MAMI Awards: Diamond Island and The Lady Of The Lake take away biggest glories

The week-long Mumbai Academy of Motion Pictures (MAMI) Festival was wrapped up last night in Mumbai in a glittering closing ceremony. And today, the organisers have announced the list of awards won by films participating in the festival. 

In the International Competition, David Chou's Diamond Island won the Golden Gateway Award. The second prize in this competition called the Silver Gateway Award was won by Ralitza Petrova’s Godless. 

As far as the India Gold, the Indian category, is concerned, Haobam Paban Kumar’s The Lady of the Lake took away the biggest glory. Satish Babusenan and Santosh Babusenan’s The Narrow Path took home the second prize. The Jury Grand Prize in this category was bagged by Aicheng Jai Dohutia's The Hidden Corner. 

In the Dimensions Mumbai category, Santosh Ganpat Kamble’s Mumbai's Mahuwa, Tabu Kaariya’s Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh and Yashwardhan Goswami’s Bombai won the Golden Gateway, Silver Gateway and Special Mention awards respectively. 

In the Half Ticket (children’s films) category, Laha Mebow’s Hang in There, Kids! Won the Golden Gateway Award. 

Here is the complete list of winners:

International category:

Golden Gateway Award - David Chou's Diamond Island.

Silver Gateway Award - Ralitza Petrova's Godless.

The Jury Grand Prize Natalia Almada's Everything Else.

Special Mention for Political Commitment of the Film - When Two Worlds Collide.

The Special Mention - Macarena Arias's Alba.

India Gold category:

Golden Gateway Award - Haobam Paban Kumar's The Lady Of The Lake.

Silver Gateway Award - Satish Babusenan and Santosh Babusenan's The Narrow Path.

Jury Grand Prize - Aicheng Jai Dohutia's The Hidden Corner.

Special Mention - Deepak Sampath's Autohead

Special Mention - Shirley Abraham and Amit Madhesiya's Cinema Travellers.

Dimensions Mumbai category:

Golden Gateway Award - Santosh Ganpat Kamble for Mumbai's Mahuwa.

Silver Gateway Award - Tabu Kaariya's Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh.

Special Mention (Dimensions Mumbai) Award - Yashwardhan Goswami's Bombai.

Half Ticket category:

Golden Gateway Award (Feature) - Laha Mebow's Hang in There, Kids!

The Silver Gateway Award (Feature) - Evi Goldbrunner and Joachim Dollhopf's At Eye Level.

Special mention (Feature) - Mrinmoy Mondal, Shupratim Bhol's Colours of Innocence.

The Golden Gateway Award (Short) - Vincent Patar and Stephane Aubier's A Town Called Panic: Back to School.'

The Silver Gateway Award (Short) - Nina Sabnani's We Make Images.

Special Mention (Short) - Pedro Paulo De Andrade's The Best Sound in the World.​

Rest of the awards:

Oxfam Award for Best Film on Gender Equality - Alankrita Shrivastava's Lipstick Under my Burkha

Mastercard Best India Female Filmmaker 2016 Award - Konkona Sensharma for A Death in the Gunj.

Audience Choice Award - The Salesman by Asghar Farhadi.

Young Critics Choice Award - Shirley Abraham and Amit Madhesiya's Cinema Travellers.