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| Re: Film Festival in India
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952 is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually in the state of Goa, on the western coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excellence of the film art; IFFI 2015 Following were the key highlights of the 11 day long festival UNESCO Fellini Medal was awarded for the first time at IFFI 2015. The Kingdom of Spain was the focus country of IFFI 2015. 46th IFFI had an international jury headed by the chairperson, Shekhar Kapur along with UK based director Michael Radford, Palestinian based Israeli director Ms Suha Arraf, German Actress Julia Jentsch and South Korean filmmaker Jeon Kyu-Hwan. The 13-member Feature Jury was headed by Chairperson Aribam Syam Sharma while the seven-member Non-Feature jury was led by Chairperson Rajendra Janglay. Total number of premiers (World, International, Asia and India) during the festival – 120 Total numbers of films received as entries - 790 Finally selected films for screening - 182 (Foreign Cinema) Countries represented – 90 Opening Film- The Man Who Knew Infinity Mid Fest Film - The Danish Girl Closing Film - El Clan 47 films in Indian Panorama section (Feature and Non-feature) New Horizons from North-East- A special retrospective on ace film-maker Aribam Shyam Sharma and special section on new generation film-makers from the North-East Lifetime Achievement Award to Oscar-winning Russian film-maker, actor and head of Russian Cinematographer’s Union, Nikita Mikhalkov for his contributions to world Cinema. Centenary Film Personality Award conferred upon internationally acclaimed Music Composer Illayaraja during the Opening Ceremony. International Jury Members    Best film  Contact Detail Old GMC Building Campal, Panaji,Goa India Tel : +91-832-2434222 Fax: +91-832-2435222 Website : Home - 46th Internationl Film Festival E-Mail : iffigoa2015@gmail.com |