22nd IFFK 2017-Kerala State Chalachitra Academy announces the festival and called for entry.

The 10th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala-Awards declared.

The 10th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala concluded today with the award presentation ceremony.  A total of 210 movies were screened at IDSFFK  from which 77 films have been included in the  competition section. The competition section includes various categories like Animation, Campus film, Long documentary, Short documentary and short fiction. Films of German filmmaker Wim Wenders were screened under "Honoring the master" section. Films of Palestinian film maker Masi Mai Masri  and Malayalam film maker Vipin Vijay were also screened under "Filmmaker in focus" section. A special screening of documentary based on the life of director K G George was  screened at the fest ,honoring one of the best directors of Malayalam cinema.. 

 Awards:

1. Best Animation Film

Fish Curry / MaacherJhol
(INR 25,000 &Certificate) shared equally between producer & Director

Dir: Abhishek Verma

Produced by Abhisekh Verma and others

This outstanding animation film deals with a serious issue in the most playful and inventive way. Its rhythm, its humour and attention to detail took us on a wonderful journey, which explores changing values.

2. Best Campus Film produced within Kerala

Rooms
(INR 20,000 &Certificate) shared equally between the crew

Dir: Sangeet Unni

Produced by K R Narayanan Institute of Visual Science and Arts

The simplicity of this student’s film was commendable. By using a sparse narrative, it manages to convey the loneliness of a young girl as she tries to make sense of her situation while listening to her parents’ fight

3. Jury Prize Short Fiction

Grandfather / Aaba
(INR 25,000 &Certificate) shared equally between the Producer &Director Dir: Amar KaushikProduced by : Raj kumar Gupta & Mitul Dikshit

This beautifully shot film takes us to the depths of Arunachal Pradesh. The story of life and death unfolds tenderly and we get a truly human perspective through the eyes of a young girl.

4. Best Short Fiction

Days of Autumn / Xorotor Aabelibur
(INR 50,000 & Certificate) shared equally between the Producer &Director

 Dir: Mukul Haloi

Produced by FTII, Pune

The jury was deeply impressed by this subtle film in which the filmmaker takes us into the intimate space of its characters and through them, allows us to experience the cycles and rhythms of life as it passes by. We were particularly captivated by the way in which nature is interwoven into the main narrative.

Non Fiction:

Navroze Contractor Award for the best Documentary Cinematographer (INR 15,000 donated by Navroze Contractor

Ranjan Palit for the film “ In praise of that Angel Face”

Dir: Nirmal Chandar

For being alive and agile with cinematographic rigor, to a reality, and giving a body to an unforgettable voice.

The Jury has not given any Awards in the Short Documentary category

Long Documentary

Special Mention

The Books We Made
(Certificate)

Dir: Uma Tanaku and Anupama Chandra

Produced by PSBT: Rajiv Mehrotra

For the Sensitive portrayal of the struggle to bring into the main frame, alternate histories of women in their own voice.

Special Mention

 Of Love & Artistry

(Certificate)

Dir: Suruchi Sharma

Produced by Jane Himmeth Singh

For the disarmingly simple account of a community of singers, inspired to save their songs by finding newer ways of continuing to sing them.

Best Long Documentary Shared by two films: the cash prize of INR.1.00 lakh will be shared by the two films

Nostalgia For The Future

Dir: Avijith Mukul Kishore and Rohan Shivkumar (INR 50,000/ to be shared by the producer and the Directors)Producer: Film’s Division

For bringing forth the paradox of Indian Modernity, and making a concerted effort to engage with it.

Soz – A Ballad of Maladies  (INR 50,000/ to be shared by the producer and the Directors)

Dir: Tushar Madahav and Sarvnik Kaur

Produced by: PSBT. Rajiv Mehrotra

For a mindful looking at deeply troubled times and the fresh perspective that the film provides on the suspended predicament of being human.

 

70th Festival de Cannes- The Square directed by Ruben OSTLUND won the prestigious Palm d'or .

The Jury presided by Pedro Almodóvar, has announced the  prize-winners of the 70th edition of the festival during the Awards Ceremony. Monica Bellucci welcomed the prize-givers and winners onto the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière. The President of the Jury and the French actress Juliette Binoche, had the honour of awarding the Palme d’or to the best of the nineteen films in Competition.                                         PALME D'OR THE SQUARE by Ruben ÖSTLUND*

70th Anniversary Award Nicole KIDMAN GRAND PRIX 120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE (BPM – Beats Per Minute) by Robin CAMPILLO BEST DIRECTOR   Sofia COPPOLA for THE BEGUILED BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR Joaquin PHOENIX in YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE by Lynne RAMSAY BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS Diane KRUGER in AUS DEM NICHTS (In The Fade) by Fatih AKIN JURY PRIZE NELYUBOV (Loveless) by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV BEST SCREENPLAY EX-ÆQUO Yorgos LANTHIMOS and Efthimis FILIPPOU for THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER Lynne RAMSAY for YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

SHORT FILMS

PALME D'OR XIAO CHENG ER YUE (A Gentle Night) by QIU Yang MENTION DISTINCTION BY THE JURY KATTO (The Ceiling) by Teppo AIRAKSINEN

CAMÉRA D'OR

JEUNE FEMME (Montparnasse Bienvenüe) by Léonor SERRAILLE presented at UN CERTAIN REGARD

The CST Jury decided to award the VULCAIN PRIZE FOR ARTIST-TECHNICIAN to: Josefin ASBERG for her remarkable artistic contribution to match the inventiveness of the film THE SQUARE. THE SQUARE by Ruben ÖSTLUND, Palme d’or, was screened at the end of the Awards Ceremony to close this 70th edition of the Festival.This film  was added to the selection of the 70th Festival de Cannes ,Competition. (Courtesy: News Letter,Festival de Cannes)

70th Festival de Cannes -Un Certain Regard Prize announced

A MAN OF INTEGRITY  DIRECTED BY MOHAMMAD RASOULOF Won the UN CERTAIN REGARD” PRIZE Under the presidency of Uma Thurman (actress - United States), the Jury was comprised of Mohamed Diab (director - Egypt), Reda Kateb (actor - France), Joachim Lafosse (director - Belgium) and Karel Och (artistic director of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival – Czech Republic). Un Certain Regard 2017 presented in competition 18 films hailing from 22 different countries. 6 of the works were first films. The Opening film was Barbara  by Mathieu Amalric.  “We feel enormous gratitude to have had the honor of serving on the Jury for this historic 70th anniversary of the Festival de Cannes. We are proud to present an esthetically diverse and beautiful awards list for Un Certain Regard.“ - The Jury  PRIZE FOR BEST ACTRESS JASMINE TRINCA for FORTUNATA by Sergio Castellitto  PRIZE FOR THE BEST POETIC NARRATIVE BARBARA de Mathieu Amalric  PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTION   Taylor Sheridan for WIND RIVER  JURY PRIZE LAS HIJAS DE ABRIL (APRIL’S DAUGHTER) by Michel Franco

70th Festival de Cannes: The Critics(FIPRESCI ) Awards

The FIPRESCI Jury awarded three prizes: two in the Official Selection – one for the Competition and one for "Un Certain Regard" –, and a third one for either "The Critics Week" or the "Directors' Fortnight". Under the presidency of Alissa Simon, USA the FIPRESCI jury including Thomas Aïdan, France; Rodrigo Fonseca, Brazil; Barbara Lorey de Lacharriere, France; Pierre Pageau, Canada; Eva Peydró, Spain; Silvana Silvestri, Italy; Mode Steinkjer, Norway; Vidyashankar Jois, India. Coordination: Pamela Biénzobas, France/Chile decided the prizes as follows:

Prize in the Official Selection / Competition:
"120 Beats Per Minute" (BPM – Beats Per Minute / 120 battements par minute)
by Robin Campillo (France, 2017, 140 min),

 "A film about love. A film about life. Life stronger than death. A film as a glimpse of hope."

 

Prize in the Official Selection / Un Certain Regard:
"Closeness" (Tesnota) by Kantemir Balagov (Russia, 2017, 118 min),
"A striking new voice provides an intimate portrait of a closed community. Complete cinema."Prize to a first or second film in the parallel sections,  

Directors' Fortnight or La Semaine de la Critique:
"The Nothing Factory" (A fábrica de nada) by Pedro Pinho (Portugal, 2017, 177 min), presented in the "Directors' Fortnight",
"An evocative activist film that blows the boundaries between reality, fiction, theater an sociological discourse leading to an unsettling and provocative cinematic experience."