IFFI Best Debut Director Award
Best directorial debut award in an Indian film festival
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The IFFI Award for Best Debut Director (officially known as the Silver Peacock for the Best Debut Film of a Director)[1] is an honor presented annually at the International Film Festival of India since the 47th IFFI 2016 for the best debut film direction in World cinema.[2][3] The IFFI Award for Best Indian Debut Director was instituted since the 55th IFFI 2024 for the best debut film direction in Indian cinema.[4]
Awarded forOutstanding Debut Film of a Director
Sponsored byDirectorate of Film Festivals
RewardSilver Peacock Award
First award2016
| IFFI Best Debut Director Award | |
|---|---|
| International award for contributions to World Cinema and Indian Cinema | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Debut Film of a Director |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Reward | Silver Peacock Award |
| First award | 2016 |
| Final award | 2024 |
| Most recent winner | Sarah Friedland and Navjyot Bandivadekar |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 11 |
| First winner | Papa San Martin |
Recipients
IFFI Best Debut Director Award (since 2016)
| Year | Recipient(s) | Work(s) | Language(s) | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 (47th) |
Papa San Martin | Rara | Spanish |  Spain |
[5] |
| 2017 (48th) |
Kiro Russo | Dark Skull | Spanish | Spain |
[6] |
| 2018 (49th) |
Treb Monteras II | Respeto | Filipino |  Philippines |
[7] |
| 2019 (50th) |
Amin Sidi-Boumédiène Marius Olteanu |
Abou Leila Monsters. |
French Romanian |
 France  Romania |
[8] |
| 2020 (51st) |
Cassio Pereira dos Santos | Valentina | Portuguese |  Brazil |
[9] |
| 2021 (52nd) |
Marí Alessandrini | Zahorí | Italian |  Italy |
[10] |
| 2022 (53rd) |
Asimina Proedrou | Behind the Haystacks | Greek |  Greece |
[11] |
| 2023 (54th) |
Rêger Azad Kaya | When The Seedlings Grow | Arabic |  Turkey |
[12] |
| 2024 (55th) |
Sarah Friedland | Familiar Touch | English |  USA |
[13] |
IFFI Best Indian Debut Director Award (since 2024)
| Year | Recipient(s) | Work(s) | Language(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (55th) |
Navjyot Bandivadekar | Gharat Ganpati | Marathi | [14][15] |
| 2025 (56th) | Santosh Davakhar | Gondhal | Marathi | [16] |