Here’s the list of award winning films from 1998 Mumbai International Film Festival
Sr. No. |
Name of the Award | Title of the film | Name of Director | Country | Award Money |
1 | IDPA Award | Donkey Without a Tail | Sergio Block | Brazil | Trophy |
2 | Critics Award | Mumia Abu-Jamal : A Case For Reasonable Doubt | John Edgnton | UK | Certificate of Merit |
3 | International Jury Award | a) Rising The Rails | Michael Uys & Lexylovell | USA | Rs.50,000/- |
b) Kol Tales | Sehjo Singh | India | Rs.50,000/- | ||
4 | Best Animation Film | The Prince & The Magician | Mr. Bhimsain | India | Rs.1,00,000/- |
5 | 2nd Best Film in Video Competition in NON-FICTION Category | Lesser Humans | Mr. Stalin K. | India | Silver Conch + Rs.50,000/- |
6 | Best Film In Video Competition in NON-FICTION Category | A Season Outside | Mr. Amar Kanwar | India | Golden Conch + Rs.1,00,000/- |
7 | 2nd Best Animation Film | Ciderpunks | Mr. Joel Simon | Ireland / UK | Silver Conch + Rs.1,00,000/- |
8 | Best Animation Film | I Move, So I Am | Gerrit Van Dijk | Netherlands | Golden Conch + Rs.2,50,000/- |
9 | 2nd Best Film of 60 minutes duration or less in FICTION Category | The Film of Her | Mr. Bill Morrison | USA / Italy | Silver Conch + Rs.1,00,000/- |
10 | Best Film of 60 minutes duration or less in FICTION Category | Little Perludes | Vangelis Kalambakas | Creece | Golden Conch + Rs.2,50,000/- |
11 | 2nd Best Film of above 40 minutes duration in NON_FICTION Category | Zakir & His Friends | Mr. Lutz Leonhaardt | Switerland | Silver Conch + Rs.1,00,000/- |
12 | Best Film of above 40 minutes duration or less in NON-FICTION Category | Mumia Abu-Jamal : A Case For Reasonable Doubt | John Edgnton | UK | Golden Conch + Rs.2,50,000/- |
13 | 2nd Best Film of above 40 minutes duration or less NON-FICTION | The Bell’s Breath | Galina Leontieva | Russia | Silver Conch + Rs.1,00,000/- |
14 | Best Film of 40 minutes duration or less in NON-FICTION | Bhiwandi Tragedy (News Magazine No.309) |
Mr. V. Packirisamy | India | Golden Conch + Rs.2,50,000/- |
15 | Cetificate of Merit in Video Competition | a) Portrait of Belonging Bhai Man | Ms. Sameera Jain | India | Certificate of Merit |
b) YCP 1997 | Dr. K.P. Jayashankar / Dr. Anjali Monteiro |
India | Certificate of Merit | ||
c) Snow (Barf) | Saba Dewan | India | Certificate of Merit | ||
16 | Certificate of Merit in Main Competition | a) Chain Smoker | Maria Von Heland | Germany | Certificate of Merit |
b) Gorilla Girls | Fiona Cochrane | Australia | Certificate of Merit | ||
c) The Lift | Anurag Jauhari | India | Certificate of Merit | ||
17 | Special Mention by Critic Jury | Little Preludes | Vangelis Kalambakas | Greece | Certificate of Special Mention |



