Winner - 2025

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MSDFF Award Winners

Award Project Title Director(s) Duration Language
Best Environmental FilmA Biogas Revolution for Healthier LivesKavita Carneiro00:05:44
Best DirectorAnniversarysushant Sukhdeo Ghadge00:19:30English, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi
Best Female DirectorBrewing KindnessAhana Punjabi00:06:05English
Best LGBTQ FilmGodspeedKlavs Liepins00:10:00English
Best Social Justice FilmHARIDRASUSHANT PANDA00:30:52Hindi
Best Narrative Short FilmHEROINEAMAN SAJI DOMINIC00:05:00Hindi
Best Horror Thriller Short Film, Best Performance [Pooja Bhamrrah], Best Production DesignIPSAPavitra Verma00:24:48Hindi, Sanskrit
Best ScreenwriterJAABUGagan Kumar00:07:02Telugu
Best Indian Regional FilmKhopaNiraj Vinod Deshmukh00:08:08Marathi
Best Action/Adventure Short FilmLAPSOCándido Pérez de Armas00:15:00English
Best Animation Film, Best StoryLoop LineRenuka Shahane00:08:18Marathi
Best Experimental FilmThe Art ThiefRebecca Castilho, Tristan Allen00:10:37English
Best Drama Short FilmTHE CLAY HORSEVISHAL KUMAR PATIL00:18:49Hindi
Best Indian FilmThe Last TalkAshish Thakur00:17:14Hindi
Best International FilmVerflechtungPhilip Hofmänner, Simon Jonas Pflanzer00:18:41Swiss German
Best Human Interest Docu. FilmWomen Shape a Sustainable FutureBuzz Women00:04:42
Best Student Short FilmZAAGSanah Oberoi00:26:02English, Hindi