Press & Recognition

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Press coverage, festival recognition and institutional acknowledgement for OpenFrame AI Lab and its films — from across India and the world.

Awards

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Best Short Film

The Last Shelter · आख়়ী पनाह

19th Mumbai International Film Festival 2026
National Competition · Viksit Bharat / 150 Years of Vande Mataram
Closing Ceremony · Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai · 21st June 2026

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Best AI Film

The Echo Monastery · गूँज गोम्पा

International Film Festival of Delhi (IFFD) 2026
48-Hour L&T Mindtree AI Hackathon · 150+ entries

Jury: Shekhar Kapur · Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra · Dr. Sujay Sen

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Runner Up · ₹1 Lakh Prize

The Mumbai Lens

CinemAI Hackathon · NFDC × LTM BlueVerse CraftStudio
19th Mumbai International Film Festival 2026

Official Selections

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Official Selection · MIFF Prism Section 19th Mumbai International Film Festival 2026

The Echo Monastery

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Official Selection · Los Angeles AI Motion Pictures Awards 2026

The Echo Monastery

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Official Selection · ICJ International Film Award 2026

The Echo Monastery

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Official Selection · AI Film Festival of Serbia 2026

The Echo Monastery

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Official Selection · AI Film Festival of Serbia 2026

The Last Shelter

In The News

Daily Excelsior · June 24, 2026

Bharat Arora, Rajesh Bhatia Win Best Film Award

The Last Shelter won the Best Film Award in the Viksit Bharat/150 Years of Vande Mataram category at MIFF 2026.

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The Print / PTI · June 2026

FTII Pune Students, Alumni Get MIFF’s Most Coveted Honours

The FTII filmmakers secured four of the six honours presented under the national competition at MIFF 2026.

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FilmFestivals.com · June 30, 2026

MIFF 2026: All the Winners — The Winners Take All

A comprehensive round-up of all winners at 19th MIFF 2026 by critic Siraj Syed.

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The Indian Awaaz · June 22, 2026

19th MIFF Closes with Celebration of World-Class Films

The Last Shelter won Best Short Film. Award received by Shri Bharat Arora and Shri Rajesh Bhatia.

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NE India Broadcast · June 21, 2026

Mumbai Celebrates Global Documentaries: MIFF 2026’s Best Films

The Last Shelter won the Special Award for Best Short Film on Viksit Bharat / 150 Years of Vande Mataram.

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News on Air / Akashvani · June 21, 2026

19th Mumbai International Film Festival 2026 Concludes

The Last Shelter won Best Short Film. Ceremony held at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai.

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Greater Kashmir · June 2026

AI Films at MIFF 2026 Showcase Future of Storytelling

The Echo Monastery by Rajesh Bhatia and Bharat Arora attracted attention at MIFF 2026.

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Indian Broadcasting World · June 2026

AI Films Showcase New Storytelling Frontiers at MIFF ’26

The Echo Monastery demonstrated how AI can be harnessed to bring deeply human stories to the screen.

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Tripura Star News · June 20, 2026

When Technology Becomes a Storyteller: AI Films at MIFF

The Echo Monastery followed a grieving Ladakhi woman’s journey into the mountains to confront memory and silence.

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Festival Presence

19th Mumbai International Film Festival MIFF 2026 · Mumbai, India · June 15–21, 2026
3 films · 1 winner · 1 runner up

International Film Festival of Delhi IFFD 2026 · New Delhi, India
Best AI Film · The Echo Monastery

Los Angeles AI Motion Pictures Awards 2026 · Los Angeles, USA
Best Drama + Official Selection

AI Film Festival of Serbia 2026 · Serbia
2 Official Selections · The Echo Monastery & The Last Shelter

ICJ International Film Award 2026
Official Selection · The Echo Monastery

International Film Festival of India IFFI 56 · Goa, India
Film Faiz · Film Cheers

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