by Amber Wilkinson
The film - which tells the life of an orphan in the Indian slums who wins Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - was voted for by festival-goers.
The 51-year-old director - whose film has recently been selected to close the London Film Festival - wins a prize pot of $15,000 (around £8,400).
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