Mumbai: The week-long celebration of film, entertainment and culture came to an end as the Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival wrapped up with a prize distribution ceremony, awarding filmmakers as well as the authors of film literature.
Actress Konkona Sen Sharma, who made her debut as a filmmaker with The Death Of Gunj, which opened the festival, won the best filmmaker award.
Director Alankrita Shrivastava’s film Lipstick Under My Burkha won the Oxfam-sponsored Best Film on Gender Equality Award, with Sen Sharma receiving the award on the behalf of the team.
Kiran Rao, the chairperson of the festival, closed the ceremony by announcing the date of next year’s festival: November 12-19, 2017.
Mumbai’s Mahuva, by Santosh Amble, won the Golden Gateway in the Dimensions Mumbai category. Asghar Farhadi’s The Saleman won the Audience Choice Award.
Lady Of The Lake by Haobam Paban Kumar, won the Golden Gateway from India Gold category. In the international competition, young French filmmaker Davy Chou won the Golden Gateway for his film Diamond Island.
Priyadarshan took home the best book award in Hindi for Naya Dur Ka Naya Cinema, while Mekhala Sengupta’s book Kanan Devi, The First Superstar of Indian Cinema won the best book in English category.
Film writer Anil Bhargav (Hindi) and Jay Arjun Singh (English) won Excellence in Best Writing for Bhartiya Cinemas Ki Itihaas and The World of Hrishikesh Mukherjee: The Filmmaker Everyone Loves, respectively.
