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was held from 20 to 28 November 2019 in

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is the country of focus with eight Russian language films being screened.

Jury

* John Bailey, Chairperson *

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, French screenwriter, editor and film director * Zhang Yang,

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Winners

* Golden Peacock (Best Film): ''

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for ''

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for ''Abou Leila'' and Marius Olteanu for Monsters. * IFFI Best Actor Award (Male):

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for '' Marighella'' *

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for ''Mai Ghat : Crime No 103/2015'' * Silver Peacock Special Jury Award:

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for ''

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by Abhishek Shah

Special awards

* Life Time Achievement Award - Isabelle Hupert * ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal: Riccardo Salvetti for

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* ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal (Special mention): Sanjay Puran Singh for ''Bahattar Hoorain'' * IFFI Golden Jubilee ICON Award:

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Official Selections

Opening Film

* ''Despite the Fog'' (Italy)

Closing Film

*''Marghe and Her Mother'' (Italy)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:International Film Festival of India, 50th 2019 film festivals 2019 festivals in Asia 50 2019 in Indian cinema