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In a second consecutive win for filmmaker Rima Das, Bulbul Can Sing bagged one of two top awards, India Gold Golden Gateway, along with Phuttiphong Aroonpheng's directorial feature debut Manta Ray , which won the International Golden Gateway Competition, at the 20th Jio Mumbai MAMI Film Festival with Star.
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Describing Bulbul Can Sing as "an impressive and sensitive film", the head of the India Gold Jury, Argentina filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, handed over the award to Ms. Das. Dedicating the award to her mother, Ms. Das said, "I remember when I was 16 or 17, I wanted to be an actor and got a role in a [television] serial in Assam, but my brother was busy and refused to come along. So much for my life. "
Last year, along with the Golden Gateway India, Ms. Das also won the Oxfam Award for Indian Film on Gender Equality for Village Rockstars .
Applauding Manta Ray "a movie to be undefinable", head of the International Jury Competition, "American filmmaker Sean Baker," said the film marks the arrival of a remarkable filmmaker. Mr. Aroonpheng was not present to receive the award, but earlier in an interview with The Hindu Had the film been an insight into the Thai people's outlook towards the Rohingya refugee crisis, told through a unique cinematic language
Marcelo Martinessi's The Heiresses which competed at the Berlinale earlier this year, won the Silver Gateway award for second best film in the International Competition. The jury described the Paraguayan drama as "a film that seems like it was made by a seasoned artist but it was a [first-time director] who made it."
Accepting the award, Mr. Martinessi said, "I come from a country with very little cinema history. We have many years of darkness [under the dictatorship] so for my generation it is important to tell the story of Paraguay. "
The Grand Jury Prize in the International Competition was presented to Gabrielle Brady's Island of the Hungry Ghosts ]which was described as "a moving and intimate look at seeking asylum" by the jury. Alireza Motamedi's Reza was given a special mention.
In the India Gold category, the Silver Gateway was announced between Ridham Janve's The Gold-Laden Sheep & the Sacred Mountain ]which had its world premiere at the festival, and Aditya Vikram Sengupta's Jonaki .
Receiving the award, Mr. Sengupta said sharing the award was special since he and Mr. Janve studied at the National Institute of Design. "He was my senior," Mr. Janve said
Ms. Martel presented Kabir Chowdhry's Mehsampur with the Grand Jury Prize in the India Gold section, noting that the film invented its very own language. Ivan Ayr's Soni bagged the Oxfam India Award for best film on gender equality. "The Angst and Confusion [of women] The world is represented with utter realism and depth [in Soni ]," said Ms. Das, who was head of the Oxfam India Award jury.
The evening wrapped Sridevi by filmmaker Gauri Shinde, followed by the Excellence in Cinema Award – International presented to American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. "I've been to Mumbai just a few times and I love it because it's completely insane, more than New York," Mr. Aronofsky said.
The 21st edition of the festival will take place next year between October 17 and 24.
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