The 8th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival came to an end on Sunday with Brazilian film Gloria And Grace, British actor Petrice Jones, and Indian short film Maacher Jhol winning the top honours.
Here is a complete list of winners:
Best Narrative Feature
Gloria and Grace (Brazil); Directed by Flávio R. Tambellini
Best Performance In a Lead Role -
Petrice Jones (Play the Devil)
Best Indian Short Narrative Film
Maacher Jhol; Directed by Abhishek Verma
QDrishti Film Grant
Debadrita Bose (Shehenaiiya)
K.F.Patil Unity In Diversity Award For Best Documentary Feature
No Dress Code Required (Mexico); Directed by Cristina Herrera Bórquez
K.F.Patil Unity In Diversity Award For Best Documentary Short
Naked Wheels; Directed by Rajesh James
Best International Narrative Short Film
Stay (Germany); Directed by Milka Mircic Martinovic
Riyad Wadia Award for Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker
Rajesh James (Naked Wheels), Vishal Srivastava (Wajood)
Best Student Short Film
Still Devout (USA); Directed by Melissa Perez
The opening film was Signature Move, directed by Jennifer Reed and starring Shabana Azmi. Acclaimed Indian gay road drama LOEV, directed by Sudhanshu Saria and starring Shiv Pandit and Siddharth Menon, was the closing film.
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