Shimla, 28 August, 2022. The closing ceremony of three days International Film Festival of Shimla’s 8th edition was presided over by former Director General of Film Divisions, Sh. V. S. Kundu on 28th August 2022 at Gaiety Theater, Shimla. The best films screened during the three days International Film Festival were awarded under various categories of International, National, and State level.
During the three days of the International film festival, various documentaries, animation, feature film and short films from 17 different countries including Canada, America, Lebanon, Spain, Iran, Taiwan, Brazil, Iceland, Singapore, Mexico, Australia, Greece, Belgium, Denmark, Russia etc. were screened.
Under the competitive section, 27 International and 35 National Films under the category of documentaries, animation, feature film, short films and music videos were screened. Around 50 national and international Film Directors participated during the 8th International Film festival of Shimla and shared their experience of Film Making with the audience during the open forum at Gaiety Theater.
International Best Feature Film – The Boarding House Director: Maryam Ebrahimvand Country: Iran Special Jury Feature Film- Stoyan Director: Roberto Ruiz Cé️spedes Country: Spain Best Short Film Footsteps Director: Hamed Bahrami Country: Iran Special Jury Short Film Coffined At 15 Director: Gayatri Kumar, Country: United States of America Polar Bears Director: Shilpa Krishnan Shukla Country: Singapore Special Jury Documentary – Emergence: Out of the Shadows Director- Vinay Giridhar Country- Canada.
NATIONAL Best Documentary The First Ink- Memories that make History Director: Shridhar K S, Ripples Under the Skin Director: Farha Khatun, Special Jury Documentary 15 Seconds A Lifetime Director: Divya Hemant Kharnare, Best Short Film Sheer Qorma Director: Faraz Arif Ansari, Special Jury Short Film Kakitham – Paper Director: Vinoth Veeramani, PINKY AND PAPA Director: Shivang Khanna, Kumu Director: Akanshya Bhagabati, Best Feature Film Chabiwala – The Keysmith Director: Raja Ghosh Special Jury Feature Film RAZAA Director: Amit Sanouria, Best Music Video Rise Up Director; Ebenezer Annadoss & K Ebiraj,
STATE Himachal Best Film Keel Director: Aaryan Harnot, 26 Films were screened on the last day of the 8th edition of the International Film festival of Shimla at Gaiety Theater’s MP Hall, Gothic Theater, and Conference Hall. There was an open forum during the Film Festival where filmmakers shared their experiences and discussed various questions from the audiences related to Film making.
There’s an exhibition from National Film Archives of India, Pune happening at the Exhibition Hall of Gaiety Theater. The exhibition showcases the artwork and literature from the Film archives. Along with the screening of the Film Festival happening at Gaiety Theater, the simultaneous screenings are also happening at Central Jail Kanda and Nahan Jail for the inmates.
