15th Annual NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL
May 4 - 9, 2015
REVIEWS
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Kalki Koechlin wins Best Actress award for Margarita with a Straw at NYIFF
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Labour of Love wins Best Film award.
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NEW YORK: Kalki Koechlin won the Best Actress award for ‘Margarita with a Straw’ at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), which concluded in Manhattan over the weekend.
The longest-running, most prestigious South Asian film festival in the United States was attended by Indian film industry glitterati such as Koechlin, Vishal Bhardwaj, Hansal Mehta, Shonali Bose, Anant Mahadevan, Mohan Agashe, L. Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sharat Katariya and Vibha Bakshi, among others.
Young, up-and-coming filmmakers also showcased their films at the festival. The likes of Samrat Chakrabarti, Jaydeep Sarkar, Anshuman Jha, Abhay Kumar, Manu Warrier, Shlok Sharma, Manoj Nitharwal and Ravi Kapoor, amongst them. In addition to screenings, the festival boasted a week of special events, industry panels and networking parties.
NYIFF jurors and participating filmmakers presented awards to the following films/actors:
Best Film: LABOUR OF LOVE
Best Director: ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA, LABOUR OF LOVE
Best Screenplay: ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA, LABOUR OF LOVE
Best Actor: NAWAZZUDIN SIDDIQUI, HARAAMKHOR
Best Actress: KALKI KOECHLIN, MARGARITA WITH A STRAW
Best Child Actor: J. VIGNESH & RAMESH, KAAKAA MUTTAI
Best Short Film: SEEK & HIDE, DIRECTOR MANOJ NITHARWAL
Best Documentary Film: DAUGTHERS OF MOTHER INDIA, DIRECTOR VIBHA BAKSHI.
“We are so proud of our award-winning filmmakers and ALL the filmmakers who have showcased quality, independent cinema at our festival over the past week,” said Aroon Shivdasani, NYIFF director, in a statement. “The response from the community has been phenomenal, and we hope NYIFF continues to make a mark on the New York independent film circuit. |
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