{"id":1350,"date":"2026-03-08T13:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:08:12","slug":"malavazhi-wins-best-film-a-story-carved-on-a-tree-best-short-film-at-pciff-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=1350","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Malavazhi\u2019 Wins Best Film, \u2018A Story Carved on a Tree\u2019 Best Short Film at PCIFF 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pimpri, :<\/strong> The Malayalam film <strong>Malavazhi<\/strong> from Kerala won the <strong>Best Film<\/strong> award at the <strong>Pimpri Chinchwad International Film Festival 2026<\/strong>, while the Marathi short film <strong>A Story Carved on a Tree<\/strong> won the <strong>Best Short Film<\/strong> award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film <strong>The Wet Wall<\/strong> from Rajasthan won the <strong>Best Animation Film<\/strong> award. Actor <strong>Dulal Roy<\/strong> and <strong>Pranav Joshi<\/strong> shared the <strong>Best Actor<\/strong> award, while <strong>Mithila Hiremath<\/strong> received the <strong>Best Actress<\/strong> award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Filmmaker <strong>Rohan Kanawade<\/strong>, director of the internationally acclaimed film <strong>Sabar Bonda<\/strong>, was honoured with the <strong>PCIFF Young Inspiring Cine Icon Award 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award ceremony was held at <strong>G. D. 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