Governor of
Maharastra K.Sankaranarayanan presented V Shantaram Life Time
Achievement Award to Anand Patwardhan for his contribution towards the
development of documentary movement at the Inaugural function of 13th
MIFF 2014 in Mumbai . The 13th MIFF being held from 3 Feb to 9 Feb
at NCPA (Tata Centre) at Nariman Point received over 790 entries including 205
entries in the international section. This biennial film festival
organised by the Films Division of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry is
held in collaboration with the state Government of Maharashtra and the Indian
Documentary Producers Association. for short, documentary and animation
films. The week long festival celebrating the
best of documentary films–the Mumbai International Film Festival , MIFF 2014 started
with a rare insight into the life during pre-independence India. The Governor
of Maharashtra inaugurated the Festival by traditional lighting of lamp, in the
presence of Bimal Julka, Secretary, I&B, V S Kundu, Festival Director,
Members of the National & International Jury and several prominent film
makers. Patwardhan who
won the V Shantaram lifetime achievement award is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker
known for his activism through social action documentaries on topics such as
corruption, slum dwellers, nuclear arms race, citizen activism and
communalism. His notable films include Bombay:
Our City (Hamara
Sahar) (1985), In
the Name of God (Ram
ke Nam) (1992), Father,
Son and Holy War (Pitra,
Putra aur Dharmayuddha) (1995), War and Peace (Jang aur Aman)
(2002) and Jai Bhim Comrade (2011),
which won national and International awards. Jai Bhim Comrade had
won the Best Film award at MIFF 2012.
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