The 15th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF-2018) was held in Mumbai between 28 JAN to 03 FEB 2018. MIFF is the oldest and largest film festival for non-feature films in South Asia, which began in 1990 is organized by the Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. The Organizing Committee of MIFF is headed by the Secretary, I&B.
- Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal was conferred with V Shantaram Lifetime achievement award on February 3, at the 15th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films. Mr. Benegal was honoured with the award for his outstanding contribution in the field of feature and documentary films. The award carries a trophy, a citation and cash prize of Rs 10 lakh.
List of Winners of 15th MIFF Awards
- V Shantaram Lifetime achievement award : Shyam Benegal
- Golden Conch award for the best documentary (International): ‘Brother Jakob, Are You Sleeping?’ (Austrian filmmaker Stefan Bohun’s documentary). The Golden Conch award carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh.
- Silver Conch for the Best Short Fiction Film (International): ‘Aaba’ ( Amar Kaushik) and Korean film ‘My Turn’ (Nakyung Kim)
- Silver Conch for the Best Short Fiction under 45 minutes (National): ‘Sakhisona’ (Prantik Basu)
- Silver Conch for the Best Animation Film (National): ‘Tokri’ (Suresh Eriyat)
- Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari Award for Best Debut Film: “Beloved “(Ranjan Chandel)
