The
two-week long film festival, which was partnered with Indian High
Commission and organized by Fiji National University and Film Fiji, was
held in Labasa.
According
to an Indian HC statement on Monday, the Festival had opened with the
screening of 'Kahaani'. Over 250 entries were received and out of which
about 125 films were screened in Suva and other cities, it said.
The
Indian feature and documentary films were also a part of festival where
'Kahaani' received the award in 'Best Film' category.
Director
Rajkumar Hirani received 'Best Director' award for his film 'Three
Idiots'. A special Jury Best Film award was given to ‘Kumavatara’;
directed by Girish Kasarawalli and best Documentary Film was given to
Urban Ox by AK Bir.
In the Short Film category, the award was given to 'Nirvana & Beyond', directed by Juhi Sinha.
Other
feature films included 'Sarkar', 'Der Brand', 'My Wedding and other
secrets', 'Leaving Baghdad', 'Busong', 'Kashmir Ki Kali', 'Sholay',
'Blush', 'Hum', 'Little Big Soldier', 'Koko the Ghost' and 'Zameer'.
The
Fiji Film Festival featured a range of diverse international and local
film entries including French, Russian, Middle Eastern films, Bollywood
blockbusters and Bengali classics as well. These films were screened
from all over the country from October 5 to 18.
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