Indian Film Festival-Los Angeles--Concludes

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IFFLA 2008 CONCLUDES  (Read begining part here : 6th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2008 )

The 6th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Concluded with spectacular presentations, award presentations and parties at the venue Arclight Cinema Hollywood, Los Angelis.

JURY AWARDS

GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST FEATURE

AMAL directed by Richie Mehta

Special mention for Debut Feature: Frozen directed by Shivajee Chandrabhushan

Jurors: Nishikant Kamut, Nancy Kwan, Sendhil Ramamurthy

GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

THE GLOW OF WHITE WOMEN directed by Yunus Valley

Special mention for Documentary: Shot in Bombay directed by Liz Mermin

Jurors: Shonali Bose, John Nein, Susan West

GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT

MIDNIGHT LOST AND FOUND directed by Atul Sabharwal

Jurors: Nisha Ganatra, Sarah Hoch, Meredith Scott Lynn

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

BEST FEATURE FILM

LOINS OF PUNJAB directed by Manish Acharya

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

SUPER 30 directed by Christopher Mitchell

BEST SHORT FILM

QUAMAR – WORKING TO LIVE directed by Preeya Nair

Detailed Report

The Indian Film festival of Los Angeles kicked off with the Opening Night Gala presentation of Richie Mehta’s AMAL on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at the ArcLight Hollywood Cinemas in Hollywood. The evening’s festivities also included an after party at the Cabana Club featuring culinary delights by Chakra Cuisine and performances by world music chart toppers, Bombay Dub Orchestra London spinning original dj mash-ups inspired by the medleys of India and Bollywood. The blue13 dance company performed an invigorating dance performance using their famed Bollywood-tech and neo-kathak style.

Other highlights included the presentation of the 2008 IFFLA Industry Leadership Award to Andy Bird, Chairman of Walt Disney International, and Timmy Kandhari, Executive Director in the financial advisory service practice and leader of the Entertainment and Media Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers India at a ceremony that took place on Friday, April 25, 2008 at Hollywood’s House of Blues, as well as nightly musical performances in the IFFLA Rhythm Village (located in the ArcLight Hollywood Courtyard) presented by Rukus Avenue featuring entertainment by Gurpreet Chana, Gingger, CJ, Raagapella, Mark Killian and Sandeep.

The festival closed with the IFFLA Closing Night Gala presentation of MUMBAI CUTTING…A CITY UNFOLDS on Sunday, April 27 at ArcLight Hollywood. A joint project by eleven of the best directors in India, including Sudhir Mishra, Anurag, Kashyap, Rituparno Ghosh, Revathy, Kundan Shah, Jahnu Baruwa, Rahul Dholakia, Shashank Ghosh, Manish Jha, Ruchi Narain and Ayush Raina, the film gives each an opportunity to interpret Mumbai, one of the most dynamic, prosperous and vivacious cities in the world. At times stark, sometimes comical, and equally cynical, and hopeful, the diverse visions here capture the complexities of the 60 million people that have been drawn to India’s dream factory, where struggling for survival is the main pastime. The evening concluded with an after party at ML Hollywood, which featured a tribute to composer RD Burman by the Bollywood Step Dance group

The six day festival was populated by more than 6,500 film goers, with 60 film maker delegates graciously recording their presence on presentation of films.

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Mohan Siroya

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