Shimla: Iranian feature film, “The Boarding House” bagged the Best Feature Film Award at the 8th International Film Festival of Shimla that ended Sunday.
The closing ceremony of three days International Film Festival of Shimla’s 8th edition was presided over by former Director General of Film Divisions, V. S. Kundu on August 28 at Gaiety Theater, Shimla. The best films screened during the three days International Film Festival were awarded under various categories at the International, National, and State levels.
During the three days of the International film festival, various documentaries, animation, feature films, and short films from 17 different countries including Canada, America, Lebanon, Spain, Iran, Taiwan, Brazil, Iceland, Singapore, Mexico, Australia, Greece, Belgium, Denmark, Russia, etc. were screened.
Under the competitive section, 27 International and 35 National Films under the category of documentaries, animation, feature films, short films, and music videos were screened. Around 50 national and international Film Directors participated in the 8th International Film festival of Shimla and shared their experience of Film Making with the audience during the open forum at Gaiety Theater.
International
Best Feature Film –
1. The Boarding House
Director: Maryam Ebrahimvand
Country: Iran
Special Jury Feature Film-
1. Stoyan
Director: Roberto Ruiz Cé️spedes
Country: Spain
Best Short Film
1. Footsteps
Director: Hamed Bahrami
Country: Iran
Special Jury Short Film
1. Coffined At 15
Director: Gayatri Kumar
Country: United States of America
2. Polar Bears
Director: Shilpa Krishnan Shukla
Country: Singapore
Special Jury Documentary –
1. Emergence: Out of the Shadows
Director- Vinay Giridhar
Country- Canada
NATIONAL
Best Documentary
1. The First Ink- Memories that make History
Director: Shridhar K S
2. Ripples Under the Skin
Director: Farha Khatun
Special Jury Documentary
1. 15 Seconds A Lifetime
Director: Divya Hemant Kharnare
Best Short Film
1. Sheer Qorma
Director: Faraz Arif Ansari
Special Jury Short Film
1. Kakitham – Paper
Director: Vinoth Veeramani
2. PINKY AND PAPA
Director: Shivang Khanna
3. Kumu
Director: Akanshya Bhagabati
Best Feature Film
1. Chabiwala – The Keysmith
Director: Raja Ghosh
Special Jury Feature Film
1. RAZAA
Director: Amit Sanouria
Best Music Video
1. Rise Up
Director; Ebenezer Annadoss & K Ebiraj
STATE
Himachal
Best Film
1. Keel
Director: Aaryan Harnot
26 Films were screened on the last day of the 8th edition of the International Film festival of Shimla at Gaiety Theater’s MP Hall, Gothic Theater, and Conference Hall. There was an open forum during the Film Festival where filmmakers shared their experiences and discussed various questions from the audiences related to Film making.
There’s an exhibition from the National Film Archives of India, Pune happening at the Exhibition Hall of Gaiety Theater. The exhibition showcases the artwork and literature from the Film archives.
Along with the screening of the Film Festival happening at Gaiety Theater, simultaneous screenings are also happening at Central Jail Kanda and Nahan Jail for the inmates.
