51st International Film Festival of India

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Opening filmAnother Round
Closing filmWife of a Spy
LocationDr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at Panaji, Goa, India
Founded1952
51st International Film Festival of India
Opening filmAnother Round
Closing filmWife of a Spy
LocationDr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at Panaji, Goa, India
Founded1952
Awards

Into the Darkness

Hosted byGovernment of Goa
Directorate of Film Festivals
No. of filmsScreened: 224
Premiered: 162
Festival date16–24 January 2021
Websiteiffigoa.org
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]

Retrospective films

Being a ‘hybrid’ film festival, a few events are organised online also.

  1. Live Flesh, Bad Education and Volver by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)
  2. The Square and Force Majeure by Ruben Östlund (Sweden)
  3. One on One by Kim Ki-duk (South Korea)[7]

Master classes

Shekhar Kapur, Priyadarshan, Perry Lang, Subhash Ghai and Tanvir Mokammel are scheduled to hold master classes.

In-conversation sessions

Tribute

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:

Online events

  1. 50 films out of 224 films across various categories are scheduled to be screened online.
  2. Opening and closing ceremony live telecast
  3. Q&A sessions
  4. Film appreciation sessions by Film and Television Institute of India professors: Mazhar Kamran, Madhu Apsara and Pankaj Saxena
  5. Mid fest world premiere of Mehrunisa[10][11]

Jury

Sources:[12][13][14]

International jury

Feature film jury

  • John Matthew Matthan, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, Chairperson
  • Dominic Sangma, filmmaker and screenwriter
  • Jadumoni Dutta, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer
  • Kala Master, choreographer
  • Kumar Sohoni, filmmaker and writer
  • Rama Vij, actor and producer
  • B. Ramamurthy, filmmaker
  • Sanghamitra Chaudhuri, filmmaker and journalist
  • Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, filmmaker
  • Satinder Mohan, film critic and journalist
  • Sudhakar Vasantha, filmmaker and producer
  • T Prasanna Kumar, film producer
  • U Radhakrishnan, ex-secretary, Federation of Film Societies of India

Non-feature film jury

  • Haobam Paban Kumar, feature and documentary filmmaker, Chairperson
  • Atul Gangwar, director, screenwriter, and producer
  • Jwngdao Bodosa, filmmaker
  • Mandar Talauliker, filmmaker
  • Sajin Babu, filmmaker
  • Satish Pande, producer and director
  • Vaijayanti Apte, script writer and producer

Winners

Sources:[15][16]

Special awards

Official selections

References

External links

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