LIFFT INDIA AWARD & HONOUR

LEENA YADAV & OMKAR KAPOOR INAUGURATED THE LIFFT INDIA AWARD TROPHY ON 1ST SEPT 2017 AT FARIYAS RESORT, LONAVLA

LIFFT INDIA Awards for all the categories listed below will be announced during the closing ceremony/event date by the jury specially selected by Lifft India for their vast professional experience and their experience as jury member for various awards including screen awards & national film awards. The Lifft India jury reserves the right to add, create or delete any of the awards category depending upon the number and nature of the film entries received by Lifft India. Jury’s decision shall be deemed final and cannot be challenged under any circumstances.

Lifft India has established Music, Editing, Cinematography, Art/Production Design, Sound Design, Producer & Acting awards categories in the name of and as a mark of tribute and respect to remember the legendary Late Shri Khemchand Prakash, Late Ms.Renu Saluja, Late Mr.V.K.Murthy, Late Mr. Sameer Chanda, Late.Mr.Mangesh Desai, Late Mr. Ismail Merchant and
Late Mr. Om Puri respectively for their incredible work and contribution to Indian Cinema.  Lifft India Honour shall be conferred upon the deserving eminent personality for their contribution and or young emerging person with dynamic works in the field of Literature, Painting, Still Photography, Theatre, Film Journalism.

1. LIFFT INDIA LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

FEATURE FILM AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
2. LIFFT INDIA JURY AWARD FOR FEATURE FILM
3. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
4. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST POPULAR FILM
5. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCER – ISMAIL MERCHANT AWARD
6. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
7. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
8. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR – OM PURI AWARD
9. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
10. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
11. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
12. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR
13. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTORESS
14. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
15. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY {filmed}
16. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY SCRIPT – FEATURE FILM {written & unfilmed}
17. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY SCRIPT – SHORT FILM {written & unfilmed}
18. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR – KHEMCHAND PRAKASH AWARD
19. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER – V.K. MURTHY AWARD
20. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST EDITOR – RENU SALUJA AWARD
21. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ART DIRECTOR -SAMIR CHANDA AWARD
22. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGNER – MANGESH DESAI AWARD
23. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
24. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS-VFX

GENRE BASED FILM AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
25. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION FILM
26. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
27. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCI-FI FILM
28. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST WEB FILM
29. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST BIOPIC FILM
30. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CINE PLAY
31. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST LGBTQ+ FILM

SHORT FILM AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
32. LIFFT INDIA JURY AWARD FOR SHORT FILM
33. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM – INDIAN
34. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM – INTERNATIONAL/FORIEGN
35. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
36. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
37. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
38. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
39. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
40. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
41. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
42. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
43. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST EDITOR
44. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER
45. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGNER
46. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
47. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS-VFX
48. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
49. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SMARTPHONE FILM
50. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST FILM ON FASHION
51. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST PROMO FILM
52. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST FILM TRAILER
53. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST AD FILM

NON FICTION AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
54. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
55. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST WILD LIFE FILM
56. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST GREEN FILM

STUDENT FILM AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
57. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT FILM
58. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
59. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST EDITOR
60. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGNER
61. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCRIPT

WEB SERIES & TV AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
62. LIFFT INDIA JURY AWARD FOR WEB SERIES
63. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST WEB SERIES
64. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
65. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
66. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
67. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
68. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
69. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
70. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
71. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
72. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
73. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST EDITOR
74. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER
75. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGNER
76. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
77. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS-VFX
78. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST TELE SERIAL
79. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST TELE FILM
80. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST TV REALITY SHOW
81. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST NEWS CHANNEL

MUSIC AWARDS CATEGORIES
82. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC VIDEO FILM
83. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST CONCEPT MUSIC VIDEO FILM
84. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION MUSIC VIDEO FILM
85. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO FILM
86. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST SONG
87. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC COMPOSER
88. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST LYRICS
89. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST MALE SINGER
90. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE SINGER
91. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
92. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
93. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
94. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
95. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
96. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

RADIO AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
97. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST RADIO SHOW
98. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST RADIO JOCKEY

HONOURS CATEGORIES
99. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR LITERATURE
100. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR FILM JOURNALISM
101. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR FINE ARTS
102. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
103. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR PERFORMING ARTS {Dance & Music}
104. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR THEATRE
105. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR BEST ACTOR IN THEATRE
106. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR BEST ACTORESS IN THEATRE
107. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR EMERGING ARTISTE OF THE YEAR FOR FINE ARTS
108. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR EMERGING ARTISTE OF THE YEAR FOR STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

*Note: There is no cash prize.

**Special prize: Lifft India will help participants of Officially selected films and Lifft India Awardees to pitch their projects to Film and Tv studios around the world.