Category: Awards

Dear Friends, Short Film Mantra organised 10th International Short Film Festival 2021 on 21st November 2021. This year we also announced Shri Pankaj Kapadia Inspiration Award 2021 in the name of Shri Pankaj Kapadia who is a well-known philanthropist and legendary man in the city of Surat. This award honoured achievers from different fields like art, films, literature and social work. The programme was a grand success. We humbly extend our sincere gratitude to the wonderful people who graced the occasion on Sunday, 21st November 2021, at Kapadia Hotel and club, Surat. The function was made special by the august presence of chief guest Padmashri Yazdi karanjia the famous theatre artist and legendary man from Surat. He was recently awarded with Padmashri by the government of India. Abhishek Galshar’s international award winning short film namely The lock down 2020 and award winner Shri Aabid Surati’s interview with Amitabh Bachhan was also screened during the award function. This wonderful event was conducted by Mrs. Kalpana Desai. On the stage event was managed by Shri Omprakash Prajapati and other short film mantra team members like Harshad Pandya, Dilip Kakadiya and Ghanshyam karad. Following people were honored with Shri Pankaj Kapadia Inspiration Award 2021
Shri Aabid Surati (Writer, Painter & Cartoonist)

The prestigious Maharana Mewar Award. The ceremony was awesome. No wonder, art and literature, sport and education is flourishing in Udaipur (14thMarch 2018).