Bollywood actors Urmila Matandondkar, Juhi Chawla, Nandita Das, Shashi Kapoor and Simi Garewal lent glitz to the closing ceremony of the Eighth Osian's Cinefan festival here Sunday.

After 10 days of a visual treat for cine lovers across the capital city, the curtains were finally pulled down.

Actor Rajit Kapoor, who was the anchor at the event, said: "The last few days have been blissful, soaking in film after film. Finally, we come to the end of this eventful journey."

The highlight of the evening was the declaration of awards for this year's festival.

Director Jeffrey Jeturian's "The Bet Collector" - a film from the Phillipines - won the award for best film in the Asian Film Category section for its realistic portrayal of life in a Manila slum.

The film from the Phillipines also roped in the award for best actor (female) for Gina Pareno as well as the NETPAC critics award for best film. No award for best actor (male) was given in this section this year for the lack of any significant performance by any male artiste in the screened movies.

In the same section, a special jury award was given to the Turkish film, "Two Girls", directed by Kutlug Ataman. Two films from this section, "Homeland" and "Love's Lone Flower", got a special mention by the jury.

In the Indian film section, "In the Shadow of the Dog" - a film by Girish Kasaravalli - was honoured with the critics' award for best film. The award for the best actor (male and female) went to actors Subrat Dutta and Tannishta Chatterjee for their movie "Calcutta Unabashed".

The best film in this category was awarded to "The Cleansing Rites" by Ramachandra P.N.

Throughout the 10 days, the fest had seen active participation by filmmakers as well as the general public.