Indisches Filmfestival

Winners 2019

The award ceremony will take place on July 21, 2019.

Winners 2018

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2018: 'Light in the Room'

Rahul Nair

with 'Ottamuri Velicham - Light in the Room'

Left to right: Cary Rajinder Sawhney, Rahul Nair, Franziska Subramanian, Andreas Lapp

Best Short Film 2018: 'An Essay of the Rain'

Nagraj Manjule

with 'Pawasacha Nibandh - An Essay of the Rain'

Left to right: Thomas Bünger, Balkrushna Manjule, Nagraj Manjule, Daniel Popat

Best Documetary 2018: 'Up Down and Sideways'

Anushka Meenakshi und Iswar Srikumar

with 'Kho Ki Pa Lu - Up Down and Sideways'

Audience Award 2018 'The Disciple'

Saraswathi Balgam

with 'Sisya - The Disciple'

Left to right: Saraswathi Balgam, Frederike Behrens

Director's Vision Award 2018: 'Love and Shukla'

Siddartha Jatla

with 'Love and Shukla'

Left to right: Therese Hayes, Siddartha Jatla, Uma da Cunha

Winners 2017

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2017: 'Loktak Lairembee – Lady of the Lake'

Haobam Paban Kumar

with 'Loktak Lairembee – Lady of the Lake'

Best Short Film 2017: 'Azaad'

Rahul V. Chittella

with 'Azaad'

Best Documentary 2017: 'The Cinema Travellers'

Shirley Abraham und Amit Madheshiya

with 'The Cinema Travellers'

Honorable mention: Bernd Lützeler with 'Camera Threat'

Audience Award 2017: 'Mukti Bhawan – Hotel Salvation'

Shubhashish Bhutiani

with 'Mukti Bhawan – Hotel Salvation'

Director's Vision Award 2017: 'A Billion Colour Story'

Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy

with 'A Billion Colour Story'

Winners 2016

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2016: 'Thithi'

Raam Reddy

with 'Thithi'

Best Short Film 2016: 'Leeches'

Payal Sethi

with 'Leeches'

Best Documentary 2016: 'Cecilia'

Pankaj Johar

with 'Cecilia'

Honorable mention: Chandrashekhar Reddy with 'Fireflies in the Abyss'

Audience Award 2016: 'Angry Indian Goddesses'

Pan Nalin

with 'Angry Indian Goddesses'

Director’s Vision Award 2016: 'Time of the women – Parched'

Leena Yadav

with 'Time of the women – Parched'

Winners 2015

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2015: 'Court'

Chaitanya Tamhane

with 'Court'

Best Short Film 2015: 'Journey [Safar]'

Pratyusha Gupta

with 'Journey [Safar]'

Honorable mention: Satindar Singh Bedi with 'Kamakshi'

Best Documentary 2015: 'Newborns'

Megha Ramaswamy

with 'Newborns'

Audience Award 2015: 'India’s Daughter'

Leslee Udwin

with 'India’s Daughter'

Director’s Vision Award 2015: 'The Silence'

Gajendra Ahire

with 'The Silence'

Honorable mention: Makarand Mane with 'The Quest [Ringan]'

Winners 2014

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2014: 'Siddharth'

Richie Mehta

with 'Siddharth'

Best Short Film 2014: 'Tamaash – The Puppet'

Satyanshu Singh und Devanshu

with 'Tamaash – The Puppet'

Best Documentary 2014: 'Millions Can Walk'

Christoph Schaub und Kamal Musale

with 'Millions Can Walk'

Audience Award 2014: 'Astu'

Sumitra Bhave und Sunil Sukthankar

with 'Astu'

Director’s Vision Award 2014: 'Lakshmi'

Nagesh Kukunoor

with 'Lakshmi'

Winners 2013

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature 2013: 'Filmistaan'

Nitin Kakkar

with 'Filmistaan'

Best Short Film 2013: 'Calcutta Taxi'

Vikram Dasgupta

with 'Calcutta Taxi'

Best Documentary 2013: 'Salma'

Kim Longinotto

with 'Salma'

Audience Award 2013: 'The Rajiini Effect'

Kuvera und Nelson Sivalingam

with 'The Rajiini Effect'

Director’s Vision Award 2013: 'Shahid'

Hansal Mehta

with 'Shahid'

Winners 2012

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2012: 'Kshay'

Karan Gour

with 'Kshay'

Best Short Film 2012: 'Café Regular, Kairo'

Ritesh Batra

with 'Café Regular, Kairo'

Best Documentary 2012: 'The Market'

Rama Rau

with 'The Market'

Audience Award 2012: 'Pad Yatra – A Green Odyssey'

Wendy J.N. Lee

with 'Pad Yatra – A Green Odyssey'

Director’s Vision Award 2012: 'Shala'

Sujay S. Dahake

with 'Shala'

Director’s Vision Award 2012: 'Delhi in a Day'

Prashant Nair

with 'Delhi in a Day'

Winners 2011

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2011: 'Udaan'

Vikramaditya Motwane

with 'Udaan'

Best Short Film 2011: 'Tubelight Ka Chaand'

Shlok Sharma

with 'Tubelight Ka Chaand'

Best Documetary 2011: 'It’s Cricket, no?'

Sudhir Aggarwal

with 'It’s Cricket, no?'

Audience Award 2011: 'Big in Bollywood'

Kenny Meehan und Bill Bowles

with 'Big in Bollywood'

Director’s Vision Award 2011: 'Arranged Happiness'

Daniela Dar-Creutz

with 'Arranged Happiness'

Winners 2010

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2010: 'Vihir – The Well'

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni

with 'Vihir – The Well'

Best Short and Animation Film 2010: 'Tanko Bole Chhe – The Stitches Speak'

Nina Sabnani

with 'Tanko Bole Chhe – The Stitches Speak'

Best Documentary 2010: 'The Great Indian Jugaad'

Anandana Kapur

with 'The Great Indian Jugaad'

Audience Award 2010: 'Today’s Special'

David Kaplan

with 'Today’s Special'

Director’s Vision Award 2010: 'Road to Sangam'

Amit Rai

with 'Road to Sangam'

Winners 2009

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2009: 'Tahaan'

Santosh Sivan

with 'Tahaan'

Honorable mention Feature Film 2009: 'Gabhricha Paus'

Satish Manwar

with 'Gabhricha Paus'

Best Short Film 2009: 'Narmeen'

Dipti Gogna

with 'Narmeen'

Best Documentary 2009: 'Supermen of Malegaon'

Faiza Ahmad Khan

with 'Supermen of Malegaon'

Audience Award 2009: 'Seven Days in Slow Motion'

Umakanth Thumrugoti

with 'Seven Days in Slow Motion'

Director’s Vision Award 2009: 'Red Alert'

Anant Mahadevan

with 'Red Alert'

Winners 2008

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2008: 'Amal'

Richie Mehta

with 'Amal'

Best Short Film 2008: 'Blood Brothers'

Vishal Bhardwaj

with 'Blood Brothers'

Best Documentary 2008: 'It’s a Boy!'

Vani Subramanian

with 'It’s a Boy!'

Audience Award 2008: 'Ore Kadal'

Shyamaprasad

with 'Ore Kadal'

Winners 2007

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2007: 'Apna Asmaan'

Kaushik Roy

with 'Apna Asmaan'

Best Short Film 2007: 'Spandan - The Heart Beat'

Saillesh Dupaare

with 'Spandan - The Heart Beat'

Best Documentary 2007: 'Q2P'

Paromita Vahra

with 'Q2P'

Audience Award 2007: 'Outsourced'

John Jeffcoat

with 'Outsourced'

Winners 2006

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2006: 'Mixed Doubles'

Rajat Kapoor

with 'Mixed Doubles'

Winners 2005

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2005: 'Hari Om'

Bharat Bala

with 'Hari Om'

Winners 2004

The hour of the winners – impressions of the award ceremony

Best Feature Film 2004: 'Khamosh Pani – Silent water'