Niyamgiri You Are Still Alive directed by Suma Josson, and Kaippad directed by Babu Kambrath were on 30 November 2010 declared winners of the Vasudha Award. Vasudha Award which is India’s only government award for an environmental film was instituted by the Short Film Centre (SFC) at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2010. The award carries a prize money of Rs 3 lakh.
At the IFFI, in the international section of short films Extinction-II directed by Fernando Uson Fornies of Spain won The Golden Lamp Tree Award that carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh.
The Silver Lamp Tree Award with prize money of Rs. 1 lakh was given to Kusum, a film directed by Shumona Banerjee.
Special Jury Mention Award with a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh was awarded to Charulata- A Sequel of the Life Untold, directed by Sangeeta Padmanabhan and Certificate of Appreciation from the Jury went to Incurable India directed by Umesh Aggarwal.
The 41st IFFI was organised in Goa in from 22 November to 2 December 2010.
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