Popular actors from the country including Vidya Balan and Manoj Bajpayee won the top honours at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021, today, in a ceremony that was held virtually.
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) announced today its grand winners for its 12th edition, which was held virtually.
Popular actors from the country including Vidya Balan and Manoj Bajpayee won the top honours at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021, today, in a ceremony that was held virtually.
IFFM honoured Pankaj Tripathi with the Prestigious Diversity in Cinema. Tamil-language film 바카라Soorarai Pottru바카라 won the Best Feature Film and actor Suriya won the Best Actor award for his performance in the same film.
"I바카라m sure all the nominees have given their best. This film is very special. This is the first award I바카라m getting for this film. This is one of the first films that came to me during the pandemic. Thanks to all the fans who have given us so much love," he said after accepting the award.
Meanwhile actor Vidya Balan won the Best Actress for her widely acclaimed film 바카라Sherni바카라.
"I바카라m thrilled to be receiving the award for 바카라Sherni바카라 which was shot during the pandemic. Thanks to my director Amit Masurkar, my producer Abundantia- who pulled all stops to make this film during these uncertain times," said Balan.
Ace filmmaker Anurag Basu picks up the Best Director trophy for the feature film Ludo.
바카라Humbling to be part of the nominees and to be winning the best director. Thankful to Netflix and T-Series. My actors were amazing to stand by me. Such amazing people, my crew, my actors. Such a crazy bunch of people. This award shows us that despite all the situation we are in, shows that cinema will continue to be celebrated,바카라 said Basu.
Amazon Prime Video바카라s series 바카라Mirzapur바카라 walked away with the Best Series Award, while Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni won the Best Actor and Actress In a series, respectively for their roles in the second season of 바카라The Family Man바카라.
바카라Thank you to all the jury members for honouring me. I must mention - cinema or series - are both highly collaborative. It바카라s Highly embarrassing for me to take away the award to myself without mentioning everyone involved. Amazon, Raj, and DK, but it바카라s the writers for the series that make a lot of difference. It바카라s that team of writers, so thank you to them for giving me the space to become this character. The last time I was at this festival I took the Best Actor award for 바카라Gali Guleiyan바카라 and I바카라m grateful to the festival," said Bajpayee.
On winning Best Actress in a series, Samantha Akkineni said, "First time at this festival. To be here amongst such immense talent. I바카라m grateful and it바카라s such a huge honour. Thanks to Raj and DK to see past the cute girl image I have and to give me this role which is so different from what I have done so far. To give me this character that has so many layers and such diverse parts to it. It바카라s my big dive into OTT and what an amazing show to do it with."
This year바카라s festival boasted an impressive line-up of feature and short films from across the cinemas of India. Representing the theme of Diversity through Cinema, IFFM had an overwhelming response from across the globe.
The festival was attended by popular Indian artistes and filmmakers such as Anurag Kashyap, Shoojit Sircar, Thiagarajan Kumararaja and Sriram Raghavan were amongst the presenters. Also present were the jury members including Richa Chadha, Guneet Monga, Onir, Australian filmmaker Geoffrey Wright and the Oscar-nominated editor Jill Bilcock.
Speaking about the winners, the festival바카라s director Mitu Bhowmick Lange, says, 바카라We congratulate all the winners and their teams for making great films that were loved by the audiences across the globe. It is about time that we have conversations in cinema and about cinema that are not mainstream and biased. It is time to present the diverse sensibilities through narratives that are ground-breaking and all the winners of the IFFM awards symbolize this fervour of thought.바카라
Here바카라s a complete list of winners:
Best Feature Film - 'Soorarai Pottru'
Best Performance Male (Feature) - Suriya Sivakumar ('Soorarai Pottru')
Best Performance Female (Feature) - Vidya Balan ('Sherni') and Honourable mention to Nimisha Sajayan ('The Great Indian Kitchen')
Best Director - Anurag Basu ('Ludo') and Honorary Mention Prithvi Konanur ('Pinki Elli?')
Best Series - 'Mirzapur' Season 2
Best Actress in a Series - Samantha Akkineni ('The Family Man 2')
Best Actor in a Series - Manoj Bajpayee ('The Family Man 2')
Equality in Cinema (Short Film) - 'Sheer Qorma'
Equality in Cinema Award (Feature Film) - 'The Great Indian Kitchen'
Best Indie Film - 'Fire in the Mountains'
Diversity in Cinema Award - Pankaj Tripathi
Disruptor Award - Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Best Documentary Film 바카라 'Shut Up Sona'