WINNERS OF LIFFT INDIA AWARD 2021

LIFFT INDIA HONOUR 2021

THEATER JOURNALISM
MAHESH ANAN

THEATER
PREETA MATHUR THAKUR

PERFORMING ARTS
INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE-BHARATNATYAM
SRUTHY JAYAN

LITERATURE
KUMAR AMBUJ

LIFFT INDIA FEATURE FILM AWARDS 2021

JURY SPECIAL MENTION AWARD
KASHI TO KASHMIR
Directed By
Sanoj Mishra
India

BEST FEATURE FILM
MOONLIGHT SHADOW WALL
Directed By
Shiman Ma
China

BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM
FEAR
Directed By
VLADIMIR BUKHAROV
Russia

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
THE FLAG GUARDIAN
Directed By
Yufei Qiao
China

BEST FILM ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
BONAMY
Directed By
Tony Sukumar
India

BEST FILM ON CANCER AWARENESS
BEFORE YOU DIE
Directed By
Suvendu Raj Ghosh
India

BEST PRODUCER
RAVI SUDHA CHOUDHARY
SANJAY DHIMAN
DEEPAK PANDIT
For
Kashi To Kashmir
India


BEST DIRECTOR
YASER AHMADI
For
Saralish
Iran


BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
SRIKANTH ’SRI’ APPALARAJU
For
CHEEMA – PREMA – MADHYALO BHAAMA!
India

BEST ACTORESS
NAZANIN KARIMI
For
Zaferanieh near sunset
Iran

BEST ACTOR
Om Puri Award
NICK LEALI
For
The Waiting
United States of America

BEST SUPPORTING ACTORESS
NASIM ADABI
For
Zaferanieh near Sunset
Iran


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
GOVIND NAMDEO
For
Kashi To Kashmir
India

BEST DEBUT ACTOR
PUNEET RAJ SHARMA
For
BEFORE YOU DIE
Directed By
Suvendu Raj Ghosh
India

BEST CHILD ACTOR
HAN YUANQI
For
The Flag Guardian
China


BEST SCREENPLAY
[Filmed]
THE SEVENTH STRING
Written By
Barkha Bahar & Baharul Islam
India

&
For
NIGHT OUT
Written By
Rakesh Adiga
India

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
Khemchand Prakash Award
BOB SN
For
BEFORE YOU DIE
India

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER
JUBIN NAUTIYAL
For
BEFORE YOU DIE
India

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
V.K Murthy Award
ALI HOSEYNZADE
For
‘SARALISH’
Iran


BEST EDITOR
INAOCHA KHUNDRAKPAM
For
Rongdaife
India


BEST SOUND DESIGNER
Mangesh Desai Award
ARASH GHASEMI
For
HOT SCENT
Iran


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR
Sameer Chanda Award
UMMAT & PROSENJIT
For
BEFORE YOU DIE
India

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
MANTRI MEITEI
For
Rongdaife
India

BEST MAKE-UP DESIGNER
SANJOY WAHENGBAM
For
Rongdaife
India


BEST SCREENPLAY SCRIPT
[Un-Filmed Feature Film]
ACE
Written By
Jacobo Fe
United States of America


BEST SCREENPLAY SCRIPT
[Un-Filmed Short Film]
AN EXTRA ORDINARY LOVE LETTER
Written By
Sachin Kumar Enganati
India





LIFFT INDIA SHORT FILM AWARDS 2021

JURY SPECIAL MENTION AWARD
XOGUN
Directed By
Utpal Borpujari
India

BEST SHORT FILM
IN EXPECTATION OF LIGHT
Directed By
Mohammad Reza Dehestani
Iran

BEST SHORT FILM [India]
GAJRA
Directed By Vineet Sharma
India


BEST HOROR SHORT FILM
BLUNDA
Directed By
Fredrik Hellqvist
Sweden

BEST LGBTQ+ FILM
NICKI
Directed By
Saman Haghighivand
Iran

BEST CHILDREN’S SHORT FILM
HAVAR
Directed By
Musa Hajinezhad
Iran

BEST PANDEMIC SPECIAL FILM
HELL IN A HANDBASKET
Directed By
Lee Chambers
Canada

BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
THE ENTITY
Directed By
Warren Wayne
Canada

BEST SMART PHONE FILM
SLEEP
Directed By
RAGHAVENDRA V
India

BEST DIRECTOR
MILAD NASIM SOBHAN
For
She Similar To Me
Iran

BEST SCREENPLAY
SAUNAK MITRA
For
Exchange Offer
India

BEST ACTORESS
MEHRI AL AGHA
For
In Expectation Of Light
Iran

BEST ACTOR
KAMYAR DARYAKENARI
For
’Nicki’
Iran

BEST SUPPORTING ACTORESS
EMILY ANNA BELL
For
True Love
United States Of America

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
JAYANT GADEKAR
For
‘Gajra’
India

BEST CHILD ACTOR
ROZA RAMEZANINEJAD
For
Running
Iran

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
ISHA CHALAL
For
Character
India

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
NIKOS VANDOULAS
For
Just Like Water
Greece

BEST EDITOR
SAI KUMAR AKULA
For
‘911’
India

BEST SOUND DESIGNER
RESUL POOKUTY & VIJAY KUMAR BIBIN DEV
For
Gajra
India

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER
SOROUSH EMTIAZ & SETAREH REZAEI
For
She Similar To Me
Iran


BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
SETAREH REZAEI & SOROUSH EMTIAZ
For
She Similar To Me
Iran

LIFFT INDIA NON FICTION FILM AWARDS 2021

BEST FILM ON HUMAN RIGHTS
ORA: DAUGHTERS ON RENT
Directed By
Olivia Das
India

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
FROM DURBAN TO TOMORROW
Directed By
Dylan Mohan Gray
South Africa

BEST GREEN FILM
TREES IN DREAMS
Directed By
Sohan Lal
India

BEST FILM ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS
BLOODY CLOTH
Directed By
Vahid Biglari
Iran



LIFFT INDIA STUDENT FILM AWARDS 2021

BEST STUDENT FILM
7 MINUTOS
Directed By
Christian Schneider
University Of Coimbra, Portugal

BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY FILM
TRADED
Directed By
Harshil Bawa & Simran Arora
London College of Communication and The University of Greenwich, UK


BEST DIRECTOR
HASHEM JAHROMI
For
Sixteenth Week
Azad University, Iran

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
ZHANG HANCHONG
For
Inverted River
Central Academy of Drama, China

BEST EDITOR
OKAN TEMIZARABACI
For
Memory
Bahçeşehir University, Turkey


BEST MUSIC
‘8’
Directed By
Gabriele Fabbro
New York Film Academy, USA

BEST SOUND DESIGNER
SAI & NARESH
For
Boomrang
Loyola Academy, India

BEST SCRIPT
8
Written By
Gabriele Fabbro
New York Film Academy, USA

LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARDS 2021

BEST SONG
KOHIMA
Directed By
Harmeet Rahal & Saahil Bhargava
India

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FILM
HUESOS
Directed By
Roberto Villafane
Panama

BEST CONCEPT MUSIC VIDEO FILM
GRETA’S LYRICS
Directed By
Fabio Teriaca
Italy

BEST ANIMATION MUSIC VIDEO FILM
KOHIMA
Directed By
Harmeet Rahal & Saahil Bhargava
India

BEST DIRECTOR
LIUDMILA KOMRAKOVA
For
The Return
Russia

BEST MUSIC COMPOSER
MARIO VENUTI
For
Silence To Silence
Italy

BEST LYRICS
K.S.SHANTHAKUMAR & GEETHMA MADANAYAKE
For
Scarecrow
Srilanka

BEST SINGER
TOM TIKKA
For
Doormat
Finland

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
VIACHESLAV KAZANTSEV
For
The Return
Russia

BEST EDITOR
VINCENZO CARUBIA
For
Heartbreak
United States Of America

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
HUESOS
Directed By
Roberto Villafane
Panama

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
ADI ADI THARIKIDA
Directed By
Kishanth Sri
Sri Lanka