PANAJI: ‘Particles’, directed by Blaise Harrison and produced by Estelle Fialon, won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which concluded here on Thursday.
The Golden Peacock Award carries a cash prize ofRs 40 lakh to be shared equally between the director and the producer, trophy and the citation.
‘Particles’ is an “ambitious yet modest film about the mysteries of being a teenager,” said the jury.
Director Lijo Jose Pellissery won the Best Director Award for his film ‘Jallikattu’. This Malayalam film is the portrait of a remote village where a buffalo escapes and causes a frenzy of ecstatic violence. In a story that starts as man versus wild, it doesn’t take that long before man becomes the wild. The jury said that they honour the “intricate and complex choreography of this very original and anarchic film”.
The Best Director gets the Silver Peacock Award, a citation and a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh.
The Best Actor (Male) Award went to Seu Jorge for his portrayal of Carlos Marighella in the Brazilian movie ‘Marighella’. He bagged the award for “the powerful and charismatic portrayal of a revolutionary, very relevant in our increasingly authoritarian times”.
The Best Actor (Female) Award was won by Usha Jadhav for her portrayal of ‘Prabha Mai’, in the Marathi film ‘Mai Ghatt: Crime No. 103/2005’. Usha Jadhav got the coveted prize for her “understated and powerful performance of a mother defending her child’s honour against the injustice of a corrupt system”. (AGENCIES)
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