Prakash Kamat
Panaji,November 28-International Film Festival of India(IFFI)2020 and 2021 will be a tribute to legendary filmmaker of India Satyajit Ray whose centenary celebrations will be observed from next year.
Opening the closing ceremony of the IFFI 2019, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Amit Khare announced this as
curtains came down on the golden jubilee edition IFFI.
Music legend Ilaiyaraja,veteran actor Prem Chopra and celebrities from India and abroad including Takashi Miike,Vijay Deverakonda, Aanand L Rai walked the red carpet, adding to the colour and glamour of the star-studded evening.
"It will be our endeavour to have the 51st IFFI at an even larger scale," said Mr. Khare.
The 50th edition of IFFI had more than 190 films screened from 76 different countries which included 90 Indian premier, six world premier and 11 Asian premier.
This year we screened 24 Oscar submissions at IFFI. More than 12000 delegates participated which is also a record number”,said Mr. Khare. Legends of Indian cinema Shri Ilaiyaraja, Shri Prem Chopra, Smt Manju Borah, Shri Aravind Swamy and Shri Haubam Paban Kumar were felicitated on the occassion.
Cine actors Sonali Kulkarni and Kunal Kapoor hosted the closing ceremony.
The IFFI which opened on Movember 20 witnessed more than 200 acclaimed films from 76 countries, with Russia as the country of focus. It also included 26 feature films and 15 non feature films in Indian panorama section.
The golden jubilee edition brought to the shores of Goa the best of recent International cinema, along with special sections such as Golden Peacock Retrospective, Debut Film Competition, Soul of Asia retrospective, Master Film makers collection, Festival Kaleidoscope section, Accessible Films for Differently Abled, World Panorama 2019, Filmmaker in Focus, Restored Indian Classics, ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal competition, Retrospective of Indian New Wave Cinema,Konkani Film Package and Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
The 50th IFFI also showcased fifty films of fifty women directors which reflect the contribution of women in cinema.
In order to celebrate the spirit of 50 Golden Years of International Film Festival of India, the Films Division has curated a package of 17 MIFF award-winning films made in the last 10 years. Movies that gained recognition internationally at various other film festivals like Cannes film festival, Venice film festival, Berlin international film festival, Mumbai international film festival, Sundance film festival, Busan international film festival are featured as part of IFFI this year.
The specially curated “Homage Section” paid tribute to 13 eminent individuals who have contributed to Indian cinema during their lifetime. Two time Palme d’Or winner Ken Loach had a Retrospective Section at the IFFI.(eom)
Panaji,November 28-International Film Festival of India(IFFI)2020 and 2021 will be a tribute to legendary filmmaker of India Satyajit Ray whose centenary celebrations will be observed from next year.
Opening the closing ceremony of the IFFI 2019, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Amit Khare announced this as
curtains came down on the golden jubilee edition IFFI.
Music legend Ilaiyaraja,veteran actor Prem Chopra and celebrities from India and abroad including Takashi Miike,Vijay Deverakonda, Aanand L Rai walked the red carpet, adding to the colour and glamour of the star-studded evening.
"It will be our endeavour to have the 51st IFFI at an even larger scale," said Mr. Khare.
The 50th edition of IFFI had more than 190 films screened from 76 different countries which included 90 Indian premier, six world premier and 11 Asian premier.
This year we screened 24 Oscar submissions at IFFI. More than 12000 delegates participated which is also a record number”,said Mr. Khare. Legends of Indian cinema Shri Ilaiyaraja, Shri Prem Chopra, Smt Manju Borah, Shri Aravind Swamy and Shri Haubam Paban Kumar were felicitated on the occassion.
Cine actors Sonali Kulkarni and Kunal Kapoor hosted the closing ceremony.
The IFFI which opened on Movember 20 witnessed more than 200 acclaimed films from 76 countries, with Russia as the country of focus. It also included 26 feature films and 15 non feature films in Indian panorama section.
The golden jubilee edition brought to the shores of Goa the best of recent International cinema, along with special sections such as Golden Peacock Retrospective, Debut Film Competition, Soul of Asia retrospective, Master Film makers collection, Festival Kaleidoscope section, Accessible Films for Differently Abled, World Panorama 2019, Filmmaker in Focus, Restored Indian Classics, ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal competition, Retrospective of Indian New Wave Cinema,Konkani Film Package and Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
The 50th IFFI also showcased fifty films of fifty women directors which reflect the contribution of women in cinema.
In order to celebrate the spirit of 50 Golden Years of International Film Festival of India, the Films Division has curated a package of 17 MIFF award-winning films made in the last 10 years. Movies that gained recognition internationally at various other film festivals like Cannes film festival, Venice film festival, Berlin international film festival, Mumbai international film festival, Sundance film festival, Busan international film festival are featured as part of IFFI this year.
The specially curated “Homage Section” paid tribute to 13 eminent individuals who have contributed to Indian cinema during their lifetime. Two time Palme d’Or winner Ken Loach had a Retrospective Section at the IFFI.(eom)
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