Literature, Illusion, Film, Frame, Television and Theatre India known as LIFFT INDIA® is owned by Riju Bajaj. LIFFT INDIA FILMOTSAV-World Cine Fest, Lonavla and LIFFT INDIA AWARDS popularly known as Lifft India Filmotsav {not for profit} established in 2017 by its Founder Mr. Riju Bajaj and Co-Founder Dr.Anamika Sharma under the aegis of "M/s Riju Bajaj Media & Entertainment" RBME® to promote and bring best of the films, television and new media content by independent, student and professional film makers from across the globe to be showcased in Lonavla and around the world.
In a span of less than 3 years, Lifft India Filmotsav-World Cine Fest held a Movie Marathon which showcased back to back more than 250 films amounting to 150 hours of world cinema, 20 hours of live events in just five days and handed out over 50 awards categories 2019.
LIFFT INDIA® is a Global Touring festival of literature, illusion, information, film, frame, television and theatre awards to be originating from and held annually in Lonavla, a tourist destination of India near Mumbai & Pune.
Lifft India Filmotsav also hosts Q&A, Conversation Session and Master Class Session with participant and eminent film makers and actors to help in growing the knowledge of film making amongst the new and budding film enthusiasts. Lifft India extensively explores marketing possibilities to help independent, student and professional film makers to market their films and future projects.
Lifft India is amongst the very few festivals in the world which has integrated the mix of all the possible genre, mode, style, format of film making meant for theatrical release, television, VOD service, Online Player etc. under one roof to boost the exchange of ideas and possibilities between the various film makers who attend the festival.
The FIRST EDITION of Lifft India Filmotsav-World Cine Fest that opened on 1st sept 2017 at Fariyas Resort, Lonavla was dedicated in memory of Late Mr. Om Puri. Lifft India Filmotsav 2017 allowed entry to children to view films for only the children’s film category. All other film categories were screened for only adults {18+ age group}. This made Lifft India the only film festival that encourages children to participate in an international film festival along with professional film makers in a competition category. The attempt here is to create a platform for young and new budding film makers and actors. The cine fest concluded with Lifft India Awards 2017 on the 5th sept 2017. About 87 films from over 20 countries were screened at the first edition of Lifft India Filmotsav which was attended by Govind Nihalani, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajit Kapoor, Vipin Sharma, Pia Benegal, Mangesh Joshi, Chitranjan Giri, Meeta Vashishth, Leslie Lewis, Vidya Shah, Kunicka Sadanand, Shekhar Sen, Tripurari Sharma, Danish Hussain, Vani Tripathy Tikoo, Leena Yadav, Omkar Kapoor and Avinash das to name a few.
Many Lifft India Awards are named in memory of some legendary film personalities of their times such as Ismail Merchant Award for best producer, Khemchand Prakash Award for best music, V.K.Murthy Award for best cinematography, Sameer Chanda Award for best production design, Renu Saluja Award for best editing and Om Puri Award in conjunction with Om Puri Founadation for best actor.
Lifft India also has a Film Club and traveling/ Sattellite film festival known as Lifft India Kaarvaan to achieve the best outreach and promotions for the films that are part of Lifft India. It will benefit filmmakers with enhanced exposure to diverse audience. The officially selected films will be screened at professionally equipped banquet halls at the luxury hotel to provide and achieve best world class experience. Lifft India Filmotsav-World Cine Fest, Lonavla is a travelling boutique film festival that will be hosted in commercial theatres and Luxury Hotels only.
Lifft India also strives to promote theatre and stage actors, painters, still photographers, authors, script writers, singers, and dancers. The international theatre festival known as LIFFT INDIA NATYOTSAV integrated with the FILMOTSAV {film festival}. SAHITYOTSAV & CHITROTSAV will also be organised in due course of time.
Lifft India promotes the concept of Green Film Festival by adopting to be fully digital, paperless, zero waste, recycling and all other possible means of being eco friendly to achieve Green Film Festival status.
In July 2018, Lifft India Filmotsav presented a short feature 'The Re-Bell' starring Vivaan Shah, Shruti Bhardawaj and Jenifer John. The film marked establishment of Lifft India Repertory to continue presenting new films and series etc. to be produced under RBME. Fallen In Love is the first film presented by Lifft India Repertory.
Lifft India is proud to be associated with Vista India {Netflix preferred VOD aggregator} to help film makers market their films on digital platform. Mango Dreams is the first feature film to have been premiered in March 2018 by Netflix due to this association.
Lifft India also plans to uplift the art & cultural activities by incorporating them as part of the festival and by also establishing training institutes that will impart knowledge of over all global arts & culture along with training in film, media folk forms and theatre.
GREEN FILM FESTIVAL :-
MISSION
Being a Green Festival, Lifft India uses the strength and outreach of films to bring public into global awareness about importance of ‘Zero Waste’ and ‘Go Green’ concepts to restore and retain the environment from being destroyed. Lifft India is amongst the first film festival to introduce the concept, category and culture of Green Film/Environment Film in the Indian film festival circuit which includes films on nature, natural resources, environment and wild life.
Being a major tourist destination, Lonavla requires to be protected from letting its environment and forest life from being hampered and save its green belt and water bodies. Film, Art and discussions with relevant and compelling action steps provide a catalyst to inspire all to change attitudes and habits.
International filmmakers are given the much needed opportunity to screen their new works in Lonavla and other parts of the world to increase awareness about their view points and films to encourage young people to participate by creating content and events to inspire the next generation of filmmakers., environmental leaders and green advocates.
GOALS
Spread awareness about the menace of Dengue and Malaria along with other airborne disease that result from poor waste management and lack of basic cleanliness in the parts of Lonavla town that needs immediate attention
We keep our use of paper materials to a bare minimum and that too by using recycled paper and no glue or staples. Materials such as guest passes, signage, banners and décor are reusable from one year to the next.
We encourage sponsors & supporters to spread their messages through our electronic materials and on-screen at the events to reduce the need for paper promotional materials eliminating the need for paper handouts.
Lifft India supports filmmakers to increase the impact of their stories. Lifft India provides a participatory space for this network of documentary film professionals to thrive.
On Annual basis, Lifft India shall honor films and filmmakers for their Green Films, which gives winners additional industry recognition for their work.
LIFFT INDIA promises to put best efforts & arrangements to screen the selected films in best and professionally equipped and of commercial quality Banquet Halls at the venue.
Lifft India Filmotsav is a travelling boutique film festival that will be hosted in Luxury Hotels only.
LIFFT INDIA FILMOTSAV also provides a platform to young and experienced painters, still photographers to put up their works on exhibition in our gallery during the festival dates.
Authors can also send their books and screenplays to be considered for book launches and reading of extracts from their works by our guest artistes.
Stage actors ignite the stage with their performance of short solo plays.
Dancers and Singers perform during the opening and closing ceremony on Voluntary basis.
LIFFT INDIA FILMOTSAV in a unique festival of cultural carnival iced with a film festival where films are awarded on merit by the specially appointed Lifft India Jury.
The SECOND EDITION of Lifft India Filmotsav was held at Fariyas Resort, Lonavla from 6th December to 10 december 2018. Over 120 films from over 30 countries were screened at the second edition of Lifft India Filmotsav-World Cine Fest. The films were carefully selected and judged by the panelists such as Ram Gopal Bajaj, Dolly Thakore, Pia Benegal, Gyan Sahay, Atul Tiwary, Shefali Bhushan, Parag Chhapekar, Suhail Tatari and Riju Bajaj. The honoray advisory board includes eminent film and theatre personalities like Leena Yadav, Aseem Bajaj, Anand Vardhan, Jayant Deshmukh, Feroz Zahid Khan, Sidhharth Anand Kumar and Chokkas Bhardwaj. The Lifft India Awards were declared on 10th Dec 2018. The complete list of winners is available on www.lifftindia.com
The film submission/entry for the THIRD EDITION of Lifft India Filmotsav-World Cine Fest opened on 1st january 2019 and the festival was held from 12th Dec to 16th Dec 2019 at Fariyas Resort, Lonavla. Over 250 films from over 45 countries were screened at the third edition of Lifft India Filmotsav-World Cine Fest. The Lifft India Awards 2019 were declared on 16th Dec 2019.
The THIRD EDITION of the festival in 2019 was attended by Ravi Rai, Abhiram Bhadkamkar, Deepak Dobriyal, Meeta Vashishth, Vikas Sharma, Sushmita Mukherjee, Rituparno Biswas, Taranjit Kaur, Inaamul Haq, Rajesh Touchriver, Manoj Mishra, Meganti Venu Benerjee, Vinod Mankara, Omkar Kapoor, Jayant Gadekar, Sandeep Sawant, Luke Keny, Danish Husain, Vidya Shah, Bahzad Khoviesi, Ghorban Najafi and Solmaz Etimad and many more.
The complete list of winners is available on our facebook page and www.lifftindia.com
Due to COVID-19 PANDEMIC, the FOURTH EDITION of the festival was held as an 'ONLINE' Festival without live event and without live/virtual public screenings in the year 2020 making it a very special event held during the pandemic period. The film submission/entry for the 4th Edition of Lifft India Filmotsav-World Cine Fest opened on 1st July 2020 and the Lifft India Awards 2020 for over 100 categories were declared 'ONLINE' on 25th & 26th Dec 2020.
The FOURTH EDITION also saw declaration of introduction of full fledged Music Awards and Web Awards along with introduction of awards for multiple categories for Student Film awards by Lifft India for the first time.
Lifft India Filmotsav-World Cine Fest 2020 conducted over 60 online Q&A sessions with filmmakers and artistes from around the world on its youtube channel. This makes Lifft India the only fest from India to have achieved such a feat during Pandemic period. Very important online conversation sessions with film distributors from Vista India and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Pvt Ltd. was also held to help independent filmmakers understand the distribution system for marketing their films.
There were over 425 official Selections of films which were further shortlisted to over 150 films to be nominated for LIFFT INDIA AWARDS 2020. Finally there were 105 Awards declared in various categories. Lifft India Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 was conferred to Mr. Raman Kumar for his overall contribution to film and television industry of India. The declaration of awards was held exclusively on Lifft India YouTube Channel. The complete list of Winners for 2020 is available on Lifft India website www.lifftindia.com, facebook page and the youtube channel. For the FOURTH EDITION held in Dec 2020, there is only a specially designed Digital certificate to be shared with all the winners by email.
As part of the book reading session under Literature category, Ms Noor Baig read the excerpts from her latest book of short stories titled A QUAINT ESSENCE.
Lifft India website also hosted the first Digital exhibition of paintings by the artistes from around the world. The paintings are up for sale and ardent art lovers can contact Lifft India for purchase of such paintings.
The FIFTH EDITION also saw declaration of introduction of full fledged Music Awards and Web Awards along with introduction of awards for multiple categories for Student Film awards by Lifft India.
The Entry Call for SIXTH EDITION (online) to open on 1st OCTOBER 2022.
1. LIFFT INDIA LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FEATURE FILM AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
2. LIFFT INDIA JURY AWARD FOR FEATURE FILM
3. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
4. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST POPULAR FILM
5. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCER - ISMAIL MERCHANT AWARD
6. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
7. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
8. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR - OM PURI AWARD
9. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
10. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
11. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
12. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR
13. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTORESS
14. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
15. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY {filmed}
16. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY SCRIPT - FEATURE FILM {written & unfilmed}
17. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY SCRIPT - SHORT FILM {written & unfilmed}
18. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR – KHEMCHAND PRAKASH AWARD
19. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER - V.K. MURTHY AWARD
20. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST EDITOR - RENU SALUJA AWARD
21. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ART DIRECTOR -SAMIR CHANDA AWARD
22. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGNER - MANGESH DESAI AWARD
23. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
24. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS-VFX
GENRE AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
25. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION FILM
26. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
27. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCI-FI FILM
28. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST WEB FILM
29. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST BIOPIC FILM
30. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CINE PLAY
31. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST LGBTQ+ FILM
SHORT FILM AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
32. LIFFT INDIA JURY AWARD FOR SHORT FILM
33. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM - INDIAN
34. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM - INTERNATIONAL/FORIEGN
35. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
36. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
37. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
38. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
39. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
40. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
41. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
42. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
43. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST EDITOR
44. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER
45. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGNER
46. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
47. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS-VFX
48. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
49. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SMARTPHONE FILM
50. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST FILM ON FASHION
51. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST PROMO FILM
52. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST FILM TRAILER
53. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST AD FILM
NON FICTION AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
54. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
55. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST WILD LIFE FILM
56. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST GREEN FILM
STUDENT FILM AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
57. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT FILM
58. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
59. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST EDITOR
60. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGNER
61. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCRIPT
WEB SERIES AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
62. LIFFT INDIA JURY AWARD FOR WEB SERIES
63. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST WEB SERIES
64. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
65. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
66. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
67. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
68. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
69. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
70. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
71. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
72. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
73. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST EDITOR
74. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER
75. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGNER
76. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
77. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS-VFX
78. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST TELE SERIAL
79. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST TELE FILM
80. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST TV REALITY SHOW
81. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST NEWS CHANNEL
MUSIC AWARDS CATEGORIES
82. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC VIDEO FILM
83. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST CONCEPT MUSIC VIDEO FILM
84. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION MUSIC VIDEO FILM
85. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO FILM
86. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST SONG
87. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC COMPOSER
88. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST LYRICS
89. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST MALE SINGER
90. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE SINGER
91. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
92. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
93. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
94. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
95. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
96. LIFFT INDIA MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
RADIO AWARDS CATEGORIES:-
97. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST RADIO SHOW
98. LIFFT INDIA AWARD FOR BEST RADIO JOCKEY
HONOURS CATEGORIES
99. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR LITERATURE
100. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR FILM JOURNALISM
101. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR FINE ARTS
102. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
103. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR PERFORMING ARTS {Dance & Music}
104. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR THEATRE
105. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR BEST ACTOR IN THEATRE
106. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR BEST ACTORESS IN THEATRE
107. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR EMERGING ARTISTE OF THE YEAR FOR FINE ARTS
108. LIFFT INDIA HONOUR FOR EMERGING ARTISTE OF THE YEAR FOR STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
*Note: There is no cash prize.
**Special prize: Lifft India will help participants of Officially selected films and Lifft India Awardees to pitch their projects to Film and Tv studios around the world.