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Golden Jury Film Festival

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Golden Jury Film Festival
StatusActive
GenreFilm festival
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Mumbai, India
CountryIndia
Years active2019–present
Founded2019
FounderPragyesh Singh
Most recent2023
Next event2024
ParticipantsAmrit Gangar, Inaamulhaq, Bidita Bag, Vikas Khanna, Karthik Krishnan, Sagar Sarhadi, Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, Rahul Bose, Anjali Patil, Sunil Pal, Sandeep Nath, Shishir Sharma, Vinay Pathak, Sharib Hashmi, Nitin Kakkar, Divyenndu, Saurabh Shukla, Pavan Malhotra, Gauahar Khan, Yashpal Sharma, Manoj Bakshi, J. D. Chakravarthy, Mukesh Bhatt, Barkha Bisht, Shahid Mallya, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Brijendra Kala
Festival directorSubhransu Das
Organised byGolden Jury Film Academy
WebsiteOfficial website

The Golden Jury Film Festival is a film festival in India, that is held annually in Mumbai. It was founded in 2019.[1]

History

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Golden Jury Film Festival was founded by Pragyesh Singh. The first edition of the Golden Jury Film Festival was held in Mumbai, India in 2019.[2][3]

2019 Festival

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It was a two-day film festival that was held in Andheri, Mumbai, on December 17–18, under the Golden Jury Film Academy's banner, whose program director was cinematographer Shubhranshu Das. The film festival had entries of 117 films, of which 15 films were screened and awards were distributed in 16 categories.[4][5]

The competition winners in 2019 included Forbidden Tikka Masala (Best Film), Naseeruddin Shah (Best Actor), Navni Parihar (Best Actress), Bhoomika Meena (Best Actress), Neena Gupta (Special Jury), Neeraj Yadav (Best Director) and Resul Pookutty (Best Sound Designing).[4][6]

The following film and TV personalities participated in the 1st edition:[7][8]

2020 Festival

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The second edition of the Golden Jury Film Festival was held in December 2020. It began on 14 December and conclude on December 16. The Golden Jury Film Festival 2020 was launched by actor Vinay Pathak and Sharib Hashmi.[9] The festival showcased 40 films out of 520 entries. Actor Rahul Bose, Nitin Kakkar, Bidita Bag, Inaamulhaq, Vikram Kochhar and Anjali Patil were guests at the festival while its jury members were Smita Jaykar, Shishir Sharma, Ashok Purang, Sandeep Nath and Gadadhar Putty.[10][11]

2021 Festival

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The 2021 edition of the Golden Jury Film Festival showcased a selection of 68 films from a total of 564 submissions. Shishir Sharma and Smita Jaykar contributed their expertise as jury members, alongside the National Award-winning director Gadadhar Puty and theatre personality Ashok Purang. Actor Divyenndu Sharma was honored with the Best Male Actor award for his performance in the film Mere Desh Ki Dharti, while the film's director received the Best Director award in the feature film category. Saurabh Shukla's film, The Incomplete Tale of Satyaprakash Paramkovid, secured the Best Feature Film award at the festival.[12]

2022 Festival

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The fourth edition of the festival was held in December 2022. It was attended by notable personalities from the film industry, including Pavan Malhotra, Gauahar Khan, Vikram Kochhar, Yashpal Sharma, Manoj Bakshi, J. D. Chakravarthy, Inaamulhaq, Saharsh Shukla, Girish Thapar, Nitin Kakkar, Mukesh Bhatt, Barkha Bisht, Shahid Mallya, and Arvinder Singh.[13][14][15]

The jury includes Odia filmmaker Gadadhar Putty, lyricist Sandeep Nath, film theorist and curator Amrit Gangar, and acting coach Ashok Purang.[16][17]

The film awards were given in 20 different categories, which included Documentary, Short, and Feature films. Some of the winning films were Vanrakshak, Midnight Delhi, Bright Future, Purple Case, Neither a girl nor a Woman, Behrupiya, Meet Mr. Chang, Dobya, Sambhram - Never Odd or Even, Between The Lines, Nimmo Lucknow Wali, Zibha, and Dammy.[18][19]

2023 edition

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The fifth edition of the Golden Jury Film Festival was held on December 13 and 14, 2023, with support from Uttar Pradesh Tourism, the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Notable figures from the film industry, such as Tejaswini Kolhapure, Brijendra Kala, Yashpal Sharma, Atul Srivastava, Inaamulhaq, Vikram Kochhar, Aditya Srivastava, Rajesh Jais, Shishir Sharma, Piyush Mishra, Smita Jaykar, and Mukesh Bhatt, among others, were in attendance.[20][21]

A diverse range of films was showcased during the festival, including Piyush Mishra's Rare, Titu Ambani featuring Deepika Singh and Raghubir Yadav, Dada Lakhmi starring Yashpal Sharma, Kripiya Dhyan Dein, Ghost Walk, and several others.[20] The closing film, Bed No. 17, directed by Mir Sarwar, concluded the event.[20]

Awards

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2019
Film Category Recipient
The Wallet (2019) Best Actor Award Naseeruddin Shah
The Wallet (2019) Best Actor Female Award Navni Parihar
Chuhedaani (2018) Best Actor Female Award Bhoomika Meena
Forbidden Tikka Masala (2018) Best Film Award Forbidden Tikka Masala
The Last Color (2019) Special Jury Award Neena Gupta
Sax By Julius Best Sound Designing Award Resul Pookutty
Sax By Julius Best Director Award Neeraj Yadav
2020[22]
Film Category Recipient
Cold Calm (2020) Best Feature Film
Neon Sea (2020) Best Story
A Spoonful Of Stardust (2020) Best Director
Dhumkkudiya (2019) Best Actor (Female) Rinkal Kachhap
First Signal Best Actor (Male) Paul Noonan
Hitlerin kadaisi ninaivugal Best Short Film
The Quite shore Best Actor - Short (Female) Jeaux Bartley
Painful Pride Best Actor - Short (Female) Pallavi Joshi
Raani Best Actor - Short (Male) Dev Fauzdar
The Open Window Best Animated Film
The Boro Best Documentary Film
A Bohemian Musician Best Director (documentary) Rochak Sahu
An Incident In A Small Town Best Script
2021[22][12]
Film Category Recipient
Mere Desh Ki Dharti Best Male Actor Award Divyenndu Sharma
Mere Desh Ki Dharti Best Director Award (Feature Film) Faraz Haider
The Incomplete Tale of Satyaprakash Paramkovid Best Feature Film Saurabh Shukla
Chippipaarai Best Short Film Praveen Giri
The Iron Lady of Kashmir Best Documentary Film Suresh K. Goswami
2022[22][18]
Film Category Recipient
Viral World Best Feature Film Brijesh Tangi
Vanrakshak Best Director Pawan Kumar Sharma
Midnight Delhi Best Debut Director Raakesh Rawat
Midnight Delhi Best Actor (Male) Mukesh Bhatt
Nimmo Lucknow Wali Best Actor (Female) Shikha Chauhan
Nimmo Lucknow Wali Best Music Arjun Tondon
Dobya Best Short Film Ashutosh Jare
Neither a Girl Nor a Woman Best Documentary Film Anjali Patil
2023[22]
Film Category Recipient
Samanantar Best Feature Film Niraj Kumar Mishra
Dada Lakhmi Best Director Yashpal Sharma
Bed No. 17 Best Debut Director Mir Sarwar
Kripya Dhyaan Dein Best Actor (Male) Brijendra Kala
Bed No. 17 Best Actor (Male) Rishi Bhutani
Zindagi Kashmakash Best Actor (Female) Tejaswini Kolhapure
Titu Ambani Best Actor (Female) Deepika Singh
Mere Shiva Best Music Naman Anand, Ashutosh Bharadwaj
Ghost Walk Best Short Film Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
The Victims of Sundarbans Best Documentary Film Dilip Ghosh
Bridge Best Social Film Kripal Kalita[23]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Golden Jury Film Festival में बजा भारतीय फिल्मों का डंका, Naseeruddin Shah समेत इन सितारों को मिला सम्मान" (in Hindi). BollywoodLife. 2019-12-20.
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  5. ^ Ahmad, Dr. Mufeed (December 21, 2019). "लखनऊ के फ़िल्मकार प्रज्ञेश ने करवाया गोल्डन ज्यूरी फिल्म फेस्टिवल" (in Hindi). Sawiawareness.
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  7. ^ "पहिल्या गोल्डन ज्युरी फिल्म फेस्टिव्हल दणक्यात पार, विविध सेलिब्रिटींची उपस्थिती" (in Marathi). 2019-12-20. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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  10. ^ Das, Garima (December 14, 2020). "Vinay Pathak and Sharib Hashmi launch Golden Jury Film Festival 2020". BollywoodBubble.
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  13. ^ "फिल्म समारोह सिनेमा के एक शैक्षिक संस्थान की तरह हैं : पवन मल्होत्रा" (in Hindi). AEZ News. December 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "'गोल्डन ज्यूरी फिल्म फेस्टिवल' में पहुंची बॉलीवुड की कई हस्तियां, पवन मल्होत्रा शेयर की अपने दिल की बात" (in Hindi). India.com. December 16, 2022.
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