31st International Film Festival of India explained

Number:	31
Award:	International Film Festival of India
Awarded For:	Best of World cinema
Presenting Org:	Directorate of Film Festivals
Presented Date:	10-20 January 2000
Best Feature:	"Karunam" "The Railroad Man"
Last:	30th
Next:	33rd

The 31st International Film Festival of India was held from 10–20 January 2000 in New Delhi.^[1] The competitive edition was restricted to "Asian Directors".^[2] The follow-up 32nd IFFI edition was cancelled due to interim decision.^[3]

Winners

• Golden Peacock (Best Film)

Karunam" by Jayaraj (Indian film)
"The Railroad Man"by Yasuo Furuhata (Japanese film)

• Silver Peacock Award for the Most Promising Asian Director

"Nang Nak" (Indonesia, Nonzee Nimibutr)

• Silver Peacock Special Jury Award

"Postmen in the Mountains" by Huo Jianqi (China)

International Jury

• Mrinal Sen
• Abbas Kiarostami
• Joao Batista de Andrade
• Joan Dupont
• Jean Claude Carriere

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Film Festival in India. rrtd.nic.in. 31 March 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20041121093039/http://rrtd.nic.in/iffi-2002.htm. 21 November 2004.
2. Web site: Directorate of Film Festival . 2018-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105443/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/FrmIP1999Award.aspx?PdfName=IP1999.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .
3. Web site: Still no character or class. The Hindu. 2000-02-06.