Colours of the mountain is the best at IFFK

A Colombian film by Carlos Cesar Arbelae 'The Colours of the Mountain' bagged the Suvarna Chakoram award at the 16th International Festival of Kerala (IFFK) which concluded yesterday. The award carrying a cash prize of Rs 15 Lakh, citation and memento was handed over to the director at the closing ceremony by the state minister K B Ganeshkumar. The Rajatha Chakoram award for best director was bagged by Iranian film-maker Hamid Reza Aligholian for his film Flamingo No. 13.  Sebastian Hiriat, director of the Mexican film A Stone's Throw Away was named the best debut director. The Audience Award for the best competition section film at the 16th IFFK was bagged by Chilean film A Painting Lesson directed by Pablo Perelman. The NETPAC award for the best Asian film was given to the Bengali film At the end of it all directed by Aditi Roy. Director Salim Ahmed's Abu, Son of Adam bagged three awards, including the NETPAC award for best Malayalam film and FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam film.  Turkish film Future lasts forever directed by Ozcan Alper received the FIPRESCI award for best competition section film. Bollywood director Subhash Ghai, State Ministers Shibu Baby John, M K Muneer, Australian director and Jury Chairman Bruce Beresford, jury members Laurence Gavron and Rahul Bose, chairman of Kerala State Chalachithra Academy S. Priyadarshan, vice chairman Gandhimathi Balan, Secretary K.G. Santhosh and festival deputy director Bina Paul Venugopal were also present at the function.