IFFK 2009 : AWARDS

The Jury at the 14th International Film Festival of Kerala consisting of:

• Bahman Ghobadi (Iran) Chairperson
• Balufu Bakupa Kanyinda (Congo)
• Prassanna Vithnarage (Sri Lanka)
• Mamta Shankar (India)
•  Hala Khalili (Egypt)

Has awarded the following prizes:

Suvarna Chakoram and cash prize of Rs 10.00 lakhs for Best film to be shared between:

• Darbareye Elly/About Elly (Iran) Director: Asghar Farhadi, Producer: Asghar Farhadi,Mahmoud Razavi
• &
• Jermal /Fishing Platform (Indonesia) Director: Ravi Bharwani, Producer: Orlow Seunke

Rajatha Chakoram and cash prize of Rs 3.00 lakhs for Best Director:

• Nosir Saidov for the film True Noon (Tadjikistan)

Rajatha Chakoram and a cash prize of Rs 2.00lakhs for Best Debut Film:

• Izulu Lami /My Secret Sky dir: Madoda Ncayiyana

Rajatha Chakoram and a cash prize of Rs 1.00 lakh for Audience Award

• Ghiyame Rooz/True Noon (Tadjikistan) directed by Nosir Saidov

FIPRESCI Award:

• Best Film: La Mosca en la Ceniza/ A Fly in the Ashes (Argentina) Dir: Gabriela David
• Best Malayalam Film: Pathaam Nilayile Theevandi/ Train on the Tenth Floor dir: Joshy Mathew

NETPAC Award:

• Best Asian Film in Competition: Jermal /Fishing Platform (Indonesia) Director: Ravi Bharwani, Producer: Orlow Seunke
• Best Malayalam Film : Kerala Café: Dirs: Shyamaprasad, Lal Jose,Shaji Kailas, B Unnikrishnan,Revathy, Anvar Rasheed,Padma Kumar, Anjali Menon,Uday Ananathan, Sankar Ramakrishnan
• Hassan Kutty Award for Best Debut Indian Film:Cerificate and a cash prize of Rs 50,000/ instituted by Mira Nair: Harishchandrachi Factory/ Harishchandra’s Factory Marathi) Dir: Paresh Mokashi