Feature Films
Blind Mind – Best Feature Film & Best Child Artist Award For "Shreyanshi Barot" (India)
BLIND MIND is a story of a poor and small happy family which is struck by tragedy when their 6 year old daughter gets paralyzed in an accident and confined to bed. The couple try to cope with the situation when the wife dies leaving him all alone to care for the growing daughter. As if this was not enough at a certain point the adolescent daughter gets raped and the father gets blamed for the act. This film deals with the journey of a father dealing with the stigma of a narrow minded society to prove the purity of a father daughter relationship.
Indian Short Film Category
KUKLI – Best Short Film Award
Pukli is a village girl who belongs to an indigenous community of rural India. The lively little girl is known for her endless questions and curiosity towards anything unknown to her. But one fine day she suddenly stopped talking to everyone. No one had any clue about her silence. Her parents, villagers, and school teacher have tried a lot to find out her doubt. But they all remained speechless when they heard her foremost unanswered question.
Animation Short Film Category
Creatures In My House – Best Stop Motion Animation & Best Women Filmmaker Award (United States)
The exquisitely handcrafted world in this stop motion animated short, follows a house full of peculiar monsters waking up amuck in this askew home. This quirky and tactile household is full of frenetic energy set off by the morning alarm. Discover what the ruckus in the kitchen is really about in this colorful nod to film noir and German expressionism. It’s horrifyingly delightful.