About Elly and Jarmal Share IFFK 2009 Honors

About Elly (an Iranian film directed Asghar Farhadi) and Jarmal (an Indonesian film directed by Ravi L. Bharwani and Rayya Makarim) won the Golden Crow Pheasant Award (Suvarnachakoram) in the just concluded 14th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK 2009). About Elly had won many prestigious international awards and recognition, including Oscar nomination for the best foreign film and Asia Pacific Screen Award.

Details of Winners

The Golden Crow Pheasant Award (Suvarnachakoram): About Elly and Jarmal

The Silver Crow Pheasant Award (Rajata Chakoram): My Secret Skys (a South African film directed by Madoda Ncayiyana)

The best director: Nosir Siadov (director of True Noon, a Tajikistan film)

Audience award for the best film: True Noon

FIPRESCI award for the best film: A Fly in the Ashes (an Argentine film directed by Gabriela David)

NETPAC award for the best Asian Film: Jarmal

The best debut Indian Film: Harichandra Factory (directed by Paresh Mokashi)

NETPAC award for the best Malayalam Film: Kerala Café (a film comprising 10 short films; produced by Ranjith)

FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam Film: Patham Nilayile Theevandi (directed by Joshy Mathew)