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Thiruvananthapuram : Colombian film Portraits in a Sea of Lies by Carlos Gaviria bagged the ''Suvarna Chakoram'' (Golden Crow Pheasant) award, at the 15th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), which concluded here this evening.
Argentinian director Julia Solomonooff got the ''Rajata Chakoram'' (Silver Crow Pheasant) award for best director for the film ''The Last Summer of La Boyita''. The ''Rajata Chakoram'' for the best debut film was awarded to Turkish film Zephire by Belma Bas.
The ''Swarna Chakoram'' carries a prize money of Rs 15 lakh and the ''Rajata Chakoram'' for the best director Rs four lakh. The best debut director gets Rs three lakh.
Announcing the awards, Jury Chairperson Julie Dash said all the films exhibited social commitment.
I Am Afiya Megha Abhimanyu Omar directed by Onir Anirban was selected for the best Asian film for the Network for the Promotion of Asia Film Centre (NETPAC) award and the NETPAC award for the best Malayalam film went to Vettilekkulla Vazhi (The Way Home), directed by Dr Biju.
The FIPRESCI award for the best film from Asia, Africa and Latin America, chosen by the Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique for films, went to Buried Secrets, directed by Raja Amari and FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam film went to Makaramanju by Lenin Rajendran.
The Hasankutty award for the best Indian debut film went to Chitra Suthram, directed by Vipin Vijay.
Presenting the awards, Cultural Affairs Minister M A Baby said that a film complex would be set up in Thiruvananthapuram. He also said that a classic film would be screened in all schools in the state from next year.
Filmmaker Mani Ratnam and Suhasini Mani Ratnam will be the chief guests in the evening.
The 15th edition of the IFFK offered 207 films under 16 categories.
The jury comprised Kazakhstan director Ermek Shinarbayef, Mexican film maker Maria Novaro, Thailand director Apichapong Weerasethakul and script writer Sooni Taraporevala from Mumbai.
All 14 films were from Africa, Asia and Latin American countries.
--UNI
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Argentinian director Julia Solomonooff got the ''Rajata Chakoram'' (Silver Crow Pheasant) award for best director for the film ''The Last Summer of La Boyita''. The ''Rajata Chakoram'' for the best debut film was awarded to Turkish film Zephire by Belma Bas.
The ''Swarna Chakoram'' carries a prize money of Rs 15 lakh and the ''Rajata Chakoram'' for the best director Rs four lakh. The best debut director gets Rs three lakh.
Announcing the awards, Jury Chairperson Julie Dash said all the films exhibited social commitment.
I Am Afiya Megha Abhimanyu Omar directed by Onir Anirban was selected for the best Asian film for the Network for the Promotion of Asia Film Centre (NETPAC) award and the NETPAC award for the best Malayalam film went to Vettilekkulla Vazhi (The Way Home), directed by Dr Biju.
The FIPRESCI award for the best film from Asia, Africa and Latin America, chosen by the Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique for films, went to Buried Secrets, directed by Raja Amari and FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam film went to Makaramanju by Lenin Rajendran.
The Hasankutty award for the best Indian debut film went to Chitra Suthram, directed by Vipin Vijay.
Presenting the awards, Cultural Affairs Minister M A Baby said that a film complex would be set up in Thiruvananthapuram. He also said that a classic film would be screened in all schools in the state from next year.
Filmmaker Mani Ratnam and Suhasini Mani Ratnam will be the chief guests in the evening.
The 15th edition of the IFFK offered 207 films under 16 categories.
The jury comprised Kazakhstan director Ermek Shinarbayef, Mexican film maker Maria Novaro, Thailand director Apichapong Weerasethakul and script writer Sooni Taraporevala from Mumbai.
All 14 films were from Africa, Asia and Latin American countries.
--UNI
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