‘Against The Tide,’ ‘The Monk And The Gun’ Among Mumbai Film Festival Winners

Sarvnik Kaurs documentary Against the Tide has won the Golden Gateway Award at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. The film previously won awards at Sundance, Sydney and Seattle.

Diwa Shahs San Sebastian winner Bahadur: The Brave received Mumbais Silver Gateway Award. The festivals Gender Sensitivity Award, decided by Indias Film Critics Guild, was won by Leesa Gazis Barir Naam Shahana (A House Named Shahana).

The Rashid Irani Young Critics Choice Award was won by Shahrukhkhan Chavadas Kayo Kayo Colour? Dominic Sangmas Locarno title Rimdogittanga (Rapture) won the NETPAC Award.

Pradyumna Patils Blackhole received the Civic Studios Lights Camera Impact Award. Praan Pratishthana by Pankaj Sonawane won the Civic Studios Lights Camera Impact Award and Flowering Man by Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar won a special mention at the Civic Studios Lights Camera Impact Award.

The IMDb Audience Choice Award was won by Pawo Choyning Dorjis The Monk and the Gun.

The festival opened with Hansal Mehtas The Buckingham Murders, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, opened the festival on Oct. 27. The closing film, Sofia Coppolas Priscilla, screened at the festival on Nov. 3. MUBI owns all rights to Priscilla in India. The film will release across the country via MUBI in partnership withPVR InoxPictures.

This year the festival hosted masterclasses with jury head Mira Nair, excellence in cinema recipients Mani Ratnam and Luca Guadagnino, festival chair Priyanka Chopra Jonas and juror David Michd. The festivals Industry Connect Symposium featured a keynote from leading producer Siddharth Roy Kapur and included case studies of Shubhashish Bhutianis Venice winner Hotel Salvation and Bauddhayan Mukherjis Durban winner The Violin Player.