AWARDS 2008 ...
Competition in World Cinema
 PIFF is the only International Film Festival in India to hold a World Competition with cash prize awards

The Jury Attributes Three Special Mentions To:

Yan Binyang actress in AI QING DE YA CHI (TEETH OF LOVE) – China
Ines Efron actress in XXY (Argentina)
Damien UI actor in SZTUCZKI (TRICKS) – Poland
Special Jury Award:

The Special Jury Award goes to: OLGA VICTORIA OLGA (TIME WITHOUT TIME) – Argentina

Prize For Piff 2008 Best International Female Actor: (INR 5 Lakhs)

The Award for Best Female Actor goes to: Ozgu Namal in MUTLULUK (BLISS) - Turkey
Prize For Piff 2008 Best International Male Actor: (INR 5 Lakhs)
The Award for Best Male Actor goes to: Cezmi Baskin in BEYNELMILEL (INTERNATIONAL) – Turkey
Maharashtra Government Prabhat International Award For Best Director: (INR 5 Lakhs)
The prize for Best Director goes to: Teresa Prata for TERRA SONAMBULA (SLEEPING WALKING LAND) – Mozambique

Maharashtra Government Prabhat International Award For Best Film (INR 10 Lakhs)

The prize for Best Film goes to: XXY(Argentina)

International Marathi Competition Awards

 
Special Jury Mention
A special jury mention of the excellent performance of  “Master Sharad Goyekar as Tingya” in the film of the same title.
 
Special Jury Award
The award goes to “Mr. Sudheer Palsane”.
 
The Following Three Awards Are Sponsored By The Akhil-Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandl:
Best Screenplay – Rs. 25,000/-
The award goes to the screenplay of the film “Aevdhe Se Aabhaal’s screenplay writer Mr. Bipin Nadkarni” who is also the director of the film.
 
The Best Acting – Rs. 25,000/-
The award goes to “ Ms. Prateeksha Lonkar for her performance in the film Aevdhe Se Aabhaal”.
 
Best Director Award – Rs. 25,000/-
The award goes to “Valu” by “Mr. Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni”.
Sant Tukaram- Gov. Of Maharashtra Best International Marathi Film Award – Rs. 5 Lakhs
The award goes to “Tingya” directed by Mr. Mangesh Hadawale.
Whistling Woods International Student Film Awards (Short Film Category)
The Best Screenplay - $ 1000
The award goes to the film “Undertakers” from the Film and Television Institute of Pune
 
The Best Director - $ 1000
The award goes to Mr. Lovell Frank of SDSU Film Media
 
The Best Film - $ 2000
The award goes to the film “ROKDA” directed by Mr. Marash Shah of Whistling Woods International
 
Whistling Woods Students Animation Film Competition Awards –
The Award goes to the films
“Legend of Boruta”
“Feedback”