On February 3, 2020, The 16th edition of  Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2020, the oldest international event for non-feature films in South Asia,  was held at Nehru Centre Auditorium, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The festival screens documentaries, short fiction films and animation films &the awards for the best films of the festival have been presented by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the closing ceremony.
Golden Conch, Silver Conch and other Special Awards:
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| S.No | Award Name | Won by | Director |
| 1 | Golden Conch Award 2020 for Best Documentary Film | Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (Brazilian documentary film) | Barbara Paz |
| 2 | Silver Conch Award for the Best Short Fiction Film | Marathi film Paavsacha Nibandh (An Essay of Rain) | Nagaraj Manjule |
| 3 | Silver Conch Award for the Best Animation Film | German film Portrait of Suzanne | Izabela Plucinska |
| Indian film Panangaatu Nari (The Fox of the Palmgrove) | Divakar S. K. |
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The full list of award-winning films and filmmakers across various categories can be found here, http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/MIFF%202020%20Awards.pdf
i.The prestigious Golden Conch carries a prize of Rs.10 lakh and a golden conch, while the Silver Conch carries a prize of 5 lakh and the silver conch.
About Maharashtra:
Capital– Mumbai
Chief Minister– Uddhav Thackeray
Bird– Yellow-footed green pigeon
Flower– Jarul
National Parks– Chandoli National Park ,Gugamal National Park ,Nawegaon National Park ,Pench National Park.
