Prakash Kamat
Panaji, November 19-Mega star of Indian movies Amitabh Bachchan will open the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India(IFFI) 2019 on Wednesday evening at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium near Panaji.
The 2019 Golden Jubilee edition of the International Film Festival of India(IFFI) will open in Goa from Wednesday with the screening of the film “DESPITE THE FOG” (Nonostante La Nebbia) Directed by acclaimed documentarian Goran Paskaljevic representing Italy.
Over ten thousand refugees of minors without parental care are wandering today in Europe, half of which are on Italian roads. “Despite the Fog” is a movie about one such refugee.
South Indian film industry mega star Rajanikanth will be awarded "Icon of the year" at the IFFI inaugural.
The film festival will close on November 28.
"Over 7000 delegates have confirmed their registrations," said Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant who heads Goa government's Entertainment Society of Goa(ESG) which co-hosts the IFFI with Directorate of Film Festivals(DFF) which comes under Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Government of India.
The festival will see a variety of films in many languages from all around the world coming together under a single roof.
The film festival will screen over 250 movies from 76 countries, with Russia as the country of focus. It also includes 26 feature films and 15 non-feature films in the Indian Panorama section.
This year the country of focus is Russia and movies by the acclaimed filmmaker, TAKASHI MIIKE will be screened. The festival will also screen movies to homage to two great French filmmakers who passed away from our midst, Bernardo Bertolucci and Agnes Varda by featuring their acclaimed works.
2019 marks the 50th year of IFFI, which is often counted amongst one of the earliest film festivals of the Asian continent.(eom)
Panaji, November 19-Mega star of Indian movies Amitabh Bachchan will open the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India(IFFI) 2019 on Wednesday evening at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium near Panaji.
Over ten thousand refugees of minors without parental care are wandering today in Europe, half of which are on Italian roads. “Despite the Fog” is a movie about one such refugee.
South Indian film industry mega star Rajanikanth will be awarded "Icon of the year" at the IFFI inaugural.
The film festival will close on November 28.
"Over 7000 delegates have confirmed their registrations," said Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant who heads Goa government's Entertainment Society of Goa(ESG) which co-hosts the IFFI with Directorate of Film Festivals(DFF) which comes under Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Government of India.
The festival will see a variety of films in many languages from all around the world coming together under a single roof.
The film festival will screen over 250 movies from 76 countries, with Russia as the country of focus. It also includes 26 feature films and 15 non-feature films in the Indian Panorama section.
This year the country of focus is Russia and movies by the acclaimed filmmaker, TAKASHI MIIKE will be screened. The festival will also screen movies to homage to two great French filmmakers who passed away from our midst, Bernardo Bertolucci and Agnes Varda by featuring their acclaimed works.
2019 marks the 50th year of IFFI, which is often counted amongst one of the earliest film festivals of the Asian continent.(eom)
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