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Ania Goszczynska gets Second Prize for Best Film Poster at Imagineindia 2025

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She has won the Second Prize for the film The Forest in Me (Rebecca E. Marshall) UK.

Ania Goszczyńska was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1976 and studied Design at the Academy of Arts there, gaining an MA in 2003. In her career she focused on editorial illustration, poster design and visual art. Inspired equally by pop, kitsch and mediæval artworks, horror films and fairytales, she creates stark images with bold forms and strong contrasts. Her work was published in magazines, books and as postcards and posters, as well as exhibited in numerous solo and group shows around the world. She currently lives in Hastings, UK.

http://www.goszczynska.com

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Blog, Women,s voices

Leena Alam, Jury for Best Actress at Imagineindia.

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Leena Alam, born in Afghanistan, is an award winning Afghan film, Tv and theater actress and a human rights activist. She started her acting career in 1998 with films such as In a Foreign Land, Loori and a few more made by the Afghan diaspora filmmakers in the US. She made her debut in Afghanistan in Barmak Akram’s 2008 Kabuli Kid, and went on to do Soil and Coral, Darya’s Message, Black Kite, A Letter To The President, and many short films to help young rising film makers in Afghanistan. She is mostly known to have worked in subjects that speaks on Child Marriage, Gender Equality, Women’s Rights and Social Conflicts. Her notable work on these subjects are “Shereen” The struggle of a powerful woman, a taboo-smashing feminist TV drama, The Killing of Farkhunda a re-enactment of the killing of a 27-year-old Afghan woman falsely accused of burning a copy of the Quran, A Letter to the President, Qamar and more.

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Short Films Section, Women,s voices

Zara Si Dhoop (Aayushi Agarwal) UK

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Zara Si Dhoop
Aayushi Agarwal
UK. 2024. 16 min

Mother Daughter

We delve into the heartwarming and complex relationship between Piyali, a determined 28-year-old professional, and her spirited mother, Neelam, who has been confined to a wheelchair for the past 15 years. Their bond is more than just love; it’s a symphony of fights, games, arguments, laughter, and surprises that has shaped their lives in the bustling city of Lucknow.
Life takes an unexpected turn when Piyali is offered the opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to spearhead a major project for her company, but it comes with a catch – she must relocate to a different city. Piyali finds herself torn between her career aspirations and the responsibility she feels towards her mother. As the pressure mounts, a heated argument erupts between them. Harsh words are exchanged, and both mother and daughter are deeply wounded. Piyali regrets her outburst but can’t turn back time. She’s caught in a precarious situation where her relationship with her mother is strained, while her career and the success of her new project hangs in the balance.

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Short Films Section

A Little Bit of Glitter (Sid Menon) UK

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A Little Bit of Glitter
Sid Menon
UK. 2024. 23 min

Queer
Comedy

Vidya is a 62-year-old, recently widowed, Indian woman and everybody in her life has always taken decisions for her and has deemed things on her behalf. As she grapples with the solitude, she decides to sublet a room in her house to a gay and flamboyant 19-year-old Nick. As the friendship of this odd pair blossoms, Vidya starts to see herself in a new light and in the process, re-discovers her love for make-up. But when others start to question her decisions, she begins to falter and lose her newly found confidence.

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Short Films Section

Gorgo (Ven Gialouris) Australia

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Gorgo
Ven Gialouris
Australia. 2024. 19 min

Marriage
Bride

In Gorgo—a short film inspired by Ovid’s Medusa myth—an arranged Greek bride undertakes a cross-continental journey for a marriage arranged by her best friend Athina. Arriving in Australia, she soon discovers a monstrous secret that threatens to tear apart the best friends’ promise of sisterhood.

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Alice (Kamil Hardin) Russia

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Alice
Kamil Hardin
Russia. 2024. 25 min

Drama

Sergey recently lost his family and faith in the future, but artificial intelligence does not allow him to make a fatal mistake. Once in the loop, a smart speaker starts a dialogue with him. After disconnecting her from the network to complete what she started, the speaker continues to conduct a dialogue, as if she not only hears, but also sees what Sergei is going to do.

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Weya Marie nominated for Best Music at Imagineindia 2025

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She has been nominated for Best Music for the film Minimals in a Titanic World (Philibert Aimé) Rwanda. The film has been nominated for 4 Awards at the festival.

WEYA Marie Viatora is a Rwandan artist born in 1996. Deeply passionate about art, she believes that her work is a way to touch and heal people’s hearts. She began her artistic journey as a singer in 2015 with the release of her first single, Empty House, which aired on Voice of America and led to an interview with CNN.

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Short Films Section, Women,s voices

Ebb & Flow (Nay Tabbara) Lebanon, Qatar, USA

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Ebb & Flow
Nay Tabbara
Lebanon, Qatar, USA. 2024. 18 min

War
Beirut

Determined to have her first kiss, Loulwa defies her tumultuous world in search of normalcy. As she braves through Beirut in pursuit of her sexual awakening, she finds herself taking an instant leap into adulthood when her world erupts into a redefined “normal”.

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