The 40th
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 pla ...
was held from November 23 - December 3, 2009 in
Goa. Veteran actors
Waheeda Rahman
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and
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...
were the Chief guests for the edition. The 75 years of Assamese Cinema was celebrated by a special section featuring five films. Assamese film personalities Jahnu Barua, Gyanada Kakoti, Bidya Rao and Manju Bora were present on the occasion. For the first time, Malegaon industry of remakes received an international platform with the screening of two of their films.
Under Golden Jubilee Retro section, the sterling contributions of film personalities who have completed 50 years in the industry was acknowledged
Asha Parekh,
Sharmila Tagore and
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; 16 June 193515 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of ...
. The competition jury was headed by Brazilian director
Joao Batista de Andrade. Other members of the jury were Kenichi Okubu (Japan),
Jean-Michel Frodon (France),
Sarika
Sarika Thakur is an Indian actress and costume designer. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the English-language film ''Parzania''. She was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for her work i ...
Takhur (India) and
Vic Sarin (Canada).
Winners
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Golden Peacock (Best Film): "
Cannot Live Without You
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" by "
Leon Dai " (Taiwanese film)
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IFFI Best Director Award: "Ounie Lecomte" for "
A Brand New Life" (South Korean film).
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Silver Peacock Special Jury Award: "
Giorgi Ovashvili" for "
The Other Bank" (Georgean film)
Official selections
Special screenings
Opening film
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Wheat" by "
He Ping" (Chinese film).
Closing film
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Broken Embraces
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" by "
Pedro Almodóvar" (Spanish film).
References
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2009 film festivals
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