as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Film category for the 84th Academy Awards, will be competing with 14 other films for the coveted Golden Peacock award at the IFFI., the film is the story of a poor perfume-seller, Abu, whose only remaining wish in life is the sacred Haj Pilgrimage. The jury, headed by renowned filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, will be judging these films. Laurence Kardish, a senior curator of film at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Lee Yong Kwan, director of Busan International Film Festival in Korea, Tahmineh Milani, an Iranian filmmaker and Dan Wolman, an Israeli award-winning filmmaker are other panel members .. Apart from the Golden Peacock award for the Best Film, there will be other awards like the Silver Peacocks for Best Director, Best Actor (Male), Best Actor (Female) and Special Jury Award.

SUPPORT FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS

IDPA –Indian Documentary Producers Association-has entered into an agreement with Doordarshan to telecast award-winning and acclaimed documentaries, short fiction and animation films at prime time. These films will be telecast on Doordarshan channels – the National Channel, DD News, DD Bharati, and the international DD India over five years. The programmes will be acquired or commissioned by IDPA from independent producers and will deal with a range of social issues. The MoU was facilitated by Information and Broadcasting Minister Smt. Ambika Soni. “Documentaries are agents of change. The dedicated slot for screening given to the documentary film makers in Doordarshan is a great initiative and opens a world of opportunity for us. We have now asked for a dedicated documentary channel to reach the masses. We need banks to support passionate film-makers with loans and also lower import duties for equipment. And from our side, we need to make good, powerful films that have an impact,” said Mike Pandey, President of Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA), addressing a press conference at the 42nd International Film Festival of India today.

FILM BAZAAR AT IFFI-2011 INAUGURATED

Film Bazaar 2011, as part of the 42nd International Film Festival of India-2011, was inaugurated by Ambika Soni , Minister of Information & Broadcasting. Film Bazaar has started calling for entries for its new section ‘Market Recommendations’ that showcase films in need of gap finance, distribution partners and world sales. Films included in this program will be presented to a select audience of festival programmers, distributors, world sales agents and film funds.Filmmakers are invited to submit their rough-cut feature, documentary films prior to ‘picture lock’ at the Work-In-Progress Lab where distinguished international film experts review the rough-cut, contribute significantly in the editing process and advise on the international positioning of the project in the market.Film Bazaar is an annual film market organised by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) and is held alongside the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at the Goa Marriott Resort. Last year, Film Bazar saw 453 delegates from 37 countries. Its international partners included Cinemart, (Rotterdam), Binger Filmlab (Netherlands), The Hubert Bals Fund (Rotterdam), Primehouse (Germany), Europa Cinemas, Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland), SPAA(Screen Producers’ Association, Australia), Festival Scope, Screen International and Film Business Asia.

FRANKFURTRHEINMAIN REGION BEING PROMOTED AS AN ATTRACTIVE BUSINESS LOCATION

A delegation of experts from German film industries are in India to promote the FrankfurtRheinMain region as an attractive business location. During the trip, the FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region is organising investment seminars led by experts in Mumbai and Goa. Addressing the press at the Media Centre of IFFI, Dr. Hartmut Schwesinger, President and CEO of FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region said that the seminars are an ideal platform for Indian companies to learn about business advantages of the FrankfurtRheinMain region, gain valuable information about setting up their businesses and acquire new contacts. The objective of the company is to inform foreign firms about the locational advantages, to promote the international competitiveness of the region and to strengthen awareness abroad. FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region provides potential investors with extensive information on locations and detailed sector-specific data, coordinates location selection processes in cooperation with local partners and helps firms to establish contact with the right people.

NFAI Exhibition on ‘Music & Songs in Indian Cinema’ inaugurated at IFFI -2011

Uday Kumar Varma , Secretary , I & B ,Govt. of India inaugurated an exhibition on ‘Music & Songs in Indian Cinema’ organized by National Film Archive of India(NFAI) ,Pune in which the Chief Secretary of Goa , Sanjay Srivastava, Information Secretary of Goa ,Rajiv Verma, Joint Secreatary Films ,Ministry of I & B , DP Reddy were present . The National Film Archive of India(NFAI) eshtablished in 1964 is India’s leading cultural heritage management institution and seeks to safeguard heritage of Indian Cinema for posterity. Promoition of film scholarship and research on various aspects of cinema also form of its objectives. It is an ongoing job at the Archives to trace and acquire national and international films to enrich its collection. The Research and Documentation centre has a large collection of ancillary material on Indian cinema like photographs, songs booklets, wall posters and pamphlets. It has 19000 posters in its collection.

Indian Panorama-IFFI 2011- Inaugurated with Malayalam film “Urumi”

Loving Every Moment at the Festival: Madhuri Dixit
Indian Panorama section of the 42nd International Film Festival of India-2011 was inaugurated by Secretary, Information & Broadcasting, Uday Kumar Varma in Goa today. Renowned film actress Madhuri Dixit was among those present on the occasion.
Sai Paranjpye ,the Chairperson and Members of Feature Film jury - Mahesh Aney, Manju Bohra. M.K.Bhaskar Rao, Sreelekha Mukherji, Rakesh Pandey, Loveleen Tandan, C.V.Reddy, Jayashree Kanal and M.Mohan, Chairperson Non-Feature Films Jury Shri Ashok Rane, and members – Vinoo Choliparambil, Manash Bhowmick, U.Radhakrishnan and Ziya Us Salam were felicitated on the occasion.The Indian Panorama section was opened with the screening of the movie ‘Urumi’- a Malayalam film directed by Santosh Sivan and will host 24 Indian feature films .

“Cinema is a modern art of storytelling a collective focus addressed to all, open to all and including all” -Shahrukh Khan -IFFI 42 nd edition opened

The 42nd International Film Festival of India was inaugurated at Rabindra Bhavan ,Madgaon ,Goa.. Ambika Son ,Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Chief Minister of Goa Digambar Kamat were joined by Chief Guest Shah Rukh Khan, Actress Rituparna Sengupta, Mayor of Margao, Susheela Naik, Shri Uday Kumar Varma, Secretary I&B Ministry, Sanjay Shrivastava-Chief Secretary Goa, Festival Director Shankar Mohan, Manoj Shrivastav-CEO, Entertainment Society among others, to light the ceremonial lamp.
Addressing the gathering, Ambika Soni said “Let IFFI become truly an international event- an international people’s festival”. Digambar Kamat ,Chief Minister of Goa emphasized the growing film culture in the state . Chief Guest Shah Rukh Khan while expressing happiness on being a part of this cinematic extravaganza shared his views on cinema as a medium that binds people in a shared experience. He said, cinema is modern art of storytelling ‘a collective focus addressed to all, open to all and including all’. He said festivals like IFFI are a manifestation of human happiness and should be seen as a sharing of India as people gather to share their joys and creativity. He concluded that an honest effort is critical for producing anything of value and he complimented the organizers for making that honest effort.
Life Time Achievement award was conferred upon French film maker Bertrand Tavernier. The event showcased an extempore painting by Shri Vilas Nayak on Bertrand Tavernier followed by a screening of a two minute clip on the acclaimed filmmaker known for his works in world cinema.
Hosted by Rahul Khanna and Tisca Chopra, the event showcased the cultural diversity of the country which intermingled with a confluence of movie minds made for the perfect convergence of the world at Indian shores. Starting with the rendition of ‘Vandematram’ featuring seven dancers dancing on slow paced music, the opening ceremony moved on to an Odissi recital by Subhada Varadkar, Lavani performance by Karishma G, Kathak recital by Aditi Mangaldas which culminated to Saptarang Tarana which brought together all the lead performing artists together to showcase the ‘Unity in Diversity’ of the country. The Shillong Chamber Choir presented to the audience renditions which presented the culture of the country in contemporary tones. The international jury panel which comprising of luminary filmmakers like Adoor Gopalakrishnan-the Chairperson of the panel, Dan Wolman from Israel, Lawrence Kardish from USA, Lee Yong Kwan from the Busan Film Festival and Tahmineh Milani from Iran were felicitated by Rituparna Sengupta. The opening film of the festival ‘The Consul of Bordeaux’ directed by Francisco Manso and Joao Correa was screened .

The Consul of Bordeaux, Opening Film of 42nd IFFI

The Consul of Bordeaux a film from Portugal and directed by João Correa, and Francisco Manso will open the 42 International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa .This 90 minutes film tells the true story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes., June 17, 2011 marked the 71st anniversary of Consul General of Portugal in Bordeaux Aristides de Sousa Mendes' Act of Conscience when 30,000 World War II refugees, including 10,000 Jews, were saved with his visa in June 1940. Being the Portuguese General Consul stationed in Bordeaux, France, he issued 30,000 visas for safe passage to Portugal. He defied the direct orders of his government and exhibited courage, moral rectitude, unselfishness, and self-sacrifice by issuing visas to all refugees regardless of nationality, race, religion or political opinions. This narrative film expresses his heroic actions towards humanity, which will perpetuate his legacy of justice for a new generation. In 1966, Yad Vashem named him Righteous Among the Nations. He is considered to have achieved the largest single rescue operation of World War II.

The 42nd International Film Festival of India - Homage Section

The 42nd IFFI which will be held in Goa from 23rd November to 3rd December 2011 will pay homage to seven film celebrities. They include Sidney Lumet, Raul Ruiz, Claude Chabrol, Adolfas Meekas, Richard Leacock, Elizabeth Taylor and Tareque Masood.

42 nd IFFI 2011-Lifetime Achievement Award to Eminent French Film Maker Bertrand Tavernier

The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to the eminent French Film Maker Bertrand Tavernier at the inauguration of the 42nd International Film Festival of India -2011 on 23rd November 2011 in Goa. The Lifetime Achievement Award carries an amount of Rs. 10 lakh, a scroll and a ertificate.Bertrand Tavernier is best known for his films ‘Prix Louis Delluc’ and the ‘Silver Bear’ as well as Special Jury Prize award winner of his film ‘The Clockmaker’ at the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. Bertrand Tavernier has to his credit acclaimed films like ‘Life and Nothing But’ which won the BEFTA for best film in a language other than English in 1990 and ‘The Princess of Montpensier’ which competed for the Palme d’Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

Shahrukh Khan will light the lamp in the Inaugural function of 42nd International Film Festival of India - 2011

Official Poster of the Festival Launched by the Festival Director Shanker Mohan.Shahrukh Khan will attend the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which is scheduled to be held in Goa from 23rd November to 3rd December 2011. This was stated by Shankar Mohan, Director, IFFI, at the launching of official poster of IFFI-11. The poster of IFFI has been designed by Thota Tharani . Suriya actor from Tamil will be the Guest of honour of the closing ceremony ,said Shankar Mohan. “Urumi’ will open the Indian Panorama section and films like “Ranjana Ami Ar Asbo Na’, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ and many more are included. IFFI-2011 will showcase over 100 movies from 65 countries of world and some of the films included have won accolades at Cannes, Locarno a d Montreal. There would also be a special ‘Master Class’ session to explain nuances by cinema professionals to the session guests, Shankar Mohan added.

Adoor Gopalakrishnan will chair the International Competition Jury

The renowned film maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan will chair the International Competition Jury of the 42nd Edition of IFFI scheduled to start from 23rd November in Panaji,Goa. Other members are:
Dan Wolman (Film Maker – Israel)
Lee Yong Kwan (Director, Busan International Film Festival – Korea)
Laurance Kardish (International Film Curator/Director of MOMA – USA)
Tahmineh Milani (Film Maker – Iran)

42 nd IFFI-URUMI will open Indian Panorama Section

URUMI ,a Malayalam film directed by Santhosh Sivan will open the Indian Panorama Section of the 42 nd International Film Festival of India to be held in Panaji ,Goa from 23 Nov-3 Dec 2011

THE CONSUL OF BORDEAUX will open 42 nd IFFI

THE CONSUL OF BORDEAUX directed by João Correa, and Francisco Manso will open the 42 International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, on 23rd November, 2011.

16th IFFK 2011--Malayalam Cinema Today-films finalised

Malayalam Cinema Today

1. Akam/Palace in Bloom

Dir: Shalini Usha Nair/Malayalam/97min/2011

2. Karmayogi

Dir: V.K.Prakash/Malayalm/11min/2010

3. Khaaddama/Expatriate House Maid

Dir: Kamal/Malayalam/107min/2010

4. Pakarnattam

Dir: Jayaraj/Malayalam/98min/2010

5. Pranchiettan and the Saint

Dir: Ranjith/Malayalam/120min/2010

6. Sankaranm Mohananum

Dir: T.V. Chandran/Malaylam/110min/2011

7. Traffic

Dir: Rajesh Pillai/Malayalam/116min/2011