RIFF, 09, 2023, 07: The Big Night
RIFF, 09, 2023, 07: The Big Night
At the concluding ceremony of the Rajasthan International Film Festival, at the Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, on 05 February 2023, a total of 54 awards were presented.
Special Awards – [7]
[01] RIFF 2023 - LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION IN INDIAN
CINEMA: PARIKSHAT SAHNI
[02] RIFF 2023 -LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION IN RAJASTHANI CINEMA: PRAVEEN KUMAR
[03] RIFF 2023 HONORARY AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION IN INTERNATIONAL CINEMA: RUDOLF MESTDAGH - WRITER DIRECTOR & PRODUCER (BELGIUM)
[04] RIFF 2023 - PRIDE OF RAJASTHAN: RAJ BANSAL
[05] RIFF 2023 - HASRAT JAIPURI AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION IN MUSIC: MITHOON
[06] RIFF 2023 - BEST AUTHOR OF THE BOOK IN 2022: AJIT RAI (BOLLYWOOD KI
BUNIYAAD)
[07] RIFF 2023 - GOLDEN JUBILEE AWARD FOR COMPLETING 50 YEARS IN THE FIELD OF MEDIA INDUSTRY: MAYAPURI (Hindi magazine).
FEATURE FILMS (NATIONAL/REGIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL/ RAJASTHANI) = [16]
[08] BEST HINDI FEATURE FILM: THE STORYTELLER [SHUBHA SHETTY]
[09] BEST HINDI WEB SHOW: MACHHLI [ARCHANA T. SHARMA & ANIMESH VERMA]
[10] BEST REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: [AATA VEL ZAALI (IT'S TIME TO GO)] [DINESH BANSAL & ANANTH MAHADEVAN]
[11] BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM: LOVE ME STUPID [BUVANA RAM]
[12] BEST RAJASTHANI FEATURE FILM: BAHUBALI [VIPIN TIWARI]
[13] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST HINDI FEATURE FILM: HINDUTVA [KARAN RAZDAN]
[14] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST REGIONAL FILM: EKCHAKRAM [K SUCHENDRA PRASAD] SANSKRIT
[15] CRITICS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM: THE FALLEN ..ARE CONNECTED [RAMESH RAAAN BABU ]
[16] CRITICS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST REGIONAL FILM: NAANU KUSUMA (I AM KUSUMA) [KRISHNE GOWDA] KANNADA
[17] SPECIAL VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST HINDI FEATURE FILM: DEVIL ULLU- THE GAME OF DEVIL [BUNTY THAKUR]
[18] BEST DIRECTOR FOR HINDI WEB SHOW: ANIMESH VERMA [MACHHLI]
[19] BEST DIRECTOR FOR REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: ANANTH NARAYAN MAHADEVAN [AATA VEL ZAALI (IT'S TIME TO GO)] MARATHI
[20] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR IN REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: VIJEESH MANI [AADHIVAASI (THE BLACK DEATH)] MALAYALAM
[21] BEST ACTOR FOR HINDI FEATURE FILM: ASHISH SHARMA [HINDUTVA] HINDI
[22] BEST ACTOR FOR REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: SARATH KUMAR [AADHIVAASI (THE BLACK DEATH)]
[23] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN REGIONAL FEATURE FILM: SATHYA B G (THE FALLEN ARE CONNECTED)
SHORT FILMS (NATIONAL/ REGIONAL/ STUDENT/ RAJASTHANI/
INTERNATIONAL) = 18
[24] BEST HINDI SHORT FILM: FIRST SECOND CHANCE [LAKSHMI R. IYER]
[25] BEST REGIONAL SHORT FILM: PASSOUT [RAHUL SURYAVANSHI] MARATHI
[26] BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM: SRAJAN [VINAY DALELA & AMISH DALELA]
[27] BEST RAJASTHANI SHORT FILM: HATH RAPIYA [ARVIND CHOUDHARY]
[28] BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM: STAFFED [RYAN GRAHAM] USA
[29] BEST SHORT FILM FOR SOCIAL CAUSE: THE CORONA FIGHTER [RAMANAND TIWARI]
[30] BEST STUDENT REGIONAL SHORT FILM: THE REPRISAL [ALUVALA SAITEJA] TELUGU
[31] BEST STUDENT INTERNATIONALSHORT FILM: FINDING VEGA [JOEY XUETONG] USA
[32] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST HINDI SHORT FILM: BARAT [ HITESH DHAWAN]
[33] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST REGIONAL SHORT FILM: [PRESSURE COOKER] SHEMEJ KUMAR - MALYALAM
[34] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM: DR. AJIT JAIN – THE UNTOLD STORY [AJAY KUMAR SAIN / RED SKETCH]
[35] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM: THE ERRAND [AMANDA RENEE KNOX] USA
[36] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST STORY IN HINDI STUDENT SHORT FILM: VIVEKA DEOL [FUMES]
[37] BEST EXPERIMENTAL STUDENT SHORT FILM: GUILTY? [ANIRUDH JAIMAN / POORNIMA UNIVERSITY]
[38] BEST DIRECTOR IN SHORT FILM: PRITHVIRAJ DAS GUPTA [CLINTON] THEME FILM (SPORTS IN CINEMA)
[39] BEST DIRECTOR IN REGIONAL SHORT FILM: ARUL SANKAR S [ANBIRKUM UNDO (LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES) TAMIL]
[40] BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR FOR HINDI SHORT FILM: SHEKHAR UJJAINWAL [TAMASHBEEN]
[41] BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR FOR HINDI STUDENT SHORT FILM: MANSI SHARMA [IN MY HEAD] POORNIMA UNIVERSITY
DOCUMENTARY FILMS (8)
[42] BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM: KB FUTURE [ANIRUDH AJAY BABOO] ENGLISH
[43] BEST REGIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM: SCREAMING BUTTERFLIES [AIMEE BARUAH] ASSAMESE
[44] BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM: CHEMICAL BROS. [MASSIMILANO MAZZOTTA] ITALY
[45] BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY FILM: THE BAPU ASHRAM [DIKSHA SAXENA, KRATI JAIN] JYOTI VIDHYAPEETH WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY
[46] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM: INSULAIRE DANS L’AME (ISLANDER AT HEART) [ISABELLE BALDUCCHI] FRANCE
[47] BEST DIRECTOR FOR REGIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM: SUNEEL PURANIK [RANGA VAIBHOGA] KANNADA
[48] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR FOR REGIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM: SPARINAZ JAL [BASTI] KANNADA
[49] SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST SANSKRIT FILM: YAANAM [ANOOP AV]
VIDEO ALBUM (HINDI/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL/RAJASTHANI) = [5]
[50] BEST HINDI MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: RANGI SAARI (COLOURS OF LOVE) [INDRAJIT NATTOJI]
[51] BEST RAJASTHANI MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: JOBANIYA JALEBI [AJAY JASWAL]
[52] BEST DIRECTOR FOR HINDI MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: SESHU KMR [HAAL – E - DIL]
[53] BEST PLAYBACK SINGER MALE IN MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: SOMESHWAR MAHADEVAN V. [HAPPY NEW YEAR]
[54] BEST PLAYBACK SINGER FEMALE IN MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM: REKHA RAO
