By: Express News ServicePune | September 29, 2025 08:25 PM IST 2 min readThe Sixth Mumba International Film Festival, organised by the Mumba Film Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, and the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), held at the National Film Archive of India, concluded on Sunday. The awards for the best films and short films in the festival were announced during the closing ceremony.During the ceremony, ‘Unmey’ was declared the Best Short Film and ‘Operation Ma’ was named the Best Documentary. The short film ‘Nirop’ was also recognised as the Best Marathi Short Film.Renowned actor and director Girish Kulkarni, in his address at the award ceremony on Sunday, spoke about technology eclipsing human thought in the current era“Technology is presenting many things more effectively. This raises a question about our expression: ‘What should we do?’ Due to the explosion of technology and media, we have started acting and speaking alike. Consequently, our experiences lack a distinct quality, and new creations are not happening,” he said.Girish Kulkarni further added, “Our education system did not teach us about human emotions. The communication of emotions has been taught only by cinema. This is why this medium is important.”Dheeraj Singh, director of FTII, said, “Initiatives like the Mumba Film Festival are useful for the new generation entering this field. FTII will also participate in the next festival.”Click here to follow Screen Digital on YouTube and stay updated with the latest from the world of cinema.© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Mumbai Film Festival