49th International Film Festival of India
The 49th International Film Festival of India was a film festival held from 20 to 28 November 2018 in Goa. [1] In the 49th event new sections such as "Sketch on Screen (Animation Film Package)", "A Retrospective of Masters" are inculcated. 212 films were being showcased during the event, with Israel being the country of focus.[2][3][4]
| Opening film | The Aspern Papers |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Sealed Lips |
| Location | Goa, India |
| Founded | 1952 |
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| Hosted by | |
| Festival date | 20–28 November 2018 |
| Website | iffigoa |
Winners
- Best Film: Golden Peacock Award: Donbass by Sergei Loznitsa
- Best Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery for Ee.Ma.Yau
- Best Debut Film of a Director: Alberto Monteras II for Respeto
- IFFI Best Actor Award (Male): Silver Peacock Award: Chemban Vinod Jose for Ee.Ma.Yau
- IFFI Best Actor Award (Female): Silver Peacock Award: Anastasiia Pustovit for When the Trees Fall
- ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal: Praveen Morchhale for Walking With the Wind
- Special Jury Award: Milko Lazarov for AGA
- Special Mention Jury Award:Chezhiyan for To Let
Special Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Dan Wolman
- Indian Film Personality of the Year: Salim Khan
Official Selections
Opening Film
Closing Film
- Sealed Lips
International Competition
| Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| 53 Wars | Ewa Bukowska | Poland |
| A Translator | Sebastian Barriusco | Cuba,Canada,Spanish,Russia |
| Aga | Milko Lazarov | Bulgaria, Germany, France |
| Divine Wind | Merzak Allouache | Algeria,France,Qatar, Lebanon |
| Donbass | Sergey Loznitsa | Germany, Ukraine, France, Netherlands,Romania |
| A Family Tour | Ying Liang | Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia |
| Here | Hadi Mohaghegh | Iran |
| Our Struggles | Guillaume Senez | Belgium,France |
| The Manslayer/The Virgin/The Shadow | Sulev Keedus | Estonia, Lithuania |
| The Unseen | Nicholas Pueno | Argentina |
| Vang Goghs | Sergey Livnev | Russia |
| When The Trees Fall | Marysia Nikitiuk | Ukraine,Poland |
| Ee.Ma.Yau | Lijo Jose Pellissery | India-Malayalam |
| To Let | Chezhiyan | India-Tamil |
| Bhayanakam | Jayaraj | India-Malayalam |
Indian Panorama
| Title | Language | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Olu | Malayalam - Inaugural film | Shaji N Karun |
| Sa | Bengali | Arijit Singh |
| Bunkar - The Last of the Varanasi Weavers | English with Hindi | Satyaprakash Upadhyay |
| Nagarkirtan | Bengali | Kaushik Ganguly |
| Uma | Bengali | Srijit Mukherjee |
| Abyakto | Bengali | Arjun Dutta |
| Somoy | Bengali | Suryoday De |
| Uronchodi | Bengali | Abhishek Saha |
| October | Hindi | Shoojit Sircar |
| Bhor | Hindi | Kamakhya Narayanan Singh |
| Sinjar | Jasari | Pampally |
| Walking with the Wind | Ladakhi | Praveen Morchhale |
| Bhayanakam | Malayalam | Jayaraj |
| Makanna | Malayalam | Raheem Khader |
| Poomaram | Malayalam | Abrid Shine |
| Sudani From Nigeria | Malayalam | Zakariya |
| Ee.Ma.Yau | Malayalam | Lijo Jose Pellissery |
| Dhappa | Marathi | Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari |
| Aamhi Doghi | Marathi | Pratima Joshi |
| To Let | Tamil | Chezhiyan |
| Baaram | Tamil | Priya Krishnaswamy |
| Pariyerum Perumal | Tamil | Mari Selvaraj |
| Peranbu | Tamil | Ram |
| Paddayi | Tulu | Abhaya Simha |
State Focus - Jharkhand (Special Section)
| Title | Language | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| A Death in the Gunj | Hindi | Konkona Sen Sharma |
| M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | Hindi | Neeraj Pandey |
| Panchlait | Hindi | Prem Prakash Modi |
| Begum Jaan | Hindi | Srijit Mukherji |
Mainstream Cinema Section
| Title | Language | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Mahanati | Telugu | Nag Ashwin |
| Tiger Zinda Hai | Hindi | Ali Abbas Zafar |
| Padmaavat | Hindi | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| Raazi | Hindi | Meghna Gulzar |
Controversy
On 22 November 2018 delegates who had gathered to watch the Danish crime thriller The Guilty began protesting at Kala Academy when they were not allowed to enter the theater. This led to a clash between them and the organizers. In the resulting argument, Rajendra Talak, vice-chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), was quoted as asking delegates from Kerala to "go back home". A complaint was filed by Kerala-based director Kamal KM to IFFI CEO, Ameya Abhyankar. Following this, 29 other Malayali delegates, including 11 National Film winners like Dileesh Pothen and Dr Biju, signed a petition requesting a formal apology from Talak. When asked to comment, Talak replied that he had told the delegates to go back as the show was housefull.[7][8]
References
- Desk, TV News. "The 49th International Film Festival of India Highlights".
- "IFFI 2018 to showcase 212 films". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- History. "Film Sections". Iffi Goa. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- Last updated Nov 6, 2018. "49th IFFI to showcase 212 films, Israel in focus – The Shillong Times". Theshillongtimes.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- "Opening Film of IFFI 2018 - The Aspern Papers". IFFI Goa. 17 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "Special Day at IFFI Promotes Jharkhand as a film making destination". Press Information Bureau of India.
- Malkarnekar, Gauree (23 November 2018). "At Iffi, Rajendra Talak tells Kerala delegates: Go back home". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- Soman, Deepa (26 November 2018). "IFFI controversy: Rajendra Talak expressed interest to meet after the incident, but I didn't want to go, says K M Kamal". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2018.