J&K Filmmakers Shine At IFFJK, Bag 3 Awards
Baba Tasaduq Hussain won the Best Cinematography Award for the documentary Naqsh-e-Daur (The Story of Ghulam Nabi Dhar), earning recognition for its visual storytelling and cinematic treatment.
The Best Emerging Filmmaker Award was conferred on Askini: The Guiding Darkness, directed by Ajit Singh Bhasin, in recognition of its distinctive cinematic voice and creative approach.
Filmmaker Kapil Mattoo's Tasrufdar – The Jinns of Kashmir won the Best Film from Jammu and Kashmir Select category, adding another major honour to the region's tally.
The three awards, spanning cinematography, emerging filmmaking and the best film from J&K, highlighted the diversity of cinematic talent emerging from the Union Territory.
Several other films by local filmmakers also received appreciation during the festival. Batt Koch (The Lost Lane), directed by Siddarth Koul and Ankit Wali, was screened as the closing film and received appreciation from filmmaker Ramesh Sippy and audiences.
ADVERTISEMENTTasrufdaar (Djinns of Kashmir) by Kapil Mattoo and Naqsh-e-Daur (The Story of Ghulam Nabi Dhar) by Baba Tasaduq Hussain were also among the local productions screened during the festival.
Love in Vietnam, directed by Jammu and Kashmir-based filmmaker Rahat Shah Kazmi, was also screened and received appreciation from audiences.
The recognition of J&K filmmakers assumes significance as the inaugural IFFJK provided local filmmakers an international platform to showcase their work alongside films from across India and around the world.
The strong showing also reflected the growing creative landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, with filmmakers increasingly exploring local histories, folklore, landscapes, contemporary realities and cultural narratives through diverse cinematic forms.
Read Also Make Events Count From Zubin Mehta to Rang-e-Cinema: Kashmir Between Two Cultural EveningsThe festival provided an opportunity for local storytellers to connect with wider audiences, industry professionals and filmmakers from different parts of the country and the world.
The achievement is expected to encourage young filmmakers and emerging artists from the region to pursue their creative work and explore stories rooted in the heritage, experiences and cultural identity of Jammu and Kashmir.
The First International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir was organised by the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), bringing together filmmakers, artists, technicians, industry professionals and cinema enthusiasts from India and abroad.
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