Japanese film ‘They say
nothing stays the same’ directed by Joe Odagiri, won the
Suvarna Chakoram (Golden
Crow Pheasant) award at the 24th edition of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) which
concluded at Thiruvananthapuram.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Fernando Solanas, Argentine filmmaker, ‘Pacarrete’, Brazilian film directed by Allan Deberton, won the
Rajatha Chakoram (Silver Crow Pheasant) award for
the best director. The Rajatha Chakoram
award for the best debut director was given
to Cesar Diaz for ‘Our Mothers’, a Guatemalan film.
Lijo Jose Pellissery won
the Rajatha Chakoram Audience Prize for
Jallikattu. The film also won the special
jury mention in the competition category.
Best Malayalam film Pani, directed by SanthoshMandoor, won
the International Federation
of Film Critics (FIPRESCI)
award for the best Malayalam movie.
The FIPRESCI award for the best film in competition was won by Camille, directed by Boris Lojkine.
Aani Maani, directed by Fahim Irshad, won
the Network for Promotion
of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award for the best Asian film
in the competition category.
It also won the K.R. Mohanan Endowment Award for
best debut director from India, instituted by the Federation of Film Societies of India.
Bijukumar Damodaran’s Veyilmarangal, won the
NETPAC award for the best Malayalam film, while Kumbalangi
Nights, directed by Madhu C. Narayanan
won the NETPAC special jury mention. The awards
were presented by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the valedictory function held at Nishagandhi Auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram.
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