The Golden Jury Film Academy (Golden Jury) is an international film festival based in Mumbai, India, created to provide a platform for filmmakers from around the world to showcase their creative work. Submissions are evaluated by a prestigious jury, including producers, actors, cinematographers, filmmakers, independent scriptwriters, and alumni from renowned institutions such as FTII, NSD, and the New York Film Academy.

To support filmmakers of all levels, we have kept the entry fee affordable, encouraging participation from diverse genres and talents.

Headquartered in Bollywood, Mumbai, Golden Jury is supported by an international judging panel and global partners. Each year, we host the Golden Jury Festival Event, where the best films from the finalists are screened in a theatrical setting, celebrating cinematic excellence on an international stage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Jury_Film_Festival

Awards & Prizes

You are welcome to submit your current project(s) in multiple categories classified as "Films" based on duration (qualifies to compete for film and crew awards), "Actors" (qualifies to compete for cast/performer awards), and "Screenplay/Script" (qualifies to compete for screenplay/script awards).

Golden Jury has discontinued Cash Reward effective from the festival due since 2021 due to covid Specific conditions but shall honor our filmmaker with a trophy, Momento, Certificate, Laurell, and Fees waiver code for the upcoming film festivals continuously for 5 years. We post winner details on our website and normally this is updated on the Wikipedia page of the Golden Jury by the contributors.

In case the page of your film, film director, writer, actor, or any crew members is available on Wikipedia, please submit the Wikipedia page link so that information can be submitted accordingly to the media house.

Winners of Golden Jury International Film Festival, 2024

Best Feature Film: Iron Girls
(Director: Rajen Das)

Best Actor: Mukesh Bhat
(Film: Peepal)

Best Actor: Chaitanya Purii
(Film: Aashraya)

Best Short Film Director: Sweta Kumar Dash
(Film: National Flag)

Best Short Film (On Social Issue): Muniya Ki Duniya
Best Actor: Ashish Shukla
(Film: 2nd Innings)

Best Music Video: Zindegi Hai
(Director: Jyoti Singh)

Best Short Film: Fb_18
(Director: Prashant Singh)

Best Writer (Short Film): Meigha B
(Film: Mrityubhoj)

Best Short Film (Jury Mention): Hunar
(Directed By: Sujoy Joy Mukharjee)

Best Actor: Rohit Roy
(Film: Hunar)

Best Actor Female
Madhurima Tuli
(Film: Hunar)

Best Short Film
Good Morning General: (Director: Pulkit Garg)

Best Actor(Jury Mention): Vikram kochar
(Film: Zipcode 47)

Best script: The Soho Oracle
Written By: James Wallace

Best Short Film (Critics Choice): Velipādu: The Revelation
(Directed By: Jijo Jessy Kuriakose)

Best Back Ground Score: : Zwei zu Eins, Princess Emmy, Totem
(Film: ELLI AND HER MONSTER TEAM)

Best Animation Film: Rasmalai
(Directed By: Debopom Chakraborty)

Winners of Golden Jury International Film Festival, 2023

Categories in Feature:

Best Feature Film: Samanantar (Directed by: Niraj Kumar Mishra)
Best Feature Film(Jury Mention): Dewa (Directed by: Rabi Sankar Rath)
Best Feature Film(Jury Mention): Pratikshya (Directed by: Anupam Patanaik)
Best Feature Film(Jury Mention): Kripya Dhyaan dein (Directed by: Neeraj Bhasin)
Best Director: Yashpal Sharma (Film: Dada Lakhmi)
Best Debut Director: Mir Sarwar (Film: Bed No. 17)
Best Actor (Male): Brijendra Kala (Film: Kripya Dhyaan Dein)
Best Actor (Male): Rishi Bhutani (Film: Bed no. 17)
Best Actor (Female): Tejaswini Kolhapure (Zindagi Kashmakash)
Best Actor (Female): Deepika Singh (Film: Titu Ambani)
Best LGBT Film: RSVP (Please Respond) Directed by: Ismet Kurtulus, Kaan Arici

Categories in Short:

Best Short Film: Ghost Walk (Directed by: Ananth Narayan Mahadevan)
Best Story: To the lighthouse (Directed by: Bai Han)
Best Actor (Male): Atul Shrivastav (Film: Kala Jamun)
Best Actor (Male): Piyush Mishra (Film: Rare)
Best Actor (Female): Malishka Mendonsa (Film: Parde Mein Rehne Do)
Best Director: Swanand Santram Wagh (Film: Kav Kav)
Best Cinematography: Sarfraz Ali Hasan Khan (Film: Pind Daan)
Best Film on Social Issue: Mirha 96 (Mohmmad Saeed R Shaikh)
Best Animated Film: Off-Camera (Directed by: Vishal TM)
Best LGBT Film: Bi The Way (Director: Prerna Saraff Chauhan)
Best Student Short Film: GHUNGHAT (Directed by: Neel Phadnis)
Best Student Short Film: Novem (Directed: Srusti Mangaraj)
Best Mobile Short Film: Abinavin Appa (Director: Shankalai)

Categories in Documentary:

Best Documentary Film (Jury Mention): Ancient Secrets and Modern Science (Directed by: Abshar Ahmad)
Best Documentary Film: The Victims of Sundarbans (Directed by: Dilip Ghosh)

Categories in Music:

Best Music Composer : Naman Anand, Ashutosh Bharadwaj (Mere Shiva)

Winners of Golden Jury International Film Festival, 2022

Categories in Feature:
Best Feature Film: #VIRAL WORLD (Directed by: BRIJESH TANGI)
Best Director: Pawan Kumar Sharma (Vanrakshak)
Best Debut Director: Raakesh Rawat (Midnight Delhi)
Best Actor (Male): Mukesh Bhatt (Midnight Delhi)
Best Actor (Female): Shikha Chauhan (Nimmo Lucknow Wali)
Best Music: Yug Bhusal, Arjun Tondon (Nimmo Lucknow Wali)

Categories in Short:
Best Short Film: DOBYA (Directed by: Ashutosh Jare)
Best Story: Rashmi Somvanshi(Nazariya- The Perspective)
Best Actor (Male): Karan Wahi (Sambhram - Never Odd or Even)
Best Actor (Male): Vikram Kochhar (Dammy)
Best Actor (Female): Barkha Bisht Sengupta (Zibah)
Best Director: Ashwwin Kaushal (Meet Mr. Chang)
Best Debut Director: Kriti Nagar (Behrupiya)
Best Cinematography: Faraz Alam (Between the lines)
Special Jury Mention: Unfaithful (Directed by: NIRAV BRAHMBHATT)
Best Film on Social Issue: Zibah (Directed by: Arunjit Borah)
Best Animated Film: Bright Future (Directed by: Darko Antic)
Best LGBT Film: T (Directed by: Jitesh Kumar Parida)
Best Student Short Film: Shamsaan (Directed by: Ankit Baghel)
Best Foreign Film: Purple Case (Directed by: David Sarian, Kostya Yezagelian)

Categories in Documentary:
Best Documentary Film: Neither a girl Nor a woman (Directed by: Anjali Patil)

Categories in Music:
Best Music Video: Rangrejiya (Drishyam Play) (Director: Rahul Mallik, Producer: Vaniki Tyagi)

Winners of Golden Jury International Film Festival, 2021

Categories in Feature:
Best Feature Film: The Incomplete Tale of Satyaprakash Paramkovid (Directed by: Saurabh Shukla)
Best Story: Tabernacle 101 Premium (Directed by: Colm O'Murchu)
Best Director: Faraz Haider (Mere Desh Ki Dharti)
Best Actor (Male): Divyenndu Sharma (Mere Desh Ki Dharti)
Best Actor (Female): Sonia Malhar (Neeravam- Silence)
Best Film on Social Issue: Crushed Wings (Directed by: Lalit Bhusal)

Categories in Short:
Best Short Film: Chippipaarai (Directed by: Praveen Giri)
Best Story: The Bait (Directed by: Gaurav Khati)
Best Actor (Female): Sae Barve (Kali Pili)
Best Actor (Male): M. K. Raina (Exchange Offer)
Best Director: Rak Avatar, Sanjeev Verma (Dvaita)
Best Cinematography: Ramani Ranjan Das (Gajra)
Best Editing: ENIGMA - The Fallen Angel (Ajinkya Kale, Abhay Thakur, Niraj Valsangkar)
Special Jury Mention: The Breakfast (Directed by: Varunagini)
Best Film on Social Issue: अब-NORMAL (Directed by: Samrat Parmar)
Best Animated Film: Another's View of the Universe (Directed by: Ebba Jahn)
Best LGBT Film: PATT…The Sound (Directed by: Manish Uppal)

Categories Mobile Film Making:
Best Film: Ye Shaam Mastaani - This Enchanting Evening (Directed by: Sangeeta Agrawal )
Best Music Video: I bow to thee O Mother (Directed by: Aashish Rego)

Categories in Documentary:
Best Documentary Film: The Iron Lady of Kashmir (Directed by: Suresh K Goswami)
Best Documentary on raising Issue: Before I Die (Directed by: Nakul Dev)
Best Director: The Beast of Our Time: Climate Change & Grizzly Bears (Directed by: Maaike Middleton)
Special Jury Mention: One Day with Doctor Sergio (Directed by: Roxanne (Oxana) Phoenix (Kriss))
Special Jury Mention: Bamboo Ballads (Directed by: Sajeed Naduthody)

Categories in Script/screenplay :
Best script: END OF DAYS - SHORT (Written by: Danny Alex)

Categories in Photography :
Best Photography: If I was a Hummingbird (Cynthia Bergen)

Winners of Golden Jury International Film Festival, 2020

Categories in Feature:
Best Feature Film: Cold Calm
Best Story: Neon Sea
Best Director: A Spoonful Of Stardust
Best Actor (Female): Rinkal Kachhap (Dhumkkudiya)
Best Actor (Male): Paul Noonan (First Signal)
Best Film on Social Issue: Bridge

Categories in Short:
Best Short Film : Hitlerin kadaisi ninaivugal (Hitler's last memories)
Best Story: Kukli
Best Actor (Female): Jeaux Bartley (The Quite shore)
Best Actor (Female): Pallavi Joshi (Painful Pride)
Best Actor (Male): Dev Fauzdar (Raani)
Best Director: Rebel
Best Background Score: A New Leash On Life
Best Cinematography: Luke Fletcher (Hubert)
Best Animated Film: The Open Window
Best Film on Social Issue: The Breakfast School
Best Film on Social Issue: This is My Country
Special Jury Mention: Qaadir

Categories in Documentary:
Best Documentary Film: The Boro.
Best in raising Issue: Kook
Best Director: Rochak Sahu (A Bohemian Musician)
Special Jury Mention: Diagnosing Healthcare

Categories in Script/screenplay :
Best script: An Incident In A Small Town

Categories in Photography :
Best Photography: The Note

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  • Liju Mathew

    Great festival experience! Honoured to be selected my film KALAM STANDARD 5B Thank you...

    March 2025
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  • Jijo Kuriakose

    Thanks to the festival organisers, for accomplishing the festival. I feel, truly, honoured, that my film has won the Critics Choice award for the best Short Film. The festival jury not only ensured to communicate constructive feedback but also valued the effort of me, as a queer film maker , in terms of proper communication regarding the program and results.

    I wish the entire team behind the Golden Jury Festival good luck.
    Thanks

    January 2025
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  • Lungile Ndlovu

    The communication from the festival was really bad. I received an email stating that my film was selected for official screening. I sent through everything that was required and received no response. I followed up asking if they had everything met their standard, and still no response.
    When I received the screening schedule, my film was not included. I reached out again to inquire why that was, and to no one's surprise there was no response once again. I'm highly disappointed with level of professionalism, especially because this wasn't a cheap festival for me to enter as a student.

    January 2025
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  • Sonia Suvélor

    Thank you for the inviation and kind gesture, we 've received a cetificate and it was very thoughtful.

    December 2024
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  • The Found Soul Picture

    R/Person,

    It was an honor of submitting our film "Aashraya" to the prestigious film festival and Real shoutout to the jury members and the organisers of the festival mr. Subranshu ji , Kiritika ji and the founder Mr. Pragyesh ji who has been amazing to execute this Film festival.
    Thank you Golden Jury Film Festival for awarding Our film with best Actor award and providing a noticeble Premiere experiance to our film "AASHRAYA".

    Hope to see you next time in future again with more entourages.

    Regards

    Chaitanyaa Purii
    Producer THE FOUND SOUL PICTURE

    December 2024
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