‘Toxic’, directed by Lithuanian filmmaker Saule Briuvaite, won the Best Film award at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The jury, chaired by Indian director Ashutosh Gowariker, agreed that the film depicts adolescence and financial hardship.
Previously, at Locarno, Toxic not only won the Golden Leopard Award for Best Film in the festival’s top international competition, chaired by Austrian writer Jessica Hausner, but also won an unusual double It also won the top prize in the first competition, which was judged separately. Featured contest.
varietyA positive review of Toxic called the film “chilling but not lacking in twinkles of tenderness and humor, as female friendship takes root in a hopeless place” and described the film as “chilling but not devoid of sparkles of tenderness and humor.” “The alternation between dynamic and lively movements is almost consistent,” he added. [the protagonist’s] Shaking self-consciousness. ”
Romanian director Bogdan Muresanu won the award for best director for “The New Year That Never Came,” a multiple story set during the revolution. The jury praised his ability to create tragedy against a backdrop of social turmoil.
The Best Actor award went to Clément Faveau for his role in the French film “Holy Cow” directed by Louise Courvoisier, and Adam Bessa’s performance in the Tunisian-French-Canadian co-production “Who Do I Belong To?” was particularly praised. It was done. In a notable joint win, “Toxic” stars Vesta Maturite and Ieva Rupeikaite shared the Best Actress award for their debut film.
“Holy Cow” also won a Special Jury Award, and Sarah Friedland’s “Familiar Touch” won Best Debut Feature. The ICFT International Film Award, which includes UNESCO’s Gandhi Medal, went to Levan Akin’s “Crossing,” a story about an elderly Georgian woman’s journey to Istanbul in search of her missing niece.
Along with Gowariker, the international jury included director Anthony Chen, producers Elizabeth Carlsen and Fran Borgia, and editor Jill Bilcock.
Navjot Bandiwadekar won the Indian Feature Film Award for Best Debut Director for his Marathi film ‘Gharat Ganpati’.
Renowned Australian film director Philip Noyce has been awarded the IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award.
SonyLIV’s ‘Lampan’, Nipun Dharmadhikari’s rural coming-of-age story, won IFFI’s Best Web Series award.
The film festival, organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), concluded its 2024 edition on November 28. The simultaneous project market Film Bazaar was held from November 20th to 24th.
