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IFFI Best Film Award
The IFFI Best Film Award (officially known as the Golden Peacock for the Best Feature Film) is the Main Prize of the International Film Festival of India presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with the ''Golden Peacock'' a representation of the Peacock, India’s national bird, with a permanent motto of the festival ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is a Sanskrit phrase found in Hindu texts such as the Maha Upanishad, which means "The World Is One Family". Vedic tradition mentions "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" meaning all living beings on the earth are a family. Translation T ...’ (The whole world is a family). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the world. The award was instituted in 1965 from the 3rd IFFI competitive edition. Feature Film Awards Golden Peacock Award winners (Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th International Film Festival Of India
The 4th International Film Festival of India was held from 5th to 18 December 1969 in New Delhi's hotel "Ashoka Convention Hall". 34 countries participated in the "4th IFFI" inaugurated by the then President of India V. V. Giri. The honors were classified under three sections - films as art, films as communication, and special short films from this edition featuring a total of 151 films. A nine member jury was chaired by Raj Kapoor, R. K. Narayan, and Swedish filmmaker Mai Zetterling. Winners ;Golden Peacock * Golden Peacock (Best Film): " The Damned" by Luchino Visconti (Italian film) * Golden Peacock (Best Short Film) "Taking off at 1800 Hours" (Cuban film) ;Silver Peacock * Best Short Film "Man and the Crow" by Sugathapala Senarath Yapa (Srilankan film) * Special Jury Awards to Lester James Peries for "Golu Hadawatha" (Srilankan film); Mrinal Sen for "Bhuvan Shome" (Indian film); Sobhan Babu for "Bangaru Panjaram ''Bangaru Panjaram'' () is 1969 Indian Telugu-language roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd International Film Festival Of India
The 3rd International Film Festival of India was held from 8 to 21 January 1965 in New Delhi. 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. With this recognition the festival in India came on par with Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Karlovy Vary and Moscow International film festivals. 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 ''America America'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th International Film Festival Of India
The 11th International Film Festival of India was held from 10-24 January 1987 in New Delhi. The festival gave a breakthrough for commercial cinema, through the introduction of "Indian Mainstream section". India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1986 - " Swati Mutyam" was screened in the mainstream section. Winners * Golden Peacock (Best Film): Golden Peacock Award: "Farewell Green Summer" by Elyer Ishmukhamedov (Russian film) * Golden Peacock (Best Short Film) Not Awarded * IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) (Silver Peacock) "Raghubir Yadav" for "Massey Sahib" (Indian film) * IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) (Silver Peacock) "Fernanda Torres Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress and writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torre ..." for " Love Me Forever or Never" (Brazilian film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Film Festival Of India
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually, currently in the state of Goa, on the western coast of the country, 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 National Film Development Corporation of India (under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the state Government of Goa. Vision ''Ayam nijam paroveti gananā laghuchetasām, Udāracharitānām tu vasudhaiva kutumbakam'' (Extract from the Vedic scripture Maha Upanishad, meaning "This is for me and that is for other – is the thinking of a narrow-minded person. For those who are broad-minded, liberals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th International Film Festival Of India
The 6th International Film Festival of India was held from 3–16 January 1977 in New Delhi. The festival highlighted Indian films which have won awards at foreign film festivals. The festival instituted Silver Peacock Awards for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Short film, along with Bronze Peacock for Best Short film for the first time. From the sixth edition the period as well as the dates for the festival were fixed as 3–17 January every alternate year. A film market was also set up for the first time by the "Indian Motion Picture Export Corporation" now National Film Development Corporation of India. The "Indian Panorama section" was instituted from this edition. Winners * Golden Peacock (Best Film): "Brother and Sister" by Tadashi Imai was a Japanese film director known for Social realism, social realist filmmaking informed by a Left-wing politics, left-wing perspective. His most noted films include ''An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and ''Bushido, Samurai Saga' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th International Film Festival Of India
The 8th International Film Festival of India was held from 3–16 January 1981 in New Delhi, India. Winners * Golden Peacock (Best Film): "The Unknown Soldier’s Patent Leather Shoes" by Rangel Valchanov Rangel Valchanov ( bg, Рангел Вълчанов; 12 October 1928 – 30 September 2013) (also seen as Vulchanov) was a Bulgarian cinema actor and director. He finished theater directing at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre an ... and " Aakrosh" by Govind Nihalani * Golden Peacock (Best Short Film) "A Period of Transition" (Denmark film) References {{International Film Festival of India, state=collapsed 1981 film festivals 08 1981 in Indian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th International Film Festival Of India
The 5th International Film Festival of India was held from 30 December 1974 - 12 January 1975 in New Delhi. India adopted, at its fifth festival, a permanent insignia at the fifth edition, representing the peacock, India's national bird, with a permanent motto of the festival "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (The whole world is a family). The same year it was also decided to hold a non-competitive festival of films "Filmotsav" alternating with IFFI. Winners * Golden Peacock (Best Film): "Dreaming Youth" by János Rózsás János Rózsás (6 August 1926 – 2 November 2012) was a Hungarian writer. Rózsás was born in Budapest. He was held captive in the Soviet Union between 1944 and 1953, and it was during this period of internment that he became friend ... (Hungarian Film) * Golden Peacock (Best Short Film): "Automatic" (Czechoslovakin film) References {{International Film Festival of India, state=collapsed 1975 film festivals 1974 film festivals 05 1975 in Indian ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th International Film Festival Of India
The 10th International Film Festival of India was held from 3-16 January 1985 in New Delhi. For the first time, the festival had an international panorama of select short films, and documentaries, in an effort to create an identity for short films. In 1986 when "Filmotsav" 86 was held in Calcutta, the Festival dates were changed from 3-17 January to 10-24 January. Winners * Golden Peacock (Best Film): "The Bostonians" by James Ivory " Ruthless Romance" by Eldar Ryazanov Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (russian: Эльдар Александрович Рязанов; 18 November 1927 – 30 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, poet, actor and pedagogue whose popular comedies, satiriz ... * Golden Peacock (Best Short Film) '' Narcissus'' (Canadian film) References {{International Film Festival of India, state=collapsed 1985 film festivals 10 1985 in Indian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th International Film Festival Of India
The 9th International Film Festival of India was held from 3-16 January 1983 in New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House .... The festival introduced new section for screening of 16mm films. Twenty-two Third World countries have participated in the edition, and has become a major forum of Third World cinema. For the first time the Golden Peacock Awards for Best feature film, and short film were not awarded in the competition section. Winners * Golden Peacock (Best Film): Not Awarded * Golden Peacock (Best Short Film) Not Awarded References {{International Film Festival of India, state=collapsed 1983 film festivals 09 1983 in Indian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th International Film Festival Of India
The 7th International Film Festival of India was held from 3–17 January 1979 in New Delhi. The festival opened with " Junoon" by Shyam Benegal in the out of Competition world premiere. The festival was the only competitive and exclusive international film festival organised in the entire Third World during 1978–79. For the first time in the history of the Indian Competitive film festivals, the Jury was headed by a foreigner, Qusmane Sembene of Senegal. There were two women on the jury (Chantal Akerman – Belgium, and Marta Maszaves – Hungary) for the first time. Winners * Golden Peacock (Best Film): "Hungarian Rhapsody" by Miklós Jancsó (Hungarian film) * Golden Peacock (Best Short Film) "An Encounter with Faces" (India)"Olympic Games" (Poland) * IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) (Silver Peacock) Shankar Nag for "Ondanondu Kaladalli ''Ondanondu Kaladalli'' () is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language epic film co-written and directed by Girish Karnad with soundtrack by Bhaskar Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aakrosh (1980 Film)
Aakrosh may refer to: * ''Aakrosh'' (1980 film), Govind Nihalani film * ''Aakrosh'' (1998 film), Latif Binny film * ''Aakrosh'' (2010 film), Priyadarshan film * '' Aakrosham'', a 1982 Malayalam-language film {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govind Nihalani
Govind Nihalani (born 19 December 1940) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards, and five Bollywood Filmfare Awards. In 1996, his script for ''Drohkaal'' was adapted by Kamal Haasan for its Tamil remake, '' Kuruthipunal'', which subsequently became India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category. His first directorial venture was ''Aakrosh'', starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil and Amrish Puri. The film was scripted by noted Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar. The film shared the Golden Peacock for best film at the International Film Festival of India held in New Delhi in 1981. He then directed ''Ardh Satya'', based on a story by S. D. Panwalkar. The film has received critical reception for depicting the police-politician-criminal nexus. In 1997, he adapted Bengali novelist Mahasweta Devi's acclaimed nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |