The members of 2021 International Jury are :
Thomas Waugh (Canada)
Philippe Spurrel (Canada)
Ali Kazmi (Canada)
Vijayalakshmi Rao (India)
Rana Faizan Ali (Pakistan)
Alka Kurian (U.S.A.)
Mara Ahmed (U.S.A.)
2021 Jury Awards
On the closing night of the festival Sunday 28th Nov, the following awards were announced.
Feature Fiction
Winner: Baaram (Priya Krishnaswamy, India, Tamil)
Runner Up: Chronicle of Space (Sanjay Shetye, India, Marathi)
Special Mention: Songs for Rain (Krrishna Kt. Borah, India, Assamese)
Feature Documentary
Winner: The Icecream Sellers (Sohel Rahman, Bangladesh, Bengali)
Special Mention: Janani’s Juliet (Pankaj Rishi Kumar, India, Tamil)
Short Fiction
Winner: Washing Machine (Anand Singh Chouhan, India, Rajasthani)
1st Runner Up: Bad Omen (Salar Pashtoonyar, Canada,/Afghanistan, Persian)
2nd Runner Up: No Beloved (Salman Alam Khan, Pakistan, Urdu)
Special Mention: Mixi (Jyotsna Puthran, India, Silent)
Short Documentary
Winner: Dunkey following European dreams (Syed Muhammad Hassan Zaidi, Pakistan, Urdu)
Special Mention: The Heroes of our times (Rangan Chakravarty, India, Bengali)
Special Mention: Bamboo Ballads (Sajeed Naduthody, India, Malayalam)