26th Kolkata International Film Festival Concludes With Award Ceremony
Despite the problems associated with the pandemic, the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival was organized with much enthusiasm. The festival ended on a grand note with the award giving ceremony. Minister Firhad Hakim attended the event. The awardees maintained the Covid protocols and attended this event held at Ektara Manch at Rabindra Sadan through a video conference call.
Here is a list of the awardees of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival.
Award List
| SL | Category | FILM | AWARDEE | Trophy | AWARD Money(Rupees) | |
| 1 | BEST FILM | BANDER BAND | Director: Manijeh Hekmat | Golden Royal Bengal Tiger | 51,00,000/- | |
| (Innovations in Moving Images) | Iran/75’/2020 | Producer: Manijeh Hekmat and Mahshid Ahangarani Farahani | Certificate | |||
| 2 | BEST DIRECTOR | SHAMBALA | Director: Artykpai Suiundukov | Golden Royal Bengal Tiger | 21,00,000/- | |
| (Innovations in Moving Images) | KYRGYZSTAN/86’/2020 | Certificate | ||||
| 3 | Special Jury Mention | BLINDFOLD | Director: Taras Doron | Certificate Only | NITL | |
| (Innovations in Moving Images) | Ukraine/105’/2020 | |||||
| 4 | BEST FILM | FALSE EYE
(KOLLA NOTTAM) |
Director: Rahul Riji Nair | Golden Royal Bengal Tiger | 7,00,000/- | |
| (Indian Language’s Films) | Malayalam/72’/2019 | Producer: Rahul Riji Nair, Lijo Joseph & Samir Sarkar | Certificate | |||
| 5 | BEST DIRECTOR
(Indian Language’s Films) |
GOD ON THE BALCONY (BALCONI T BHOGOBAN) | Director: Biswajit Bhora | Golden Royal Bengal Tiger | 5,00,000/- | |
| Assamese/89’/2020 | Certificate | |||||
| 6 | BEST FILM | THE SALT IN THE WATER(NONAJOLER KABBO) | Director: Rezwan Shahriar Sumit | Certificate | NIL | |
| (ASIAN SELECT: NETPAC) | Bangladesh/100’/2020 | |||||
| 7 | Best Short Film | DUSK | Director: Ujjwal Pal | Golden Royal Bengal Tiger | 5,00,000/- | |
| National Competition on Indian Short Films | 23’/2020 | Producer: Shapath Das & Tathaastu Art Work | Certificate | |||
| 8 | Best Documentary Film | HIGHWAYS OF LIFE | Director:Amar Maibam | Golden Royal Bengal Tiger | 3,00,000/- | |
| (National Competition
on Indian Documentary Films) |
52’/2019 | Producer: Smita Vats Sharma & Films Division India | Certificate | |||
Firhad Hakim wished that in the next edition of the film festival, we all can be maskless and that the festival can be organized in November.
Priyanka Dutta