Filmmaker Santiago Loyza Grisi, brother of Utama director Alejandro Loyza Grisi with the Golden Crow Pheasant for the best film at the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. , Photo credit: S Mahinsha
ExcellentAlejandro Loyza Grisi’s artistic statement of the global climate crisis won the Golden Crow Pheasant (Suvarna Chakoram) for the best film at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) here on Friday. The film highlights the struggle of an elderly couple and their grandson to recover from an unusually long drought in the Bolivian highlands.
The film’s producer Santiago Loyza Grisi, the filmmaker’s brother, received the award, which includes a cash prize of ₹20 lakh, a memento and a certificate from Cultural Affairs Minister VN Vasavan, at the closing ceremony held at the Nishagandhi Auditorium. Taifun Pirselimoglu won the Silver Crow Pheasant (Rajtha Chakoram) Award for Best Director.
Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Nanpakkal Nerthu Mayakkam Won Rajat Chakoram Award through Audience Poll. AlamFiras Khoury’s coming-of-age drama, which ponders the subtle mechanisms of nationalism, won the Rajat Chakoram for Best Debut as well as the Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award for Best Asian Film. Manisha Soni and Muskaan, lead actors a place of our own, won a special mention for his performance.
Education Minister V. Sivankutty, Culture Minister VN Vasavan presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, during the closing ceremony of the 27th IFFK, in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. , Photo credit: S Mahinsha
Manipuri filmmaker Romi Meitei at our house International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award for Best International Film and won a Special Mention for NETPAC Award. 19 1(A), Indu VS. Directed by, won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Malayalam Film. arippu The film, directed by Mahesh Narayanan, won the NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam Film.
Siddharth Chauhan won the Federation of Film Societies of India’s K.R. Mohanan won the award. Amar Colony. Ektara Collective received a special mention a place of our own, IFFK Artistic Director Deepika Suseelan announced the awards.
Shri Vasavan presented the IFFK Lifetime Achievement Award to Master Béla Tarr of Hungary. In his acceptance speech, he said that he was deeply moved and touched by the audience’s appreciation.
“We belong to different continents, countries and cultures. There are millions of differences between us. But when I look at you I feel that we have one beautiful common language, that is cinema. We need to present our films to the younger generation. Have to keep safe and understand and accept each other.
Chief guest author M. Mukundan said that to protect the freedom of expression, people will have to unite and erect a wall of resistance. General Education Minister V. Sivankutty presided over the function.