3rd International Film Festival of India explained

Number:	3
Award:	International Film Festival of India
Awarded For:	Best of World cinema
Presenting Org:	Directorate of Film Festivals
Presented Date:	21 January 1965
Best Feature:	Gamperaliya
Last:	2nd
Next:	4th

The 3rd International Film Festival of India was held from 8 to 21 January 1965 in New Delhi.^{[1] [2]} The third edition was the first competitive film festival ever held in India, inaugurated by the then President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The festival Chaired by Satyajit Ray for the first time was graded ‘A’ category by the Paris - based Federation International de Producers de Films.^{[1] [2]} With this recognition the festival in India came on par with Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Karlovy Vary and Moscow International film festivals.^[3]

Winners

• Golden Peacock (Best Film)

"Gamperaliya" (Sri Lankan film)

• Silver Peacock (Best Film)

"Nirjan Saikate" (Indian film)

• Golden Peacock (Best Short Film)

"Cyclone" (Cuban film)

• IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) (Silver Peacock) - Sharmila Tagore, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Chhaya Debi, Renuka Debi, and Bharati Debi for "Nirjan Saikate" (Indian film)

Opening film

• "Ivaylo" by "Nikola Valchev"

Closing film

• "America America" by "Elia Kazan"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Directorate of Film Festival. iffi.nic.in. 2018-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822074133/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm3IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=3IIFA.pdf. 2016-08-22. dead.
2. 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.
3. Web site: One of Asia’s First Film Festivals – IFFI over the years.. 3 October 2017. International Film Festival of India, Goa. 19 November 2020. 17 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191117000059/https://www.iffigoa.org/asias-first-film-festivals-iffi-over-years/. dead.