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Superboys of Malegaon: The National Indian Film Festival of Australia has successfully completed its first edition. The festival wrapped up with a red carpet gala from February 13 to March 2 2025 after an exciting tour of seven cities: Sydney Canberra Gold Coast Brisbane Perth Adelaide and Melbourne. The closing night featured a screening of the film "Rom Rom" directed by Tanishta Chatterjee at Murdock University in Perth.
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In the coming weeks, the festival will continue with special screenings of selected films at Dendy Cinema and will launch NIFFA Regional which will bring Indian cinema to regional Australia for the first time.
The all-female nomination council for NIFFA announced the winners of the festival along with festival directors Anupam Sharma and Peter Castaldi.
Reema Kagti's Superboys of Malegaon won the Best Film award
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Kagti said, "I would like to thank National Indian Film Festival of Australia for showcasing Superboys of Malegaon as the Best Film and for screening it in various cities across Australia, helping the film reach a wider audience. We are glad that the festival audience loved this story of dreams and determination." Anuj Gulati's Wingman (The Universal Irony of Love) won the Best Indian Feature Film award, while Prashant-directed Gautam Ghose's Praise won the Best International Indian Film award. Badrappa Gujula's Mother Uri Ramayanam won the Best Feature Award. Prolific filmmaker Anant Narayan Mahadevan's The Man Who Hurls News won the Best Short Film award. "It is a very special honour to win the Best Short Award (Short) at NIFA for The Man Who Hurls News. This film brings out the oldest paper boy [60 years] in the world and loves the world of newspaper reading and dissemination of news through his eyes. I am convinced that audiences in Australia have embraced this unique character and even as Patty has grown attached to his state. NIFA on a platter prepared as special Indian cinema for the world. Congratulations to its future edition and wish you more success. Mahadevan said.
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NIFFA is listed by the film showcases and audiences before the Indian relay, including Murdoch University in Perth, Markree Cinema in Adelaide, Back Loth Studios in Melbourne and Perth and Dendy Cinema as well as National Museum Madrid with SBS Australia.
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NIFFA Founder and Festival Director, Anupam Sharma, reflecting on the Festival's success and the way forward said: "We are very pleased that a Festival aimed at promoting Australian India film links through a celebration of Australian films, found two winners Australian made their films between Australia and India without any support and with the entire journey made. As we structure some more pioneering initiatives for next year, can't wait to take amazing Indian films to regional Australia each year, which may have been done before." Other awards included Best Short Film for The Last Show and Best Short Film - Special Mention for The GarmentScience. Post-Processing Perfection Grant was given to Misty by Raja Batsman. With the NIFA regional launch next month, Demi again at the Dendy Cinema, and Melbourne's final red-carpet gala, the NIFA journey has only just begun.
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