TECHNICAL AWARDS FOR iifa 2013 ANNOUNCED
Barfi! leads with a whopping 9 awards
The International Indian Film Academy (iifa) has announced winners of the ‘Technical Awards’ categories for this year’s IIFA Awards. The 14th VIDEOCON DDB iifa Weekend will be held at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, the Official Host Destination Partner from the 4th to the 6th July.
Of the 14 Awards, Anurag Basu’s Barfi! has garnered the highest number of awards in the technical category, a grand total of 9, bagging the award for Best Cinematography (Ravi Varman I.S.C.), Best Screenplay (Anurag Basu &Tani Basu), Best Production Design (Rajat Poddar), Best Sound Design (Shajith Koyeri), Best Song Recording (Eric Pillai -Future Sound Of Bombay) for Ala Barfi, Best Sound Mixing (Debajit Changmai), Best Background Score (Pritam), Best Costume Designing (Aki Narula and Shefalina) and Best Make-Up (Uday Serali).
Following that Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur – 1 won two awards, one for Best Action (Shyam Kaushal) and the other for Best Dialogue (Zeishan Quadri, Akhilesh, Sachin Ladia & Anurag Kashyap) is shared with Juhi Chaturvedi for Vicky Donor.
The award for Best Editing went to the Vidya Balan starrer, Kahaani (Namrata Rao) and Best Choreography was won by Ganesh Acharya for the film, Agneepath for the song, Chikni Chameli.
Salman Khan starrer, Ek Tha Tiger bagged the award for Best Special Effects (Pankaj Khanopur, Sherry Bharda & Vishal Anand – Tata Elxsi)
The winners will receive their trophies at the VIDEOCON DDB iifa Weekend.
| Category |
Winner |
Film |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman I.S.C | Barfi! |
| Screenplay | Anurag Basu &Tani Basu | Barfi! |
| Dialogue | Zeishan Quadri, Akhilesh, Sachin Ladia & Anurag Kashyap | Gangs of Wasseypur 1 |
| Juhi Chaturvedi | Vicky Donor | |
| Editing | Namrata Rao | Kahaani |
| Production Design | Rajat Poddar | Barfi! |
| Choreography | Ganesh Acharya – Chikni Chameli | Agneepath |
| Action | Sham Kaushal | Gangs of Wasseypur – 1 |
| Sound Design | Shajith Koyeri | Barfi! |
| Song Recording | Eric Pillai (Future Sound Of Bombay) – Ala Barfi | Barfi! |
| Sound Mixing | Debajit Changmai (Future Works Sound City) | Barfi! |
| Background Score | Pritam | Barfi! |
| Special Effects (Visuals) | Pankaj Khanopur, Sherry Bharda & Vishal Anand – Tata Elxsi | Ek Tha Tiger |
| Costume Designing | Aki Narula & Shefalina | Barfi! |
| Make-Up | Uday Serali | Barfi! |
About iifa (International Indian Film Academy)
Conceptualized and produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and supported by the key members of the Indian film fraternity, IIFA is the most appreciated South Asian film academy. Also, the IIFA Awards is India’s biggest media event. With a viewership of almost 600 million, it is among the world’s most-watched annual entertainment events. From a one night celebration in 2000 at the Millennium Dome, London, the last thirteen years have seen the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) movement grow into a cine-packed weekend of film-festivals, workshops, exhibitions, film-showcases, global business forums and sporting events, all of which climax into the highlight of the Weekend, the IIFA Awards.
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