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MICFF WINNERS 2020
List of Winners in Additional Categories
Best Director
WINNER MICFF GOLD (Russia)
Tatiana Fedorovskaya
Mum's Hairpins (Russia)
Synopsis:
Jewish shtetl, Ukraine, 1941. A box with mother’s hairpins – the only thing left from his family – is Yasha’s last chance to escape German invaders and rescue his new friend, a wounded goat kid.
Mum's Hairpins (Russia)
Synopsis:
Jewish shtetl, Ukraine, 1941. A box with mother’s hairpins – the only thing left from his family – is Yasha’s last chance to escape German invaders and rescue his new friend, a wounded goat kid.
MICFF SILVER (Italy)
Emanuele Pisano
The Family Gold (Italy)
A young petty thief and a male robbery. Among the stolen Goods, an object captures his attention: not gold, not silver and not ancient memorabilia, but something much more precious than the worth returning.
The Family Gold (Italy)
A young petty thief and a male robbery. Among the stolen Goods, an object captures his attention: not gold, not silver and not ancient memorabilia, but something much more precious than the worth returning.
SPECIAL JURY MENTION (India)
Sagnik Chatterjee
Duggi (India)
Uma, a 28-year-old corporate employee lives with her husband somewhere near Bagmari bazar (Kolkata). Having a huge professional pressure with several overtimes, night shifts and office tours, she couldn't manage to meet her father since last 1.5 years, even though her father also lives in the same city.
Duggi (India)
Uma, a 28-year-old corporate employee lives with her husband somewhere near Bagmari bazar (Kolkata). Having a huge professional pressure with several overtimes, night shifts and office tours, she couldn't manage to meet her father since last 1.5 years, even though her father also lives in the same city.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Korea)
MJ Kim
Juicy Girl (Republic Of Korea)
‘Juicy Girl’ is based on events surrounding the murders of several of the many Korean women committed by US Army personnel since the Korean War of the 1950’s.
Juicy Girl (Republic Of Korea)
‘Juicy Girl’ is based on events surrounding the murders of several of the many Korean women committed by US Army personnel since the Korean War of the 1950’s.
HONORABLE MENTION (Colombia)
JAIME ANDRÉS ROA
EL Arrimo (Colombia)
A farm divided into two parts unleashes a fight to the death between Carlos and Humberto, two peasant brothers who dispute to have the greatest amount of land in the inheritance that their father left them.
EL Arrimo (Colombia)
A farm divided into two parts unleashes a fight to the death between Carlos and Humberto, two peasant brothers who dispute to have the greatest amount of land in the inheritance that their father left them.
Best Screenplay
WINNER MICFF GOLD (UK)
Dekel Berenson
Anna (United Kingdom)
Anna (United Kingdom)
MICFF SILVER (India)
Swapnil Kapure
Poet In Two Worlds (India)
Poet In Two Worlds (India)
SPECIAL JURY MENTION (India)
Nishant Jethva
Mai Kal Marega
Mai Kal Marega
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Colombia)
Jaime Andres Roa Ariza
EL ARRIMO (Colombia)
EL ARRIMO (Colombia)
HONORABLE MENTION (UK)
Eliot Gelberg-Wilson
Moshe & Amira
When a Jewish boyfriend and Muslim girlfriend's families meet for the first time, an unexpected incident threatens their relationship.
Moshe & Amira
When a Jewish boyfriend and Muslim girlfriend's families meet for the first time, an unexpected incident threatens their relationship.
Best Actor In Lead Role
MICFF GOLD (Italy)
Danilo Arena
The Family Gold (Italy)
The Family Gold (Italy)
MICFF SILVER (India)
SANJAY THAKUR
Poet In Two Worlds (India)
Poet In Two Worlds (India)
SPECIAL JURY MENTION (Russia)
Yakov Belorusov
Mum's Hairpins (Russia)
Jewish shtetl, Ukraine, 1941. A box with mother’s hairpins – the only thing left from his family – is Yasha’s last chance to escape German invaders and rescue his new friend, a wounded goat kid.
Mum's Hairpins (Russia)
Jewish shtetl, Ukraine, 1941. A box with mother’s hairpins – the only thing left from his family – is Yasha’s last chance to escape German invaders and rescue his new friend, a wounded goat kid.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Iran)
Mehrali Ghazvini
Mermaid (Iran)
Mermaid (Iran)
HONORABLE MENTION (Iran)
Majid Seyfi
RAHEEL
RAHEEL
Best Actress In Lead Role
MICFF GOLD (India)
Madhurima Ghosh
Duggi (India)
Duggi (India)
MICFF SILVER (India)
Madhura Velankar
Guilt (India)
SPECIAL JURY MENTION (India)
Payas Nivatkar
Fickle (India)
Fickle (India)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Israel)
Noga Katz
Yael's Room (Israel)
Yael's Room (Israel)
HONORABLE MENTION (Russia)
Ekaterina Morozova
Sour cream (Russia)
The film talks about the fate of teenagers Ulya and Mathew, from a small town where eve-ryone knows each other. An abandoned field near the highway has become a hiding place for them. There, in the tall grass, they managed to hide from prying eyes. And the adult world, with all its rudeness and despair, existed in parallel, no chance of intruding. It seemed, that no one could take away the last days of their passing childhood, with their first love and pleasures that only they could appreciate like bread with sour cream.
However, the immense space and remoteness from the outer world attracts not only teenagers in love. Adults came unexpectedly. Ulya and Matvey became witnesses of a vile crime.
With all their might, they run from what they’ve seen, but they have nowhere to run to. Their childhood is forever left in the grass, which can no longer hide them.
Sour cream (Russia)
The film talks about the fate of teenagers Ulya and Mathew, from a small town where eve-ryone knows each other. An abandoned field near the highway has become a hiding place for them. There, in the tall grass, they managed to hide from prying eyes. And the adult world, with all its rudeness and despair, existed in parallel, no chance of intruding. It seemed, that no one could take away the last days of their passing childhood, with their first love and pleasures that only they could appreciate like bread with sour cream.
However, the immense space and remoteness from the outer world attracts not only teenagers in love. Adults came unexpectedly. Ulya and Matvey became witnesses of a vile crime.
With all their might, they run from what they’ve seen, but they have nowhere to run to. Their childhood is forever left in the grass, which can no longer hide them.
Best Actor In Supporting Role
WINNER MICFF GOLD (Russia)
Dmitry Zavolokin (Russia)
Sour cream
The film talks about the fate of teenagers Ulya and Mathew, from a small town where eve-ryone knows each other. An abandoned field near the highway has become a hiding place for them. There, in the tall grass, they managed to hide from prying eyes. And the adult world, with all its rudeness and despair, existed in parallel, no chance of intruding. It seemed, that no one could take away the last days of their passing childhood, with their first love and pleasures that only they could appreciate like bread with sour cream.
However, the immense space and remoteness from the outer world attracts not only teenagers in love. Adults came unexpectedly. Ulya and Matvey became witnesses of a vile crime.
With all their might, they run from what they’ve seen, but they have nowhere to run to. Their childhood is forever left in the grass, which can no longer hide them.
Sour cream
The film talks about the fate of teenagers Ulya and Mathew, from a small town where eve-ryone knows each other. An abandoned field near the highway has become a hiding place for them. There, in the tall grass, they managed to hide from prying eyes. And the adult world, with all its rudeness and despair, existed in parallel, no chance of intruding. It seemed, that no one could take away the last days of their passing childhood, with their first love and pleasures that only they could appreciate like bread with sour cream.
However, the immense space and remoteness from the outer world attracts not only teenagers in love. Adults came unexpectedly. Ulya and Matvey became witnesses of a vile crime.
With all their might, they run from what they’ve seen, but they have nowhere to run to. Their childhood is forever left in the grass, which can no longer hide them.
MICFF SILVER (India)
Mohan Joshi
Guilt (India)
Guilt (India)
SPECIAL JURY MENTION (India)
Kailash Waghmare
Khisa (India)
Khisa (India)
HONORABLE MENTION (US)
Byron Clohessy
Miss You, Dad (United States)
Miss You, Dad (United States)
Best Actress In Supporting Role
WINNER MICFF GOLD (Israel)
Smadar kilshinski
Yael's Room (Israel)
Yael's Room (Israel)
MICFF SILVER (Italy)
Giusy Valeri
When In Rome (Italy)
When In Rome (Italy)
SPECIAL JURY MENTION (Russia)
Olga Sobolevskaya
Sour cream
The film talks about the fate of teenagers Ulya and Mathew, from a small town where eve-ryone knows each other. An abandoned field near the highway has become a hiding place for them. There, in the tall grass, they managed to hide from prying eyes. And the adult world, with all its rudeness and despair, existed in parallel, no chance of intruding. It seemed, that no one could take away the last days of their passing childhood, with their first love and pleasures that only they could appreciate like bread with sour cream.
However, the immense space and remoteness from the outer world attracts not only teenagers in love. Adults came unexpectedly. Ulya and Matvey became witnesses of a vile crime.
With all their might, they run from what they’ve seen, but they have nowhere to run to. Their childhood is forever left in the grass, which can no longer hide them.
Sour cream
The film talks about the fate of teenagers Ulya and Mathew, from a small town where eve-ryone knows each other. An abandoned field near the highway has become a hiding place for them. There, in the tall grass, they managed to hide from prying eyes. And the adult world, with all its rudeness and despair, existed in parallel, no chance of intruding. It seemed, that no one could take away the last days of their passing childhood, with their first love and pleasures that only they could appreciate like bread with sour cream.
However, the immense space and remoteness from the outer world attracts not only teenagers in love. Adults came unexpectedly. Ulya and Matvey became witnesses of a vile crime.
With all their might, they run from what they’ve seen, but they have nowhere to run to. Their childhood is forever left in the grass, which can no longer hide them.
HONORABLE MENTION (UK)
Olga Sobolevskaya
Anna (United Kingdom)
Anna (United Kingdom)
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
WINNER MICFF GOLD (Colombia)
Roathedirector.co
El Arrimo
El Arrimo
MICFF SILVER (India)
Nilesh Meena Rasal
Poet In Two Worlds (India)
Film Synopsis:
Rajendra Shekate - Raja - is an unemployed rural young with M.A. B.Ed. who fells to secure a job. His passion for writing poetry adds to the fury of his father who expects Raja to at least work in their own soya bean farm. Raja's mother is always entangled in the fights between father and son, while Raja is muddled between his love for poetry and inevitable farming.
The village, its traditional order of living, people, their varying emotions and their struggle for existence are the sources of inspiration for Raja's words. Raja witnesses them all empathetically. He pens it differently. Once, Raja gets an invitation for a lit-fest in City and a whole new world is unleashed to him. A world where he would only dream to be. It is a platform where Raja expects his poetry to be appreciated. But at this very hour, village is going through few unexpected incidences which make the whole surroundings hostile, especially to the farmers. Such unpredictable background has always pulled Raja back from stepping ahead. This time Raja prefers to chase his dreams abandoning his rural and agrarian burdens. But this choice ensnarls him into a bitter reality of both these worlds.
Poet In Two Worlds (India)
Film Synopsis:
Rajendra Shekate - Raja - is an unemployed rural young with M.A. B.Ed. who fells to secure a job. His passion for writing poetry adds to the fury of his father who expects Raja to at least work in their own soya bean farm. Raja's mother is always entangled in the fights between father and son, while Raja is muddled between his love for poetry and inevitable farming.
The village, its traditional order of living, people, their varying emotions and their struggle for existence are the sources of inspiration for Raja's words. Raja witnesses them all empathetically. He pens it differently. Once, Raja gets an invitation for a lit-fest in City and a whole new world is unleashed to him. A world where he would only dream to be. It is a platform where Raja expects his poetry to be appreciated. But at this very hour, village is going through few unexpected incidences which make the whole surroundings hostile, especially to the farmers. Such unpredictable background has always pulled Raja back from stepping ahead. This time Raja prefers to chase his dreams abandoning his rural and agrarian burdens. But this choice ensnarls him into a bitter reality of both these worlds.
SPECIAL JURY MENTION (Guam)
James David
Bittersweet
Bittersweet
Best Sound Design
WINNER MICFF GOLD
Silajit Chakraborty
Duggi (India)
Duggi (India)
MICFF SILVER (India)
Shefin Mayan
Shammas Jamsheer (India)
Film Synopsis:
Imagine a grieving woman who has no choice but to remain virtually confined within the walls of a closed room for months, barred from meeting people who should consoled her and brought her out of grief and sense of loneliness. The movie portrays such a hapless woman, Qamarunnisah. Hailing from a traditional Muslim family, she finds herself within the confines of the room for a period of over four months - ‘Iddah’ (waiting period ) - after her husband's demise. She is disconnected from the outside world for four months and ten days.
Shammas Jamsheer (India)
Film Synopsis:
Imagine a grieving woman who has no choice but to remain virtually confined within the walls of a closed room for months, barred from meeting people who should consoled her and brought her out of grief and sense of loneliness. The movie portrays such a hapless woman, Qamarunnisah. Hailing from a traditional Muslim family, she finds herself within the confines of the room for a period of over four months - ‘Iddah’ (waiting period ) - after her husband's demise. She is disconnected from the outside world for four months and ten days.
SPECIAL JURY MENTION (India)
Umakant Jagtap
Poet In Two Worlds (India)
Poet In Two Worlds (India)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMIC ROLE
WINNER MICFF GOLD (India)
Omkar Ketkar (India)
Mai Kal Marega
Film Synopsis:
Heartbroken after a break-up, a suicidal man's life changes one night after a series of misfortunate events take place in his life.
Mai Kal Marega
Film Synopsis:
Heartbroken after a break-up, a suicidal man's life changes one night after a series of misfortunate events take place in his life.
MICFF SILVER (India)
Abhilash Thapliyal (India)
Paath ( The Lesson)
Story about a girl who becomes a victim of Bride trafficking that has been taking place in certain parts in India
Paath ( The Lesson)
Story about a girl who becomes a victim of Bride trafficking that has been taking place in certain parts in India
SPECIAL JURY MENTION (Italy)
Alessandro Benvenuti (Italy)
When In Rome
Set in a small town in the Italian countryside, a young and handsome Alfredo returns home after a long time along with his partner Mattia, an African American man. After meeting Alfredo's grandmother, the sweet and crazy Donna Maria, the pair go to see Alfredo's father, Sor Pucci. Alfredo must break the news to his old-fashioned father about his secret. Little did he know his secret will churn into a series of unexpected comic events. This tongue-in-cheek comedy runs parallels alongside on the choices we make.
When In Rome
Set in a small town in the Italian countryside, a young and handsome Alfredo returns home after a long time along with his partner Mattia, an African American man. After meeting Alfredo's grandmother, the sweet and crazy Donna Maria, the pair go to see Alfredo's father, Sor Pucci. Alfredo must break the news to his old-fashioned father about his secret. Little did he know his secret will churn into a series of unexpected comic events. This tongue-in-cheek comedy runs parallels alongside on the choices we make.
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMIC ROLE
WINNER MICFF GOLD
Lena Richardson (UK)
A Final Goodbye
Film Synopsis:
A young man visits his Aunt, but not everything is as it first appears to be...
A Final Goodbye
Film Synopsis:
A young man visits his Aunt, but not everything is as it first appears to be...
MICFF SILVER (India)
Tanya Singh (India)
Dahej Ka Scooter
et in Old Delhi, ‘Dahej ka Scooter’ is an eventful
love story of a young boy-Nakul (the ideal
Sharma ji ka beta) who is soon to get hitched.
The story revolves around a strange ancestral
tradition followed by his family according to which
Nakul and his soon-to-be-wife Pihu would have to
ride back home from the ‘mandap’ on a
‘pushtaini’ scooter on their wedding day.
Dahej Ka Scooter
et in Old Delhi, ‘Dahej ka Scooter’ is an eventful
love story of a young boy-Nakul (the ideal
Sharma ji ka beta) who is soon to get hitched.
The story revolves around a strange ancestral
tradition followed by his family according to which
Nakul and his soon-to-be-wife Pihu would have to
ride back home from the ‘mandap’ on a
‘pushtaini’ scooter on their wedding day.
SPECIAL JURY MENTION (India)
Madhuri Gawli (India)
Mai Kal Marega
Film Synopsis:
Heartbroken after a break-up, a suicidal man's life changes one night after a series of misfortunate events take place in his life.
Mai Kal Marega
Film Synopsis:
Heartbroken after a break-up, a suicidal man's life changes one night after a series of misfortunate events take place in his life.