2013 INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS
2013 INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS
MISS LOVELY receives Grand Jury Prize
for Best Feature. BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES takes the Grand Jury Prize for Best
Documentary. UNRAVEL named Best Short Film
Audience Choice Awards go to FILMISTAAN,
BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES, and UNRAVEL
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This year the festival showcased more than 35 film features, documentaries, and short films at ArcLight Hollywood, home of IFFLA since its inception. “The awards are always bittersweet for all of us in the programming team as we truly believe in the exceptional talent and relevance of each film which has been so carefully chosen,” said Lead Programmer Terrie Samundra. “That being said, we wholeheartedly share the enthusiasm of the audience and our prestigious jury. A huge congratulations to the winners!”
Ashim Ahluwalia’s MISS LOVELY took home the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature, with an honorable mention for SHIP OF THESEUS directed by Anand Gandhi. The Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary went to Sushrut Jain for BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES, and for Best Short to UNRAVEL directed by Meghna Gupta, with an honorable mention for TATPASCHAT directed by Vasudev Keluskar.
GRAND JURY AWARDS
BEST FEATURE: MISS LOVELY directed by Ashim Ahluwalia
HONORABLE MENTION: SHIP OF THESEUS directed by Anand Gandhi
BEST DOCUMENTARY: BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES directed by Sushrut Jain
BEST SHORT FILM: UNRAVEL directed by Meghna Gupta
HONORABLE MENTION: TATPASCHAT directed by Vasudev Keluskar
AUDIENCE AWARDS
BEST FEATURE: FILMISTAAN directed by Nitin Kakkar
BEST DOCUMENTARY: BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES directed by Sushrut Jain
BEST SHORT: UNRAVEL directed by Meghna Gupta
The 2013 feature film jurors were International Director
of the Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute Paul Federbush,
director/editor/writer Kanika Myer
(HALO, HEART OF INDIA), and Assistant
Curator of Film Programs at LACMA Bernardo
Rondeau. The Best
Documentary Award was decided by The Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Times film critic Sheri
Linden, Senior Programmer at Film Independent Maggie Mackay, and Producer
Nadine Mundo (CHELSEA SETTLES). Judging the short films were filmmaker and IFFLA alum Prashant Bhargava (PATANG), Film
Curator and Director of Industry Programming at Palm Springs ShortFest Kathleen McInnis, and actress Sheetal Sheth (ABCD, LOOKING FOR COMEDY IN THE MUSLIM
WORLD).
ABOUT IFFLANow in its 11th year, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) is a nonprofit organization devoted to a greater appreciation of Indian cinema and culture by showcasing films, honoring entertainment industry business executives, and promoting the diverse perspectives of the Indian diaspora.
The six-day festival is the premiere platform for the latest in cutting edge global Indian cinema and bridges the gap between the two largest entertainment industries in the world – Hollywood and India. The festival showcased over 35 films from the Indian filmmaking community across the globe, hosted the highly anticipated opening and closing red carpet galas, and the closing awards ceremony.
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