Student Films: Competitive Section
RESULTS from Kos Minar 2026
The following student films won in the 7 categories
1. Best Film: The Last Photo – Dir. Shreyas Mandhare, Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
2. Best Films (Runner Up):
a. Aqidat (Reverence of the Beloved), Dir. Geetanjali Sahu, Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
b. Kesi Bauranee (Such Madwomen!), Dir. Payal Chauhan, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
3. Jury Special Mention: Ek Chauthai Zindagi, Dir. Shubham Sumit, Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
4. Jury Mention: Sapne Kiske, Dir. Dhruv Porwal, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication, O.P. Jindal Global University
5. Best Cinematography: Rhithujith M.V, A Fish on the Shore, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
6. Best Editing: Atharva Saroj Karvekar, Ek Chauthai Zindagi ( …At the Margins)
7. Best Sound Design, Recording and Mixing: Piyush Jambhulkar, Ek Chauthai Zindagi (…At the Margins) Film and Television Institute of India.
Student films were screened on all three days.
The following student films were shortlisted for screening during the festival out of 27 submissions we received this year:
The First is Farce, MIT-ADT University
A Fish On The Shore, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
Gutli Man, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
Daai Ghar Ka Chinha (Traces of the Motherland), National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Noises from the Basement, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Choti Baatein (Little Things), National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Kesi Bauranee (Such Madwomen), National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Na Kanda Bedara Vesha (The Bedara Vesha I saw), National Institute of Design
A Road to Jagdishpur, O.P. Jindal Global University
Whispers around a womb, Film and Television Institute of India
Aqidat (Reverence of the Beloved), Film and Television Institute of India
At the Margins, Ek Chauthai Zindagi, Film and Television Institute of India
The Last Photo, Film and Television Institute of India
Metal Under the Skin, Film and Television Institute of India
Under The Jackfruit Tree, Film and Television Institute of India
Sapne Kiske (Dreams for Whom), O.P. Jindal Global University