CM Pramod Sawant with schoolchildren, PWD Minister Digambar Kamat and Navelim MLA Ulhas Tuenkar at the Bulbul Children’s International Film Festival at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, on Friday. Santosh Mirajkar
MARGAO
The fourth Bulbul Children’s International Film Festival (BCIFF), Goa, organised by the Department of Information and Publicity, Government of Goa, concluded at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, on Friday.
In the Competition Shorts category, South Korean film Speedy!, directed by Oh Jiin and produced by Chun Woohyeok, won the Golden Bulbul Trophy for Best Film and Rs 1 lakh. Chinese filmmaker Yuang Zhong won the Silver Bulbul Trophy for Best Director and Rs 50,000 for Solos. Dog Bridge, directed by Jorn Leeuwerink of the Netherlands, received the Special Jury Prize, while Don’t Wake the Sleeping Child, directed by Kévin Aubert and representing Senegal, France and Morocco, received an Honourable Mention. Katti (Unfriend), directed by Kanishka Aggarwal, won Best Indian Film.
In the Competition Features category, Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake (Olivia y el terremoto invisible), directed by Irene Iborra Rizo and representing Spain, Belgium, Chile and Switzerland, won Golden Bulbul Trophy for Best Film, a certificate and Rs 3 lakh. Katherine Mallen Kupferer won Best Child Actor for American film Mouse, directed by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson. Italian filmmaker Margherita Spampinato won Silver Bulbul Trophy for Best Director and Rs 1 lakh for Sweetheart (Gioia mia). Special Jury Prize went to The Newcomers (Los nuevos), directed by Rodrigo Plá and representing Mexico and Spain, while Chilean film Brave Cat, directed by Gabriel Osorio Vargas, received an Honourable Mention.
The concluding ceremony was attended by Art and Culture Minister Ramesh Tawadkar and PWD Minister Digambar Kamat. Earlier, CM Pramod Sawant visited the venue and addressed schoolchildren in the presence of Kamat and Navelim MLA Ulhas Tuenkar. The festival screened 84 films from 49 countries, including 26 Indian and three Goan films, exposing young audiences to diverse cultures, traditions, perspectives and stories.
