51st International Film Festival of India explained

51st International Film Festival of India
Opening:Another Round
Closing:Wife of a Spy
Location:Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at Panaji, Goa, India
Founded:1952
Host:Government of Goa
Directorate of Film Festivals
Number:Screened: 224
Premiered: 162
Date:16–24 January 2021
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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.

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]

Events

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

Retrospective films

  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]

International jury

Feature film jury

Non-feature film jury

Winners

Sources:[14] [15]

Chen-Nien Ko for Taiwanese film The Silent Forest

Tzu-Chuan Liu, film The Silent Forest

Zofia Stafiej for Polish film I Never Cry

Valentina by Cassio Pereira dos Santos

February by Kamen Kalev

Kripal Kalita for the film Bridge

Special awards

200 Meters by Ameen Nayfeh

Official selections

Source:[18] [19]

Opening film

Mid fest film

Closing film

Kaleidoscope section

Twelve foreign films were screened in this section.

These include:

  1. Night of the Kings by Philippe Lacôte (France)
  2. Love Affair(s) by Emmanuel Mouret (France)
  3. The Big Hit (Un triomphe) by Emmanuel Courcol (France)
  4. Window Boy Would also Like to Have a Submarine by Alex Piperno (Uruguay)
  5. Forgotten We’ll Be by Fernando Trueba (Colombia)
  6. Haifa Street by Mohanad Hayal (Iraq)
  7. We Still Have the Deep Black Night by Gustavo Galvao (Brazil, Germany)
  8. Parthenon by Mantas Kvedaravicius (Lithuania)
  9. Apples by Christos Nikou (Greece)
  10. My Little Sister by Stephanie Chuat and Veronique Reymond (Switzerland)
  11. The Death of Cinema and My Father Too by Dani Rosenberg (Israel)
  12. Valley of the Gods by Lech Majewski (Poland)

Golden peacock award

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:

  1. The Domain by Tiago Guedes (Portugal)
  2. Into The Darkness by Anders Refn (Denmark)
  3. February by Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria, France)
  4. My Best Part by Nicolas Maury (France)
  5. I Never Cry by Piotr Domalewski (Poland, Ireland)
  6. La Verónica by Leonardo Medel (Chile)
  7. Light For The Youth by Shin Su-won (South Korea)
  8. Red Moon Tide by Lois Patiño (Spain)[22]
  9. Dream About Sohrab by Ali Ghavitan (Iran)
  10. The Dogs Didn’t Sleep Last Night by Ramin Rasouli (Afghanistan, Iran)
  11. The Silent Forest by KO Chen-Nien (Taiwan)
  12. Bridge by Kripal Kalita (India)
  13. A Dog and His Man by Siddharth Tripathy (India)[23] [24]
  14. Thaen by Ganesh Vinayakan (India)

Award winning film

Indian panorama award

Feature films
Non feature films

In memoriam

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.[41]

World panorama

Source[43]

Country in focus

Four Bangladeshi films will be showcased in this section.

Goan films

Source[47]

ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal

The IFFI presents ICFT Prize consisting of the UNESCO Gandhi Medal in collaboration with International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT) Paris.

Debut director

Special screening

Notes and References

  1. News: First hybrid edition of IFFI to go live from January 16; of 224 films, nearly 50 to be available online. Swati Mathur. 15 January 2021. 16 January 2021. Times of India.
  2. Web site: Film Guide - 51st IFFI. 16 January 2021. IFFI.
  3. News: 51st International Film Festival of India to begin from Jan 16. Tushar Jadhav. 15 January 2021. 16 January 2021. News on Air: All India Radio. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128045911/http://newsonair.com/News?title=51st-International-Film-Festival-of-India-to-begin-from-Jan-16&id=408015. dead.
  4. News: Bangladesh to be country of focus at 51st International Film Festival of India. Tushar Jadhav. 11 January 2021. 16 January 2021. DD News: GOI.
  5. News: 51st edition of IFFI set to start in a hybrid mode for the first time: Opening Ceremony tomorrow. 15 January 2020. 16 January 2020. Press release. PIB GOI.
  6. 51st International Film Festival of India - Closing Ceremony - IFFI 2021. Doordarshan National . YouTube. 24 January 2021.
  7. Web site: Late South Korean director Kim Ki-Duk's 'One on One' screened at 51st International Film Festival of India. The New Indian Express.
  8. Web site: Dhritiman Chatterjee inaugurates special segment on celebrating 100 years of Satyajit Ray at 51st IFFI.
  9. Web site: Film fest to pay tribute to Netaji on Jan 23 - Times of India. The Times of India.
  10. News: Mehrunisa. 16 January 2021. Sandeep Kumar Films.
  11. Web site: Ab Begum Hero Banegi: Mehrunisa. India Education Diary Bureau. Admin. 21 January 2021.
  12. Web site: 51st edition of IFFI begins in Goa. 16 January 2021. 16 January 2021. WION.
  13. News: International Jury for IFFI announced with filmmaker Pablo Cesar of Argentina as Chairman. 5 January 2021. 16 January 2021. News on Air: All India Radio.
  14. Web site: Danish film 'Into the Darkness' wins Golden Peacock award at IFFI. 24 January 2021. 24 January 2021. WION.
  15. Web site: 51st International Film Festival of India: Winners list. 24 January 2021. 24 January 2021. Indian Express.
  16. News: Biswajit Chatterjee has been conferred Indian Personality of the Year Award at 51st IFFI. 16 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Times of India.
  17. Web site: Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee crowned as Indian Personality of Year at IFFI 51 Closing Ceremony.
  18. News: IFFI 2020: Regional films dominate Indian Panorama line-up. 20 December 2020. PTI. Deccan Herald.
  19. News: Indian Panorama announces official selection for 51st International Film Festival of India, 2020. 19 December 2020. Press release. PIB GOI.
  20. News: 51st International Film Festival of India in Goa from Jan 16, to open with Vinterberg's 'Another Round'. 2 January 2021. ANI. Business World.
  21. Web site: IFFI 2021: Everything to know about the film festival. Mimansa . Shekhar. 16 January 2021. Indian Express.
  22. Web site: Notes from a festival: Wordless experiments. Cinema Express.
  23. Web site: A Dog and His Man – an off-beat tale of unconditional love. 23 January 2021.
  24. Web site: A Dog and His Man – an off-beat tale of unconditional love. pib.gov.in.
  25. Web site: 'I want to save our generation from item dances': Durba Sahay.
  26. Web site: Why IFFI-selected Odia feature film, Kalira Atita, is a wake-up call to global warming and its washing out of lands, people and memories. 21 January 2021.
  27. Web site: Notes from a festival: Saving the world. Cinema Express.
  28. Web site: 'Karkhanisanchi Waari' is about interpersonal conflicts & how a family reacts after oldest person passes away': Mangesh Joshi.
  29. Web site: "I told the Director I don't know how to act, but only to live": Actor of eponymous film Thahira. India Education Diary Bureau. Admin. 21 January 2021.
  30. Web site: '100 Years of Chrysostom – A Biographical Film' aims to take forward vision of Chrysostom Metropolitan': Blessy Ipe Thomas.
  31. Web site: IFFI Spotlight: Revisiting Gandhi and learning peace lessons on day 6 of the film fest. Free Press Journal.
  32. Web site: Film showing hurdles of NE kids screened at IFFI - Times of India. The Times of India.
  33. Web site: 'Our film is window to see world which needs to be understood with love': Shreedhar B S. UNI India.
  34. Web site: Don't blame Children, Society should take responsibility for children's development: Jaadoo Director. 20 January 2021.
  35. Web site: Something holds back women from supporting the next generation: Jhat Aayi Basant Director. 21 January 2021.
  36. Web site: 'Justice Delayed but Delivered' film shows how person takes claim of constitutional rights, says director. BW Businessworld.
  37. Web site: 'We are happy to see our film being screened at IFFI': Sharan Venugopal.
  38. Web site: 'Too small to ask questions when young, too big to ask when old': Himanshu Singh.
  39. Web site: 'Idea of letting go of a person you love, for his or her benefit, has always made me wonder': Bimal Poddar.
  40. Web site: 'The 14th February & Beyond explores commercial nature of Valentine's Day & mental health crisis caused by it': Utpal Kalal.
  41. News: IFFI 2021 to pay homage to Irrfan Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput, Rishi Kapoor, Chadwick Boseman. 14 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Firstpost.
  42. News: Irrfan's Paan Singh Tomar to be screened at IFFI in Goa. Shivam Parashar. 22 January 2021. 22 January 2021. India Today.
  43. News: IFFI Unveils List Of Films Under World Panorama Section. 18 January 2021. 13 January 2021. ANI. Business World.
  44. Web site: 'Running Against the Wind is inspired by Salaam Bombay & Slumdog Millionaire: Jan Philipp Weyl.
  45. Web site: Films like Long Time No See must be shot in real locations, studios limit reality: Director Pierre Filmon. India Education Diary Bureau. Admin. 21 January 2021.
  46. Web site: "The Border was my answer to the lack of human connections in a globalized world": Director Davide David. India Education Diary Bureau. Admin. 22 January 2021.
  47. News: Meet these Goan directors whose films have made it to IFFI 2021. Kimberly Colaco. 14 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Times of India.
  48. Web site: Notes from a festival: When the victim gets treated as a criminal. Cinema Express.
  49. Web site: The film produced in Uberlândia will be shown at the festival in India - Diário de Uberlândia. 21 January 2021.
  50. Web site: Acasa-My Home portrays journey of family forced to adopt city life: Director | Headlines. Devdiscourse.
  51. Web site: 'I am Greta' shines at 51st International Film Festival of India. The New Indian Express.

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