Indian films Katiyabaaz and Fandry win top honours at MAMI

Indian films Katiyabaaz and Fandry have won the top honours at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI) that concluded Thursday night. Irrfan Khan and Konkona Sen Sharma were present. The festival, organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), included over 200 feature films, including a mixture of documentaries and short films. The films were screened across twelve categories. The four competition sections of the fest include The Harmony Celebrate Age, Dimensions Mumbai, India Gold 2013 and International Competition. The Harmony Celebrate Age Jury, headed by Indian filmmaker Hansal Mehta bestowed the best film award on Chilean-Spanish drama Gloria that was directed by Sebastian Lelio, while the second best film was awarded to director Matevz Luzar for Slovenian film Good to Go. Palestinian films Oh, How I Long by Riyad Deis and Arefi, The Shepherd won the special mention awards from the jury in the same category. Dimensions Mumbai, a short film competition for Mumbaikars under the age of 25, received some of the best films that showcased the spirit of Mumbai. The section, headed by Shoojit Sircar screened 20 short films. The best film in this category was awarded to In this City by S Keyur Kajavadra, while another short film titled Mumbaicha Vada Pav by Akshay Dhanavale won the second best film award. Two special mention awards were given to Sameer Nekar's The Handicapped Colony and Abhiraj Rajadyaksha's Share. The India Gold 2013 section, headed by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi named Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa's Katiyabaaz as the best film while director Anup Singh's Qissa: A Tale of a Lonely Ghost was adjudged the second best film. A special jury award was handed over to Manju Borah's 'A Silent Way' in the same category. Mexican drama The Golden Cage by Diego Quemada-Diez was awarded the best film in the International Competition section headed by Australian filmmaker Bruce Beresford. Indian film Fandry by Nagraj Manjule won the grand jury prize. While director Anthony Chen won the best director award for his Singaporean family-drama Ilo Ilo, Yann Yann Yeo won the best actress award for the same film. The best actor in the International competition section was awarded to Vincent Macaigne for his role in the French drama Tonnerre. The ceremony was followed by the screening of the American thriller The Fifth Estate that is the story of WikiLeaks starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Bruhl.