7th Rajasthan International Film Festival was held from 20th March to 24th March, 2021 in hybrid format. RIFF Opening Ceremony was held at Miraj Cinemas, Jaipur, on 20th March 2021, & Closing Ceremony & Award Night was held at Jodhpur, on 24 March 2021.
Theme:
The theme of Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) 2021 was ‘Music in Cinema’.
7th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) 2021 Important Awards winners list:
Special Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution in Music in Rajasthan: Dilip Sen
Pride of Rajasthan Award: Om Chhangani
Honorary Award for Excellence for Contribution in international Cinema: Pierre Filmon, Film Maker (France)
Hasrat Jaipuri Award for Contribution in Bollywood: Pradeep (TUTU) Sharma
Om Puri Award- for Common Man in Cinema: Yashpal Sharma
Best Author of Book in 2020: Actor & Director Ananth Mahadevan for “Once Upon a Prime Time”
Oldest and First Hindi Bollywood Magazine: Mayapuri
Feature Films (National/Regional):
Best Regional Feature Film: BALCONIT BHOGAWAN (God on the Balcony)
Best Director for Regional Feature Film: Pandurang Krishna Jadhav
Best Debut Director for Regional Feature Film: Avinash Kolte
Feature Films (International):
Best International Feature Film: Manny Best Director for International Feature Film: Pierre Filmon
Short Films (National):
Best Short Film: Kokh- Ek Khamoshi
Best Director & Script Writer for Short Film: Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Best Debut Director for Short Film: Abhay Thakur
Best Story for Short Film: BAS AB OR NAHI ?
Best Actress in Short Film: Swati Aru Vyas
Best Short Film for Social Cause: Roshni
Short Films (Regional):
Best Global SocialAwareness Film: MADI
Best Director for Short Regional Film: Sudheer Attavar
Short Films (Rajasthani):
Best Short Rajasthani Film: CILANTRO’S PICNIC
Short Films (Student):
Best Short Film (Student Category): Dark Diary:The Story of Uncommon Girl