New Delhi: The 7th New Delhi Film Festival, a prestigious cinematic event, unfolded in the heart of the nation’s capital at the India International Centre, New Delhi. Organized under the auspices of the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) Trust, this year’s edition marked a significant departure from tradition as films were screened prior to the awards ceremony, a first in the festival’s history.
A total of six outstanding films, comprising five short films and the feature film Karthikeya 2, graced the festival with their compelling narratives and cinematic brilliance. This marked a pivotal step towards enhancing the festival experience for attendees, paving the way for a more immersive and enriching cinematic journey. From next year this festival will be organized on a bigger level with film screening. The festival started with the national anthem sung in sign language by Amitabh Bachchan.
AWARDED FILMS:
Best Assamese Film – Satya The Truth directed by Rupjyoti Borthakur
Best Malayalam Film -Ithuvare directed by Anil Thomas
Best Tamil Film – XYZ directed by Soman Y
Best Telugu Film – KARTHIKEYA – 2 directed by Chandoo Mondeti
Best Kannada Film – Here comes the Leopard directed by Krishnamurthy Chamaraja Nagar Raman
Best Konkani Film – Tarpana directed by Devdas Nayak
Best Japanese Film – Hibi. directed by Masao Konno
Best Gujrati Film – Meera directed by Dilip Dixit
Best Bengali Film – O Abhagi directed by Anirban Chakraborty
Best Chinese Film – A Poem In Love directed by Jiang QinMin
Best Documentary Feature- Heels to the Sky directed by Andrés Dunayevich from Argentina
BEST Animation Feature – Inspector Sun and the curse of the black widow directed by Julio Soto Gúrpide from Spain
Best Short Documentary – Fehujali A New Dawn directed by Assam Police IGP Partha Sarathi Mahanta & produced by Assam DGP
Best Mobile Short Film – The Wait directed by Adrija Kundu
Best Song – Mere Karam written by Archana B Sehgal
Best Short Fiction Film – Chunaav directed by Avinash Shembatwad for Maharashtra State Election Commission
Best Student Film – Daisy directed by Aditi Dixit, Shecid Dominguez, Pepot Atienza from Spain
