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MUMBAI:
Miraj Group's Queens! Destiny of Dance has bagged six
awards in the International Films category at the Los
Angeles Movie Awards (LAMA).
Queens!
Destiny of Dance is a film, which takes one into the
heart of an up-market Hijra (trans-gender community),
reveals a journey of life in human experience that is
seldom understood. Even more, it is made with the honest
efforts to show such lives in a better light. "Through
this film we hope to celebrate a way of life in every
colour through dance of destiny and we are very happy
that it is so well-received," Miraj Entertainment
COO Sonal Deshpande said.
Besides
winning the first place, the other awards the film received
were for best direction, best cinematography, best costume
design, best supporting actress, and best special effects
categories.
The
other categories of awards at LAMA are Narrative Features
(films that are 50 minutes and over, all genres),
Narrative Shorts (films that are 50 minutes and under,
all genres), Documentary Features (documentaries of
50 minutes and over, all topics), Documentary Shorts
(documentaries of 50 minutes and under, all topics)
and Student (student made films that are 60 minutes
and under, all genres) and Experimental.
The
Los Angeles Movie Awards is aimed to celebrate Independent
Motion Picture and Literary Arts by providing a platform
for filmmakers and writers to have an opportunity
to be awarded for their work.
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