The 51st Edition of Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest festival- the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has announced a line-up of programmes to be showcased on the OTT platform.
The festival will be held in Goa from January 16 to January 24, 2021.
Taking into account the ongoing Pandemic, IFFI is holding its first-ever ‘hybrid’ Film festival.
This year IFFI will organize a few of its events on the OTT platform for its audience.
Key Highlights
Retrospective films
A: Pedro Almodóvar
Live Flesh | Bad Education | Volver
B. Ruben Östlund
The Square | Force Majeure
Masterclasses
Shekhar Kapur, Priyadarshan, Perry Lang, Subhash Ghai, Tanvir Mokammel
In-conversation sessions
Ricky Kej, Rahul Rawail, Madhur Bhandarkar, Pablo Cesar, Abu Bakr Shawky, Prasoon Joshi, John Mathew Matthan, Anjali Menon, Aditya Dhar, Prasanna Vithanage, Hariharan, Vikram Ghosh, Anupama Chopra, Sunil Doshi, Dominic Sangma, and Sunit Tandon
Few world panorama films on the OTT platform
Opening and closing ceremony live telecast
Q&A sessions
Film appreciation sessions
Mid fest film – World premiere
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was founded in 1952 and it is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia.
Held annually, currently, in the state of Goa, the festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excellence of the film art; contributing to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of different nations in the context of their social and cultural ethos, and promoting friendship and cooperation among people of the world.
The festival is conducted jointly by the Directorate of Film Festivals (under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the state Government of Goa.
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