The IFFI ICFT UNSESCO Gandhi Medal is an international honor instituted since the
46th International Film Festival of India
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The annual award is presented to an outstanding film which promotes peace and inter-cultural dialogue.
History
In the year 1994,
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
issued a commemorative medal, marking the 125th anniversary of the birth of
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
.
Subsequently, since 2015,
ICFT, the UNESCO international advisory body on all matters concerned with film, television and news media, headquartered in
Paris
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France
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, in collaboration with
International Film Festival of India, honors the commemorative Fellini Award to an outstanding film that best reflects Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence.
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Medal Winners
References
External links
Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
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Lists of Indian award winners
International Film Festival of India
Indian film festivals
Festivals in Goa
Awards for best film