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{{Short description|Annual film festival in India}}
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{{Infobox recurring event
|name = Golden Jury Film Festival
|logo =
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|status = Active
|genre = [[Film festival]]
|frequency = Annually
|venue =
|location = [[Mumbai]], India
| founded = 2019
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|country = India
|years_active = 2019–present
|first =
|founder_name = Pragyesh Singh
|last = 2023
|prev =
|next = 2024
|participants = [[Amrit Gangar]], [[Inaamulhaq]], [[Bidita Bag]], [[Vikas Khanna]], [[Karthik Krishnan]], [[Sagar Sarhadi]], [[Bikramjeet Kanwarpal|Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal]], [[Rahul Bose]], [[Anjali Patil]], [[Sunil Pal]], [[Sandeep Nath]], [[Shishir Sharma]], [[Vinay Pathak]], [[Sharib Hashmi]], [[Nitin Kakkar]], [[Divyenndu]], [[Saurabh Shukla]], [[Pavan Malhotra]], [[Gauahar Khan]], [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]], [[Manoj Bakshi]], [[J. D. Chakravarthy]], [[Mukesh Bhatt]], [[Barkha Bisht]], [[Shahid Mallya]], [[Tejaswini Kolhapure]], [[Brijendra Kala]]
|activity =
|leader_title = Festival director
|leader_name = Subhransu Das
|organised = Golden Jury Film Academy
|website ={{URL|http://www.goldenjury.org/|Official website}}
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The '''Golden Jury Film Festival''' is a [[film festival]] in India, that is held annually in [[Mumbai]]. It was founded in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Golden Jury Film Festival: नसीरुद्दीन शाह और नीना गुप्ता के साथ इन स्टार्स को मिला अवॉर्ड |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/entertainment/story-golden-jury-film-festival-honours-naseeruddin-shah-neena-gupta-and-other-stars-check-winners-list-2913033.html |publisher=[[Hindustan|Hindustan (newspaper)]] |date=20 December 2019 |language=Hindi}}</ref>

== History ==
Golden Jury Film Festival was founded by Pragyesh Singh. The first edition of the Golden Jury Film Festival was held in [[Mumbai]], India in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Golden Jury Film Festival में बजा भारतीय फिल्मों का डंका, Naseeruddin Shah समेत इन सितारों को मिला सम्मान |url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/hi/news-gossip/golden-jury-film-festival-naseeruddin-shah-and-these-celebs-receive-the-award-1536531/ |publisher=BollywoodLife |date=2019-12-20 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LogoGolden Jury International Film Festival (GJIFF) |url=https://filmfreeway.com/goldenjury |publisher=[[FilmFreeway]] |accessdate=2020-06-08}}</ref>

== 2019 Festival ==
It was a two-day film festival that was held in [[Andheri]], [[Mumbai]], on 17–18 December, under the Golden Jury Film Academy's banner, whose program director was cinematographer Shubhranshu Das. The film festival had entries of 117 films, of which 15 films were screened and awards were distributed in 16 categories.<ref name="patrika">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Ritesh |title=फिल्मों को उत्सव की तरह मनाना चाहिए : प्रज्ञेश सिंह |url=https://www.patrika.com/lucknow-news/golden-jury-film-festival-organized-5538574/ |publisher=[[Rajasthan Patrika]] |date=21 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahmad |first1=Dr. Mufeed |title=लखनऊ के फ़िल्मकार प्रज्ञेश ने करवाया गोल्डन ज्यूरी फिल्म फेस्टिवल |url=https://sawiawareness.page/article/lakhanoo-ke-filmakaar-pragyesh-ne-karavaaya-goldan-jyooree-philm-phestival-/EKY9fF.html |publisher=Sawiawareness |date=21 December 2019 |language=Hindi}}</ref>

The competition winners in 2019 included ''Forbidden Tikka Masala'' (Best Film), [[Naseeruddin Shah]] (Best Actor), [[Navni Parihar]] (Best Actress), Bhoomika Meena (Best Actress), [[Neena Gupta]] (Special Jury), Neeraj Yadav (Best Director) and [[Resul Pookutty]] (Best Sound Designing).<ref name="patrika"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Golden Jury Film Festival Honours Naseeruddin Shah, Neena Gupta & Others |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/movies/golden-jury-film-festival-honours-naseeruddin-shah-neena-gupta-anjali-patil-others-1129305 |publisher=[[ABP News]] |date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

The following film and TV personalities participated in the 1st edition:<ref>{{cite news |title=पहिल्या गोल्डन ज्युरी फिल्म फेस्टिव्हल दणक्यात पार, विविध सेलिब्रिटींची उपस्थिती |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/movies/first-golden-jury-film-festival-held-in-mumbai-724200 |accessdate=8 June 2020 |date=2019-12-20 |language=Marathi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=First Edition of Golden Jury film festival with Rahul Bose and Anjali Patil |url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/news/first-edition-of-golden-jury-film-festival-with-rahul-bose-and-anjali-patil/1430001202 |accessdate=8 June 2020 |publisher=[[Hotstar]]}}</ref>
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* [[Amrit Gangar]]
* [[Inamul Haque]]
* [[Bidita Bag]]
* Vikram Kochhar
* [[Vikas Khanna]]
* Nitin Kakkar
* [[Karthik Krishnan]]
* [[Sagar Sarhadi]]
* [[Bikramjeet Kanwarpal|Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal]]
* [[Rahul Bose]]
* [[Anjali Patil]]
* [[Sunil Pal]]
* Gadadhar Puty
* Ashok Purang
* [[Sandeep Nath]].
{{div col end}}

== 2020 Festival ==
The second edition of the Golden Jury Film Festival was held in December 2020. It began on 14 December and conclude on 16 December. The Golden Jury Film Festival 2020 was launched by actor [[Vinay Pathak]] and Sharib Hashmi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vinay Pathak, Sharib Hashmi launch 2nd edition of Golden Jury Film Festival |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/dec/15/28118 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519052204/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/dec/15/28118 |url-status=live |archive-date=19 May 2021 |publisher=Cinestaan |date=15 December 2020}}</ref> The festival showcased 40 films out of 520 entries. Actor [[Rahul Bose]], Nitin Kakkar, [[Bidita Bag]], [[Inaamulhaq]], Vikram Kochhar and [[Anjali Patil]] were guests at the festival while its jury members were [[Smita Jaykar]], [[Shishir Sharma]], Ashok Purang, [[Sandeep Nath]] and Gadadhar Putty.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Garima |title=Vinay Pathak and Sharib Hashmi launch Golden Jury Film Festival 2020 |url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/bollywood-news/vinay-pathak-sharib-hashmi-launch-golden-jury-film-festival-2020/ |publisher=BollywoodBubble |date=14 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vinay Pathak, Sharib Hashmi launch 2nd edition of Golden Jury Film Festival |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/dec/15/28118 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519052204/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/dec/15/28118 |url-status=live |archive-date=19 May 2021 |publisher=Cinestaan |date=15 December 2020}}</ref>

== 2021 Festival ==
The 2021 edition of the Golden Jury Film Festival showcased a selection of 68 films from a total of 564 submissions. [[Shishir Sharma]] and [[Smita Jaykar]] contributed their expertise as jury members, alongside the National Award-winning director Gadadhar Puty and theatre personality Ashok Purang. Actor [[Divyenndu|Divyenndu Sharma]] was honored with the Best Male Actor award for his performance in the film ''[[Mere Desh Ki Dharti (film)|Mere Desh Ki Dharti]]'', while the film's director received the Best Director award in the feature film category. [[Saurabh Shukla]]'s film, ''The Incomplete Tale of Satyaprakash Paramkovid'', secured the Best Feature Film award at the festival.<ref name=filmcity>{{Cite news|title=Actor Divyenndu Sharma, Saurabh Shukla and Many Others Won Golden Jury Film Festival Award 2021 - Creative Platform for All Cinema Enthusiasts|url=https://filmcityworld.com/actor-divyenndu-sharma-saurabh-shukla-and-many-others-won-golden-jury-film-festival-award-2021-creative-platform-for-all-cinema-enthusiasts/|publisher=Film City World|author=Gupta, Aditi|date=11 June 2022}}</ref>

== 2022 Festival ==
The fourth edition of the festival was held in December 2022. It was attended by notable personalities from the film industry, including [[Pavan Malhotra]], [[Gauahar Khan]], Vikram Kochhar, [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]], [[Manoj Bakshi]], [[J. D. Chakravarthy]], [[Inaamulhaq]], Saharsh Shukla, Girish Thapar, [[Nitin Kakkar]], [[Mukesh Bhatt]], [[Barkha Bisht Sengupta|Barkha Bisht]], [[Shahid Mallya]], and Arvinder Singh.<ref>{{cite news |title=फिल्म समारोह सिनेमा के एक शैक्षिक संस्थान की तरह हैं : पवन मल्होत्रा |url=http://www.aeznewschannel.com/kkg/ |publisher=AEZ News |date=17 December 2022 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='गोल्डन ज्यूरी फिल्म फेस्टिवल' में पहुंची बॉलीवुड की कई हस्तियां, पवन मल्होत्रा शेयर की अपने दिल की बात |url=https://www.india.com/hindi-news/entertainment-hindi/bollywood-celebrities-arrived-at-the-golden-jury-film-festival-pawan-malhotra-shared-his-heart-5806732/ |publisher=[[India.com]] |date=16 December 2022 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/gauahar-khan-inaamulhaq-vikram-kochar-and-others-talk-about-golden-jury-film-festival-2549477.html|title=Gauahar Khan, Inaamulhaq, Vikram Kochar and others talk about 'Golden Jury Film Festival'|author=Zee Media Bureau|work=Zee News|date=16 December 2022}}</ref>

The jury includes Odia filmmaker Gadadhar Putty, lyricist [[Sandeep Nath]], film theorist and curator [[Amrit Gangar]], and acting coach Ashok Purang.<ref>{{cite news |title=Satya actor JD Chakravarthy praises Golden Jury Film Festival |url=https://cineblitz.in/news-gossip/satya-actor-jd-chakravarthy-praises-golden-jury-film-festival/ |publisher=[[Cine Blitz]] |date=16 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/golden-jury-film-festival-gauahar-khan-inaamulhaq-vikram-kochar-talk-about-the-film-festival-news-245362|title=Golden Jury Film Festival: Gauahar Khan, Inaamulhaq, Vikram Kochar Talk About The Film Festival|author=Prateek Sur|work=[[Outlook India]]|date=15 December 2022}}</ref>

The film awards were given in 20 different categories, which included Documentary, Short, and Feature films. Some of the winning films were ''Vanrakshak'', ''Midnight Delhi'', ''Bright Future'', ''Purple Case'', ''Neither a girl nor a Woman'', ''Behrupiya'', ''Meet Mr. Chang'', ''Dobya'', ''Sambhram - Never Odd or Even'', ''Between The Lines'', ''Nimmo Lucknow Wali'', ''Zibha'', and ''Dammy''.<ref name=winners>{{cite news |title=Actors Pawan Malhotra, Vikram Kochhar and others to grace Golden Jury Film Festival |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2022/dec/13/actors-pawan-malhotra-vikram-kochhar-and-others-to-grace-golden-jury-film-festival-46063.html |author=Dharitri Ganguly |publisher=[[The New Indian Express|Indulge Express]] |date=13 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Piyush Mishra, Barkha Bisht Sengupta, Atul Shrivastava, Shahid Maliya attend Golden Jury Film Festival |url=https://cineblitz.in/news-gossip/piyush-mishra-barkha-bisht-sengupta-atul-shrivastava-shahid-maliya-attend-golden-jury-film-festival/ |website=[[Cine Blitz]] |date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

== 2023 edition ==
The fifth edition of the Golden Jury Film Festival was held on 13 and 14 December 2023, with support from [[Uttar Pradesh Tourism]], the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. Notable figures from the film industry, such as [[Tejaswini Kolhapure]], [[Brijendra Kala]], [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]], Atul Srivastava, [[Inaamulhaq]], [[Vikram Kochhar]], [[Aditya Srivastava]], [[Rajesh Jais]], [[Shishir Sharma]], [[Piyush Mishra]], [[Smita Jaykar]], and [[Mukesh Bhatt]], among others, were in attendance.<ref name=fifth>{{cite news |title=Tejaswini Kolhapure - "I think such platforms are the reason for revelation in cinema" |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/tejaswini-kolhapure-i-think-such-platforms-are-the-reason-for-revelation-in-cinema_203398 |publisher=India Forums |date=17 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Piyush Mishra's Rare, Raghubir Yadav's Titu Ambani to screen at Golden Jury Film Festival |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-piyush-mishras-rare-raghubir-yadavs-titu-ambani-to-screen-at-golden-jury-film-festival-668797 |publisher=[[WION]] |date=12 December 2023}}</ref>

A diverse range of films was showcased during the festival, including Piyush Mishra's ''Rare'', ''[[Titu Ambani]]'' featuring [[Deepika Singh]] and [[Raghubir Yadav]], ''[[Dada Lakhmi (film)|Dada Lakhmi]]'' starring [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]], ''Kripiya Dhyan Dein'', ''Ghost Walk'', and several others.<ref name=fifth/> The closing film, ''Bed No. 17'', directed by [[Mir Sarwar]], concluded the event.<ref name=fifth/>

== 2024 edition ==
The 6th edition of the Golden Jury Film Festival was held on 17–18 December 2024 in [[Andheri West]], Mumbai. It featured a diverse selection of films from Indian and international filmmakers.<ref name="cine">{{cite news |last1=Kadam |first1=Keerti |title=The Golden Jury Film Festival features a diverse lineup of films from talented directors worldwide! |url=https://www.cinebuster.in/the-golden-jury-film-festival-features-a-diverse-lineup-of-films-from-talented-directors-worldwide/ |publisher=Cinebuster |date=December 19, 2024}}</ref>

The event opened with ''Mussoorie – 200 Years'' by Sanjay Raj, followed by the Golden Jury Festival Gala and the premiere of ''Kuch Sapney Apne'' by [[Sridhar Rangayan]], a sequel to the award-winning ''[[Evening Shadows]]''. The second day showcased films including ''What Goes Around – Karma is a Bitch'' by Ronald Kerkman, ''White Gaze'' by ETA, ''Muniya Ki Duniya'' by Alok Jain, and ''My National Flag'' by Sweta Kumar Dash. The festival concluded with ''Hunar'' by Sujoy Joy Mukherjee.<ref name="cine"/>

Special mentions included ''Iron Girls'' by Rajen Das on preserving folk arts and ''Muniya Ki Duniya'' about a migrant girl's aspirations.<ref name="cine"/><ref>{{cite news |title=गोल्डन जूरी फिल्म फेस्टिवल 2024: ग्लोबल सिनेमैटिक प्रतिभा का जश्न |url=https://www.cineshrushti.com.in/2024/12/2024_19.html |publisher=Cine Shrushti |date=December 19, 2024 |language=hi}}</ref>
== Awards ==
;2019
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film !! Category !! Recipient
|-
| ''The Wallet'' (2019)|| Best Actor Award || [[Naseeruddin Shah]]
|-
| ''The Wallet'' (2019)|| Best Actor Female Award || [[Navni Parihar]]
|-
| ''Chuhedaani'' (2018)|| Best Actor Female Award || Bhoomika Meena
|-
| ''Forbidden Tikka Masala'' (2018)|| Best Film Award || ''Forbidden Tikka Masala''
|-
| ''The Last Color'' (2019)|| Special Jury Award|| [[Neena Gupta]]
|-
| ''Sax By Julius'' || Best Sound Designing Award|| [[Resul Pookutty]]
|-
| ''Sax By Julius''|| Best Director Award || Neeraj Yadav
|}
;2020<ref name=award>{{cite web |title=Golden Jury Film Academy (Golden Jury) |url=https://filmfreeway.com/goldenjury |website=Filmfreeway.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film !! Category !! Recipient
|-
| ''Cold Calm'' (2020)|| Best Feature Film || ―
|-
| ''Neon Sea'' (2020)|| Best Story || ―
|-
| ''A Spoonful Of Stardust'' (2020)|| Best Director || ―
|-
| ''Dhumkkudiya'' (2019) || Best Actor (Female) || Rinkal Kachhap
|-
| ''First Signal''|| Best Actor (Male)|| [[Paul Noonan]]
|-
| ''Hitlerin kadaisi ninaivugal '' || Best Short Film|| ―
|-
| ''The Quite shore''|| Best Actor - Short (Female) || Jeaux Bartley
|-
| ''Painful Pride''|| Best Actor - Short (Female) || Pallavi Joshi
|-
| ''Raani''||Best Actor - Short (Male) || Dev Fauzdar
|-
| ''The Open Window''|| Best Animated Film || ―
|-
| ''The Boro'' || Best Documentary Film || ―
|-
| ''A Bohemian Musician'' || Best Director (documentary)|| Rochak Sahu
|-
| ''An Incident In A Small Town''|| Best Script || ―
|}
;2021<ref name=award/><ref name=filmcity/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film !! Category !! Recipient
|-
| ''[[Mere Desh Ki Dharti (film)|Mere Desh Ki Dharti]]'' || Best Male Actor Award || [[Divyenndu|Divyenndu Sharma]]
|-
| ''[[Mere Desh Ki Dharti (film)|Mere Desh Ki Dharti]]'' || Best Director Award (Feature Film) || Faraz Haider
|-
| ''The Incomplete Tale of Satyaprakash Paramkovid'' || Best Feature Film || [[Saurabh Shukla]]
|-
|''Chippipaarai ''|| Best Short Film|| Praveen Giri
|-
| ''The Iron Lady of Kashmir'' || Best Documentary Film|| Suresh K. Goswami
|}
; 2022<ref name=award/><ref name=winners/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film !! Category !! Recipient
|-
| ''Viral World'' || Best Feature Film || Brijesh Tangi
|-
| ''Vanrakshak'' || Best Director || Pawan Kumar Sharma
|-
| ''Midnight Delhi'' || Best Debut Director || Raakesh Rawat
|-
| ''Midnight Delhi'' || Best Actor (Male) || [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
|-
| ''Nimmo Lucknow Wali'' || Best Actor (Female) || Shikha Chauhan
|-
| ''Nimmo Lucknow Wali'' || Best Music || Arjun Tondon
|-
| ''Dobya''|| Best Short Film || Ashutosh Jare
|-
| ''Neither a Girl Nor a Woman'' || Best Documentary Film || [[Anjali Patil]]
|}
; 2023<ref name=award/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film !! Category !! Recipient
|-
| ''Samanantar'' || Best Feature Film || Niraj Kumar Mishra
|-
| ''Dada Lakhmi'' || Best Director || [[Yashpal Sharma (actor)|Yashpal Sharma]]
|-
| ''Bed No. 17'' || Best Debut Director || [[Mir Sarwar]]
|-
| ''Kripya Dhyaan Dein'' || Best Actor (Male) || [[Brijendra Kala]]
|-
| ''Bed No. 17'' || Best Actor (Male) || [[Rishi Bhutani]]
|-
| ''Zindagi Kashmakash'' || Best Actor (Female) || [[Tejaswini Kolhapure]]
|-
| ''[[Titu Ambani]]'' || Best Actor (Female) || [[Deepika Singh]]
|-
| ''Mere Shiva'' || Best Music || Naman Anand, Ashutosh Bharadwaj
|-
| ''Ghost Walk''|| Best Short Film ||Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
|-
| ''The Victims of Sundarbans'' || Best Documentary Film || Dilip Ghosh
|-
| ''Bridge'' || Best Social Film || Kripal Kalita<ref>{{cite news |title=Assamese film ‘Bridge’ wins Best Social Film Title at Golden Jury Film Festival |url=https://gyansora.com/2020/12/28/assamese-film-bridge-wins-best-social-film-title-at-golden-jury-film-festival/ |publisher=Gyansora |date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
|}
; 2024<ref>{{cite news |title=Golden Jury Film Festival 2024: The award winners you need to know |url=https://filmycharcha.com/entertainment/golden-jury-film-festival-2024-the-award-winners-you-need-to-know |publisher=Filmy Charcha |date=December 19, 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Film
! Category
! Recipient
|-
| Iron Girls
| Best Feature Film
| Rajen Das (Director)
|-
| ''Peepal'' / ''Aashraya''
| Best Actor
| Mukesh Bhat / Chaitanya Puri
|-
| ''National Flag''
| Best Short Film Director
| Sweta Kumar Dash
|-
| Second Innings
| Best Actor (Male)
| Ashish Shukla
|-
| ''Fb_18'', ''Good Morning General''
| Best Short Film
| Prashant Singh / Pulkit Garg (Directors)
|-
| ''Hunar''
| Best Short Film (Jury Mention)
| Sujoy Joy Mukharjee (Director)
|-
| ''Hunar''
| Best Actor (Male)
| [[Rohit Roy]]
|-
| ''Hunar''
| Best Actor (Female)
| [[Madhurima Tuli]]
|}
== See also ==
{{portal |Film|India}}
* [[List of film festivals]]
* [[List of film festivals in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.goldenjury.org}}
{{Film festivals}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Golden Jury Film Festival}}
[[Category:Film festivals in India]]
[[Category:Film festivals established in 2019]]
[[Category:2019 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Film industry in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Cinema of India]]
[[Category:Annual events in India]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 2019]]

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