Awards 2018
The V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award of the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Shorts & Animation Films – MIFF 2018, conferred upon veteran film maker Shyam Benegal. The award carrying a Trophy, a shawl, citation and cash prize of Rs 1 million (Rs 10 lakhs) was presented at MIFF’s valedictory function.Austrian filmmaker Stefan Bohuns documentary "Brother Jakob, Are You Sleeping?" won the prestigious Golden Conch award for the best documentary in the International Competition.The Golden Conch award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 million (Rs 10 lakh).
| Award | Award Money | Entry No. | Category | Duration (in minutes) | Country | Name | Title of the Film | Citation |
| Technical Awards (Common to International / National Categories) | ||||||||
| Best Sound Design | Rs.3,00,000 + Trophy + Certificate | I0179 | Documentary Film (Any Duration) | 56 | Finland | Pinja Mustajoki | My Secret Forest (Salainen Metsani) | The deliberate sound design is used as a cinematic treatment to bridge the audience to personally connect with the inner world of a young autistic man coming of age. |
| Best Editing | Rs.3,00,000 + Trophy + Certificate | N0388 | Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.) | 25 | India | Kislay | InstaStories | For innovative use of editing as a narrative process itself. Through a short film it reveals the possible addiction to new means of communication. |
| Best Cinematography | Rs.3,00,000 + Trophy + Certificate | I0137 | Documentary Film (Any Duration) | 96 | India | Amit Madhesiya | The Cinema Travellers | Cinematography brings to life characters striving to survive as we all are. The visual representation of the story successfully defines the place, the characters, and the world of celluloid that is challenged by changing technology. |
| National Competition | ||||||||
| Films Division – IDPA Vijaya Mulay Tropy for the Best Student Film | Rs.1,00,000 + Trophy + Certificate | N0124 | Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes) | 26 | India | Shreyas Dashrathe | Whitering House (Bismaar Ghar) | For conveying ageing citizens painful move from their crumbling house full of memories to a soul less apartment with all modern amenities. |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (Govt of Maharashtra) | Rs.1,00,000 + Trophy + Certificate | N0062 | Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.) | 18 | India | Ranjan Chandel | Beloved (Jaan Jigar) | For exposing the threat of moral policing to fundamental freedom of youth through a well crafted story. |
| Best Animation Film : Rs.3,00,000 + Silver Conch + Certificate | ||||||||
| Director | Rs.1,50,000 + Silver conch + Certificate | N0335 | Animation Film | 15 | India | Suresh Eriyat | The Basket (Tokri) | For its character design, lighting and the disappearing techniques of stop – motion animation. |
| Producer | Rs.1,50,000 + Certificate | Nilima Eriyat | ||||||
| Best Short Fiction (upto 45 minutes) : Silver conch + Rs.3,00,000 | ||||||||
| Director | Rs.1,50,000 + Silver conch + Certificate | N0346 | Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.) | 26 | India | Prantik Basu | Sakhisona | For weaving together a contemporary story and legends of the past through music and sculpture. |
| Producer | Rs.1,50,000 + Certificate | FTII, Pune | ||||||
| Certificate of Merit | ||||||||
| Jury Special Mention | Certificate to Director | N0560 | Documentary Film (above 60 minutes) | 70 | India | Biju Toppo & Meghnath | Naachi Se Baanchi | For the advocacy of preserving the tradion of tribal culture. |
| Certificate to Producer | Films Division | |||||||
| Jury Special Mention | Certificate to Director | N0491 | Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes) | 28 | India | Swati Chakraborty | I Am Jeeja | For celebrating an exceptional woman for asserting the rights of the disabled. |
| Certificate to Producer | Rajiv Mehrotra Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) | |||||||
| Best Documentary film (below 60 minutes) : Silver conch + Rs.5,00,000 | ||||||||
| Director | Rs.2,50,000 + Silver conch + Certificate | N0204 | Documentary film (below 60 minutes) | 57 | India | Bobo Khuraijam | Ima Sabitri | For the aesthetic vibrancy that takes us into the intimate world of a celebrated theatre actress. |
| Producer | Rs.2,50,000 + Certificate | Gurumayum Ranita | ||||||
| Best Documentary Film (above 60 minutes) : Silver Conch + Rs.5,00,000 | ||||||||
| Director | Rs.2,50,000 + Silver conch + Certificate | N0450 | Documentary film (above 60 minutes) | 112 | India | R V Ramani | Santhal Family to Mill Re-call | For creating a multilayered narrative that takes us into the process of revisiting the legacy of an iconic artist. |
| Producer | Rs.2,50,000 + Certificate | |||||||
| International Competition Section | ||||||||
| Pramod Pati Special Jury Award : Rs 1,00,000 + Trophy | ||||||||
| Director | Rs.50,000 + Trophy + Certificate Rs.16,666/- each | I0167 | Pramod Pati Special Jury Award | 45 | India | 1. Saurabh Kanti Dutta, 2. Farha Kanti, 3. Santrupa Santra | I Am Bonnie | The commitment and bravery of the film makers to put the spotlight on a transgender man deprived of dignity by his own society. Despite its technical limitations, the film is essential viewing to highlight human resilience and challenge the moral compass and hypocrisy of a flawed society. |
| Producer | Rs.50,000 + Certificate | Films Division | ||||||
| Best Animation Film : Silver Conch + Rs.5,00,000 | NO AWARD | |||||||
| Best Short Fiction Film (up to 45 minutes) : Silver Conch + Rs.5,00,000 | ||||||||
| Director | Rs.1,25,000 + Silver Conch + Certificate | I0003 | Short Fiction Film (up to 45 minutes) | 22 | India | Amar Kaushik | The Grandfather (Aaba) | A subtle yet powerful film that brings a simple story to life of an intimate family existence. The film maker successfully captures life and death in its most natural form. |
| Producer | Rs.1,25,000 + Certificate (Rs.62,500 to each Producer) | 1. Raj Kumar Gupta 2. Mitul Dikshit | ||||||
| SHARED | ||||||||
| Director | Rs.1,25,000 + Silver Conch + Certificate | I0055 | Short Fiction Film (up to 45 minutes) | 15 | South Korea | Nakyung Kim | My Turn (Nae Chalye) | An effective ensemble of cinematic elements which turn the experience of pregnancy into an unusual situation where motherhood is presented with unexpected rules that bring pain that we feel. |
| Producer | Rs.1,25,000 + Certificate (Rs.62,500 to each Producer) | 1. Seunghyun Lee 2. Soonsang | ||||||
| Certificate of Merit | ||||||||
| Certificate of Merit | Certificate to Director | I0137 | Documentary Film (Any Duration) | 96 | India | Shirley Abraham & Amit Madhesiya | The Cinema Travellers | For its commitment to a consistent visual style which clearly defines the narrative goal of taking the audience on a cinematic journey into the world of travelling cinema and the people who try to keep it alive. |
| Certificate to Producer | ||||||||
| Best Documentary Film : Golden Conch + Rs.10,00,000 (Top Award of the Festival | Any duration) | ||||||||
| Director | Rs.5,00,000 + Golden Conch + Certificate | I0155 | Best Documentary Film | 86 | Austria | Stefan Bohun | Brother Jakob, Are You Listening? (Bruder Jakob, schalfst du noch?) | A deconstruction of pain that transcends time to bring closure to a grieving family. The narrative emphasizes time itself through the deliberate use of prolonged shots and archival footage which opens the cracks in the perfect image of a family that have faced the suicide of their brother. Its a wakeup call to notice the things unsaid. |
| Producer | Rs.5,00,000 + Certificate | Ralph Wieser | ||||||
