Writer / Director / Actress
Susana Fialho Mota, born in Lugo (Galicia) of Portuguese origin. She trained as an actress at Colegi del Teatre (Barcelona) and at William Layton’s Theatre Laboratory (Madrid). She started working in theatre when she was only 16 years old and at the age of 18, she formally enrolled in these two schools of Dramatic Art, which are among the most
important and prestigious in Spain. At the end of her studies, she began to work in TV series and theatre at the same time that she made her debut in Cinema with Albert Boadella, a renowned theatre director who was carrying out a daring cinematographic project with his theatre group (Els Lloglars). Soon after, she would work again with another well-known director, Sigfrid Monleòn, in a film about the poet and writer Jaime Gil de Biedma. A choral film in which Susana would play an important role.
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Nazgul Omurzhanova wins Best Editing at Imagineindia 2025
She has won the Best Editing Award along with Bakyt Mukul for the film Deal at The Border (Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi) Kyrgystan.
Nazgul Omurzhanova (born in 1999 in Kyrgyzstan) is a film editor and filmmaker whose work bridges emotional storytelling with poetic visual rhythm. She graduated from Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University with a degree in Communication and Media Studies, specializing in Radio, Television, and Cinema.
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Shoma A. Chatterji incorporates to Imagineindia as Jury
Shoma A. Chatterji is an Indian film scholar, author and freelance journalist. She has been the recipient of a number of awards including the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 1991 and the National Awards for Best Writing on Cinema for her study of the works of Aparna Sen in the publication, Parama and Other Outsiders: The Cinema of Aparna Sen (2002). Notably, she is the only woman to have won both the national awards. She is the author of several biographies including those on Pramathesh Barua, Ritwik Ghatak and Suchitra Sen.
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Gresa Pallaska wins Best Actress at Imagineindia
She wins the Best Actress Award for the film Waterdrop (Robert Budina) at the 24th edition of Imagineindia.
Gresa Pallaska is one of the most prominent figures in the performing arts and cinematography in the Albanian-speaking world and beyond. An actress, lecturer, and multidimensional artist, Gresa has built a rich and enduring career, with authenticity as her greatest strength.
A graduate in Acting from the Academy of Arts at the University of Pristina, she has pursued a clear vision to interweave various forms of artistic expression theatre, music, dance, and visual art into a complete and immersive experience for the audience.
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Monica Tiwari wins Second Prize for Best DOP
She has won the Award along with Harshit Saini for the film Humans in the Loop (Aranya Sahay) at the edition 2025.
Monica Tiwari is a cinematographer based in Mumbai, India. Finishing her masters in film studies with a specialisation in cinematography from the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India, Monica comes from a background in documentary stills photography with a keen focus on anthropological and environmental relations. Starting her career as a photojournalist for the Hindu newspaper, she is the recipient of grants such as the India Habitat Photosphere, Centre for Science and Environment fellowship, with works shown at Angkor Wat photo festival, Fotogallery Cardiff, India International centre, India Habitat Centre, Alliance Francais India among other places.
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Sandhya Suri wins Best South Asian Director at Imagineindia 2025
She has won Best South Asian Director Award for the film Santosh.
Sandhya Suri is a British-Indian filmmaker born and raised in the North-East of England. She studied pure mathematics and German before going on to study documentary film-making at England’s National Film and Television School. Her first feature documentary I for India premiered in World Competition at Sundance Film Festival before releasing theatrically in both the UK and the US. It is an unparalleled depiction of the migrant experience constructed from Super 8 film letters sent between India and England over 40 years. Her interest in archive continued when she was asked to explore the the British Film Institute’s India collection dating back to 1899, resulting in the pure archive feature documentary ‘Around India with a Movie Camera’.
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Ania Goszczynska gets Second Prize for Best Film Poster at Imagineindia 2025
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.
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Leena Alam, Jury for Best Actress at Imagineindia.
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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Zara Si Dhoop (Aayushi Agarwal) UK
Zara Si Dhoop
Aayushi Agarwal
UK. 2024. 16 min
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.
Weya Marie nominated for Best Music at Imagineindia 2025
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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