By
RUBY ZAIDI
The 15th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) will be organised from August 15 to 25, 2024, at the Palais Theatre. It will feature a diverse range of films, including Bollywood blockbusters, indie movies, documentaries, and regional cinema.
One more important report is related to the film festival to be held at Melbourne in Australia, Ace Filmmaker Karan Johar and Gorgeous Rani Mukerji will address Australian
Parliament
Karan Johar and Rani Mukerji have been invited to address the Australian parliament ahead of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne [#IFFM].
They will deliver a keynote speech representing the Indian film industry.
The 15th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) will be organised from August 15 to 25, 2024, at the Palais Theatre. It will feature a diverse range of films, including Bollywood blockbusters, indie movies, documentaries, and regional cinema. The festival also includes panel discussions, one-on-one conversations, and interactive sessions with filmmakers, artists, and industry experts. Established in 2010, IFFM showcases the rich diversity and creativity inherent in Indian filmmaking.
The festival stands as a vibrant celebration of Indian cinema on the global stage and promotes cultural exchange between India and Australia.
The festival will be held at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda, Melbourne. The awards ceremony will take place on August 16 where A.R. Rahman, Ram Charan, Malaika Arora, Karan Johar, Nag Ashwin Reddy, Rajkumar Hirani, and Nora Fatehi are likely to be present.
The 15th edition of IFFM is centred on the theme ‘All Our Voices,’ which focuses on inclusivity, diversity, and the multiplicity of perspectives within society.
IFFM presents awards, including the Telstra People’s Choice Award and the IFFM Excellence in Cinema Award, to recognise outstanding contributions to Indian cinema.
Here is a list of the nominees for awards at the festival.
BEST FILM NOMINATION LIST:
12th Fail (Hindi)
Amar Singh Chamkila (Hindi)
Chandu Champion (Hindi)
Dunki (Hindi)
Jawan (Hindi)
Maharaja (Tamil)
Premalu (Malayalam)
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Hindi)
BEST FILM – CRITICS CHOICE
Dear Jassi (Punjabi)
Girls Will Be Girls (English/Hindi)
Kaathal – The Core (Malayalam)
Kabuliwala (Bengali)
Laapataa Ladies (Hindi)
Rapture (Garo)
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A (Kannada)
Thadavu (The Sentence) (Malayalam)
BEST ACTRESS
Alia Bhatt – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Alizeh Agnihotri – Farrey
Beena R Chandran – Thadavu (The Sentence)
Jyothika – Kaathal – The Core
Nitanshi Goel – Laapataa Ladies
Parvathy Thiruvothu – Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)
Pratibha Ranta – Laapataa Ladies
Preeti Panigrahi – Girls Will Be Girls
Sanya Malhotra for Mrs
Swathi Reddy – Month of Madhu
BEST ACTOR
Diljit Dosanjh – Amar Singh Chamkila
Fahadh Faasil – Aavesham
Kartik Aaryan – Chandu Champion
Mammootty – Kaathal – The Core
Mithun Chakraborty – Kabuliwala
Ranveer Singh – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Shah Rukh Khan – Dunki & Jawan
Sparsh Shrivastava – Laapataa Ladies
Vicky Kaushal – Sam Bahadur
Vikrant Massey – 12th Fail
BEST DIRECTOR
Imtiaz Ali – Amar Singh Chamkila
Kabir Khan – Chandu Champion
Karan Johar – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Nithilan Saminathan – Maharaja
Rahul Sadasivan – Bramayugam
Rajkumar Hirani – Dunki
Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 12th Fail
BEST DIRECTOR – CRITICS CHOICE
Christo Tomy – Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)
Diwa Shah – Bahadur – The Brave
Dominic Sangma – Rimdogittanga (Rapture)
Hemanth Rao – Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A
Kiran Rao – Laapataa Ladies
Saurav Rai – Guras
Shuchi Talati – Girls Will Be Girls
Sumanth Bhat – Mithya
BEST OTT SHOW
Dhootha (Telugu)
Heeramandi (Hindi)
Kohrra (Hindi)
Made in Heaven 2 (Hindi)
Panchayat Season 3 (Hindi)
Poacher (Malayalam)
The Railway Men (Hindi)
BEST ACTRESS OTT
Harleen Sethi – Kohrra
Karishma Tanna – Scoop
Neena Gupta – Panchayat Season 3
Nimisha Sajayan – Poacher
Parvathy Thiruvothu – Dhootha
Shriya Pilgaonkar – The Broken News 2
Sobhita Dhulipala – Made in Heaven 2
BEST ACTOR OTT
Arjun Mathur – Made in Heaven 2
Babil Khan – The Railway Men
Gulshan Devaiah – Guns & Gulaabs
Jitendra Kumar – Panchayat Season 3
Naveen Chandra – Inspector Rishi
R. Madhavan – The Railway Men
Roshan Mathew – Poacher
Suvinder Vicky – Kohrra
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Farming the Revolution
Flickering Lights
Headhunting to Beatboxing
Indi(r)a’s Emergency
Insides and Outsides
Trolley Times
BEST FILM – SUBCONTINENT
Barir Naam Shahana (A House Named Shahana) – Bangladesh
Paradise – Sri Lanka
The Monk and the Gun – Bhutan
The Red Suitcase – Nepal
Wakhri (One of a Kind) – Pakistan