RIFF 08, 2022, 16: Awards presented at the closing ceremony

RIFF 08, 2022, 16: Awards presented at the closing ceremony
Special Awards – [7]
[01] RIFF 2022 --- LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION IN INDIAN
CINEMA: N CHANDRA (INDIAN FILM WRITER, DIRECTOR & PRODUCER)

[02] RIFF 2022 --- LEGENDARY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND CONTRIBUTION IN INDIAN
CINEMA: RANDHIR KAPOOR (INDIAN FILM DIRECTOR, ACTOR & PRODUCER)
[03] RIFF 2022 ---- INTERNATIONAL HONORARY AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION IN INDIAN
CINEMA & TELEVISION: CHARLES THOMSON (INTERNATIONAL ACTOR & ANCHOR)

[04] RIFF 2022 ---- PRIDE OF RAJASTHAN: SANJIV GOENKA (CO-OWNER, FILMISTAN
STUDIO, Mumbai)
[05] RIFF 2022---- HASRAT JAIPURI AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION IN INDIAN CINEMA: SAYEED QUADRI (INDIAN LYRICIST AND POET FROM JODHPUR)
[06] RIFF 2022 ---- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE BUSINESS OF CINEMA :

KOMAL NAHATA (BOLLYWOOD TRADE ANALYST, FROM JODHPUR)
[07] RIFF 2022 ---- BEST AUTHOR OF A BOOK IN 202: RAHUL RAWAIL FOR "RAJ

KAPOOR: THE MASTER AT WORK"
FEATURE FILMS (NATIONAL/REGIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL/ RAJASTHANI) = [24]
[08] BEST HINDI FEATURE FILM: CHHIPKALI [MEEMO / KOUSHIK KAR]

[09] BEST REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: SEMKHOR [MALA BARUAH / AIMEE BARUAH ] DIMASA
[10] BEST CHILDREN’S REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: NAMMA CHILDREN'S INDIA [KOKILA. N.
GOWDA / N. R. NANJUNDE GOWDA] KANNADA
[11] BEST RAJASTHANI FEATURE FILM: NAMAK (SALT) [TANUJ VYAS & SACHIN TAILANG]
[12] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST HINDI FEATURE FILM: GAAYE HAMARI MATA HAI
[VIVEK GAYAPRASAD SRIVASTAVA / SHUJA ALI]

[13] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST REGIONAL FILM: DOLLU [PAVAN WADEYAR & APEKSHA
PUROHIT] KANNADA
[14] CRITICS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: THE PORTRAITS [AKSHAY
KUMAR PARIJA / DR. BIJUKUMAR DAMODARAN] MALAYALAM
[15] SPECIAL VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST HINDI FEATURE FILM: AATA [ NARPAT
SINGH GAUR / HEMANT SEERVI]
[16] SPECIAL VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: SAKUNTALAM
[DUSHYANTH SRIDHAR & SRINIVAS KANNAA] SANSKRIT
[17] BEST DIRECTOR IN HINDI FEATURE FILM: RAM KAMAL MUKHERJEE [EK DUAA &
SHUBHO BIJOYA)
[18] BEST DIRECTOR FOR REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: ANANTH NARAYAN MAHADEVAN
[BITTERSWEET] MARATHI
[19] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR IN REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: VIJEESH MANI
[MMMMM SOUND OF PAIN] MALAYALAM
[20] CRITICS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR IN REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: ADARI
MURTHY SAI [DAHANAM] TELUGU
[21] BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR IN REGIONAL FEATURE FILM : SAGAR PURANIK [DOLLU- THE
DRUM]
[22] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR IN REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: KAUTUK
SAKSENA [SAY IT THRICE] ENGLISH/HINDI
[23] CRITICS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR IN REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: YADU
VIJAYAKRISHNAN [BHAGAVADAJJUKAM] SANSKRIT

[24] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST STORY IN REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: BANK LOAN
[KANNADA]
[25] BEST ACTOR FOR HINDI FEATURE FILM: HARSHIT MATHUR [AATA] HINDI
[26] BEST ACTOR FOR REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: ADITYA OM [DAHANAM] TELUGU
[27] BEST ACTOR FOR RAJASTHANI FEATURE FILM: NEMI CHAND [NAMAK - THE SALT]
[28] BEST ACTRESS FOR HINDI FEATURE FILM: SUSHMITA RANA [AATA]
[29] BEST ACTRESS FOR REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: AIMEE BARUAH [SEMKHOR] DIMASA LANGUAGE
[30] BEST ACTRESS FOR RAJASTHANI FEATURE FILM: POOJA JOSHI [NAMAK - THE SALT]
[31] BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD FOR RAJASTHANI FEATURE FILM: DHRUV SANKHLA
[NAMAK - THE SALT]
SHORT FILMS (NATIONAL/ REGIONAL/ STUDENT/ RAJASTHANI/
INTERNATIONAL) = 23
[32] BEST HINDI SHORT FILM: GAJRA [VINEET SHARMA, PRANALI SHARMA, MANOJ.S.NAIR]
[33] BEST REGIONAL SHORT FILM: SWEET BIRIYANI [JEYACHANDRA HASHMI] TAMIL
[34] BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM: RIDDLE [UMANG PATEL] HINDI
[35] BEST RAJASTHANI SHORT FILM: MHARI PYARI BAISA [NARPAT SINGH GAUR]
[36] BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM: HABIKUR (NIGHT VISIT) [EFRAT COHEN, HAREL BEN
MELECH / MYA KAPLAN] HEBREW
[37] BEST SHORT ACTION FILM: DELUDE [NISCHAL SHARMA] HINDI
[38] BEST SHORT FILM FOR SOCIAL AWARENESS: E-RICKSHAWALI 2021 [RUHI AKA ROHINI
HAK / ARCHITA MANDAL] HINDI / ENGLISH
[39] BEST SHORT FILM FOR SOCIAL CAUSE: BOORAI KAA ANT [MOHAMMED SALEEM
(MUNNA BHAI) HINDI
[40] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST HINDI SHORT FILM: FRINCE [GOPI VIKAS ARORA / RAM]
[41] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST RAJASTHANI SHORT FILM: MRITYUDAND [SOHAN
DHANARI / DINESH RAJPUROHIT]
[42] SPECIAL VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM: ANUBANDH [ANURADHA
NARENDRA ADWANI / SHARAFAT ALI AND ANAND SINGH CHOUHAN] HINDI
[43] CRITICS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM: BULLETPROOF ANAND [ALOK SHARMA]
HINDI
[44] BEST STUDENT REGIONAL SHORT FILM: GAGAN [SUPRAJ KERKAR & BRIJESH KAKODKER]
KONKANI
[45] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT REGIONAL SHORT FILM: MEEKHA [JINO
THOMAS / JOPHY ABRAHAM] MALAYALAM
[46] BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM FOR SOCIAL CAUSE: CREATURES FORGOTTEN TO DANCE
[PRADEEP NAIR / PRUDHU] MALAYALAM
[47] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN STUDENT SHORT FILM: NIPAKSHI SHARMA
[KITCHEN-19]
[48] BEST STORY FOR HINDI SHORT FILM: HIMANSHU KIRAN SHARMA [RANGREZ]
[49] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST STORY IN HINDI SHORT FILM: KULDEEP VYAS [TOOTI
CHAPPAL]
[50] BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM: NA JAANE KYUN [MAYANK PUSHPAM SINGH] HINDI
/ ENGLISH
[51] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR IN HINDI SHORT FILM: KUSHAL JADHAV
[NEWTON'S PENDULUM]
[52] BEST DEBUT DIRECTORS FOR HINDI SHORT FILM: ASHUTOSH CHATURVEDI, PANKAJ
MAVCHI [PILIBHIT]
[53] BEST DIRECTOR IN REGIONAL SHORT FILM: MANOJ HARIBHAU BHANGE [BELOSA]
MARATHI
[54] BEST STORY IN REGIONAL SHORT FILM: KRITESH AGARWAL [TIRED HEART] ENGLISH
DOCUMENTARY & ANIMATION FILMS (6)
[55] BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM: B. B. LAL "DOYEN OF INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY” [USHA
ABHAYAKUMAR / DR. RAMADEVI SEKHAR & MR. EBENEZER ANNADOSS] ENGLISH
[56] BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM: PRINCES AND VAGABONDS [FABIENNE LE
HOUÉROU] (FRANCE)
[57] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM: IT GETS IN YOUR
BLOOD [ED HARTMAN] (USA)
[58] BEST DIRECTORS FOR DOCUMENTARY FILM: ROHIT GUPTAA & DR. BHAWANI SINGH
RATHORE [EK RAJPUT KISAN - THE REAL STORY] HINDI
[59] BEST DIRECTORS FOR INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM: ANDREA RÜTHLEIN, MATTHIAS LUKOSCHEK [SILVER HAIR STILL ROCKS] (GERMANY)
[60] BEST STUDENT ANIMATION FILM: AN UNREVEALED SECRET [REDSKETCH COMMERCIAL
ART ACADEMY & STUDIO / SWASTIK JAIN]
MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM (HINDI/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL/RAJASTHANI) = [10]
[61] BEST HINDI MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: EK TASVEER [KUNAL SANJAY MEHRA / ILIYAS BELIM]
[62] BEST RAJASTHANI MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: CHIRMI [TIPS MUSIC RAJASTHANI / SARTHAK
KANOJIA]
[63] BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: ANCIENT LOVER BY BANJII & MAYURI
[KAHANI RECORDS / BANJII & MAYURI] (USA)
[64] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST HINDI MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: PIYA MILAN RUT AAYI RE
[GANESHA ENTERTAINMENTS / PANKAJ RAO & ANKIT AGARWAL]
[65] BEST LYRICIST & MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR HINDI MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: MANSHREE MEHRA
& KUNAL SANJAY MEHRA [LAMBI SI SADAK]
[66] BEST LYRICIST & MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR REGIONAL MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: SESHU KMR
[KALA MUSICAL] TELUGU
[67] BEST SINGER IN RAJASTHANI MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: SONU KANWAR [CHIRMI]
[68] BEST ACTRESS IN REGIONAL MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: HEENA S [KALA MUSICAL] TELUGU
[69] BEST ACTOR IN RAJASTHANI MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: SHAILENDRA VYAS [CHIRMI]
[70] BEST ACTRESS IN RAJASTHANI MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: SWATI JANGID [CHIRMI