Manohara., Director Mikka Bannad HakkiGetting prizes at Biffs’s Waldictory Function in Bengaluru on Saturday. Theater personality Arundhati Nag received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Shabana Azmi. , Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar

Man in loopA Hindi film that mixes the subjects of AI and humanity, won the Best Indian Film Award as the 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival (Biffes), ended on Saturday. Mikka Bannad HakkiOf Manohara. Directed by, emerged as the best Kannada film of the festival.

Arudati receives serpent

Veteran actor Shabana Azmi, who recently completed 50 years in the film industry, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Famous actor and theater personality Arundati Nag received the award from Shabana. The organizers said that the actor, who won the National Award for his performance in the 1982 film MeaningA International Women’s Day program was held in Delhi.

“Shabana is my role model. She is a woman of substance, ”said Arundati.

Festival Artistic Director N. Vidyashankar said that in the seven-day festival, the previous edition has increased by about 30-40%.

Tribal woman

Man in loop Director Aranya Sahe received the award. The film tells the story of a tribal woman, who starts interacting with AI while working in a data center in remote Jharkhand. Malayalam thriller Level cross In second place, while Swaha Completed podium in Indian cinema competition.

Manohara, who started as a child artist in the National Award winner Rail child (2014) by Prithvi Konnur, Has started its direction with Mikka Bannad HakkiPrithvi produced the film that was screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival and Children and Youth International Film Festival in Iran. Tulu movies Pidei And Daskath The second and third best films in the Kannada cinema contestant were postponed.

The festival brand ambassador actor Kishore talked about the need for inclusion in the society. The chief guest of the closing ceremony, Santosh Lad, Labor Minister, urged the Karnataka Changtery Academy to provide more screens for small-scale, content-oriented and prize winning films.

The site causes discomfort

There was a minor chaos at the venue for the closing ceremony – the Information and Public Relations Department – because the guests were not left a seat for the witness of the program. People were requested to vacate their seats for foreign representatives present in the event, even many guests witnessed the ceremony.

Actor, music composer and academy president Sadhu Kokila apologized for inconvenience. “The program was first planned in the Bhoj Hall of Vidha Saudha, but the repair work is going on at that place. Therefore, we had to move the site, ”he said.

Other winner

Asian Cinema Competition:In the land of brothers (Iranian-french-dach); Lolita reading in Tehran (Israel-Italy); Saba (Bengali)

Special Jury Mention: Feminichi Fattima (Malayalam)

Special Jury Mention: Funeral (Hindi)

Fipresci awards:Man in loop (Hindi).