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| Opening film | Another Round |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Wife of a Spy |
| Location | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at Panaji, Goa, India |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Awards |
Into the Darkness
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| Hosted by | Government of Goa Directorate of Film Festivals |
| No. of films | Screened: 224 Premiered: 162 |
| Festival date | 16–24 January 2021 |
| Website | iffigoa |
| International Film Festival of India | |
The 51st International Film Festival of India was held from 16 to 24 January 2021 in Goa. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the festival went hybrid, there was physical and virtual screening of 50 films out of 224 films across various categories.[1][2][3] Bangladesh was country of focus in the festival with four films of the country included in 'country of focus' section.[4]
The festival highlighted autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by premiering a film by Shreedhar, In Our World in non-feature film, Indian Panorama section on 18 January 2021.[1]
The opening and closing ceremonies of the festival were aired live on DD India and DD National channels on 16 January and 24 January 2021, respectively.[5][6]
Being a ‘hybrid’ film festival, a few events are organised online also.
Shekhar Kapur, Priyadarshan, Perry Lang, Subhash Ghai and Tanvir Mokammel are scheduled to hold master classes.
Tribute to the celebrated filmmaker Satyajit Ray marking his birth centenary by screening his classic works:[8]
Tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary by screening film:
Twelve foreign films were screened in this section.
These include:
In international section, 15 films are competing for the Golden Peacock Award. Argentine filmmaker Pablo Cesar is head of its international jury panel.
The films competing for the Golden Peacock Award are:
† Award winning film
A special section in this festival will be organized in honour of the artists who died in the year 2020 to pay homage to them.[42]
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Four Bangladeshi films will be showcased in this section.
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The IFFI presents ICFT Prize consisting of the UNESCO Gandhi Medal in collaboration with International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT) Paris.
