The 16th Mumbai International Film Festival (
Mumbai International Film Festival
The Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films (MIFF) is a festival organized in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) by the Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. It ...
) was held from 28 January to 3 February 2020.
The list included various kind of Documentaries, short fiction and animation films. The festival also celebrated the birth centenary of
Satyajit Ray by showcasing documentaries made by him including short film ''
Pikoo'' (1980), ''
Sukumar Ray
Sukumar Ray (; 30 October 1887 – 10 September 1923) was a Bengali writer and poet from the Indian subcontinent. He is remembered mainly for his writings for children. He was the son of children's story writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and ...
'' (1987) and ''
The Inner Eye'' (1972). In addition the festival showcased ''Satyajit Ray, Filmmaker'' (1982), directed by
Shyam Benegal, and Sagnik Chatterjee’s documentary ''
Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective'' (2019), which focuses on Ray’s popular Feluda stories.
Jury
The Jury panel for MIFF 2020 included:
*
Shaji N Karun
Shaji Neelakantan Karun (born 1 January 1952) is an Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film '' Piravi'' (1988) won the Caméra d'Or – Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He was the premiere chairman of the Ker ...
, Indian film director and cinematographer
*
Robert Cahen
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
, American university professor, theatre director, playwright, and drama critic
* Hama Haruka, Indian film producer
*
Amrit Gangar, Indian film scholar, historian, critic, curator and writer
* Rehina Pareira, producer, writer
*
Thomas Waugh
Thomas Waugh is a Canadian critic, lecturer, author, actor, and activist, best known for his extensive work on documentary film and eroticism in the history of LGBT cinema and art. A professor emeritus at Concordia University, he taught 41 years ...
, Canadian critic, lecturer, author, actor and activist
*
A. K. Bir, Indian film cinematographer, screenwriter and director
*
Utpal Borpujari, Indian National Film Award winner as a film critic, and as a filmmaker
* Pencho Kunchev, Bulgarian art director, director (Animation Department)
*
Kireet Khurana
Kireet Khurana (born 25 October 1967) is an Indian filmmaker, animator, and ad-film director.
Kireet joined his father's company to create '' Vartmaan''.
In 2010, he made his debut with India's first feature film combining live-action and ...
, Indian filmmaker, storyteller, and ad-film director
Selection
International Competition
National Competition
International Prism
Masterclass
16th edition of MIFF screened masterclasses by
Michaël Dudok de Wit
Michaël Dudok de Wit (; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for '' Father and Daughter'' (2000) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best ...
, Pencho Kunchev,
Thomas Waugh
Thomas Waugh is a Canadian critic, lecturer, author, actor, and activist, best known for his extensive work on documentary film and eroticism in the history of LGBT cinema and art. A professor emeritus at Concordia University, he taught 41 years ...
,
Mazhar Kamran, Ramesh Tekwani, Munjal Shroff, Chetan Sharma, etc.
Awards
National Competition
Best Animation Film : ''MIXI'' (Jyotsna Puthran)
Best Short Fiction Film (up to 45mins.): ''Bebaak: Dying wind in her hair'' (Shazia Iqbal) ; ''Lacchavva'' (Jai Shankar) - ''Special Mention''
Best Documentary film (below 60 minutes) : ''Atasi'' (Putul Mahmoodl) ; ''Son-Rise'' (Vibha Bakshi) - ''Special Mention''
Best Documentary Film (above 60 minutes) : Sindhustan (Sapna Bhavnani)
Best Sound Design : Pariah Dog
Best Editing Film : The Saleswoman; Fiancees
Best Cinematography: Bebaak : Dying wind in her hair
Best Actor : Ritvik Sahore (To Remember Me By)
International Competition
Best Animation Film : ''Portrait of Suzanne'' (Izabela Plucinska); ''The Fox of the Palmgrove'' (Divakar SK)
Best Short Fiction Film (up to 45 mins.) : ''An Essay of Rain'' (Nagraj Manjule)
Best Documentary Film of the Festival (Golden Conch) : ''Babenco: Tell Me When I Die'' (Barbara Paz)
Pramod Pati Special Jury Award (For Most Innovative / Experimental Film) (For Director only) : ''And What is the Summer Saying'' (Payal Kapadia), ''Echo From The Pukpui Skies'' (Joshy Joseph)
IDPA Award for Best Student Film : Naked Wall (Anant Dass Sahni)
Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (Govt of Maharashtra) : Grandfather (Umashankar Nair)
Special Award for Best Short film on Water conservatio & Climate Change (up to 15 mins.)(For Indian filmmakers only) : The Wetland's Wail (Aravind M)
Lifetime Achievement Award
* Dr. V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award:
S. Krishnaswamy
References
External links
{{Official website, https://miff.in/
Indian film festivals
January 2020 events in India
February 2020 events in India