48th International Film Festival of India

48th International Film Festival of India
Opening filmBeyond the Clouds
Closing filmThinking of Him
LocationGoa, India
Founded1952
AwardsGolden Peacock Award (BPM (Beats per Minute))
Festival date20–28 November 2017
Websiteiffigoa.org
International Film Festival of India

The 48th International Film Festival of India was held on 20 to 28 November 2017 in Goa. "Celebrating the Future of Cinema" was set as the festival's theme and registrations were opened in early October 2017.[1]

Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, who was appointed head of the jury of the Indian panorama section, resigned from the position on 14 November after alleging that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, that co-organizes the festival, dropped two films S Durga and Nude from screening in the Indian Panorama section, despite being chosen by the jury and without consulting them.[2][3] Two other members Apurva Asrani and Gyan Correa quit the jury the following day.[4]

Winners

Special Awards

Juries-mentor

Indian Panorama

Feature films

  • Suresh Heblikar, filmmaker and actor[6]
  • Rahul Rawail, film director
  • Satarupa Sanyal, film director, producer, actress, poet and social activist
  • Gopi Desai, film director and actress
  • Nishikant Kamat, filmmaker
  • Merlvin Mukhim, actor and film producer
  • Nikkhil Advani, Film producer, director and screenwriter
  • Hari Viswanath, film director, screenwriter and producer
  • Sachin Chatte, film critic
  • Ruchi Narain, film director and screenwriter

Non-feature films

  • Sudhir Mishra, film director and screenwriter; President[6]
  • Tuhinabha Majumdar, film director and film writer
  • Shankhajeet De, filmmaker
  • Mithunchandra Chaudhari, film director
  • Shiny Jacob Benjamin, film producer, film director and writer
  • Tinni Mitra, film editor
  • K. G. Suresh, journalist and columnist

Official selections

Special screenings

Opening film

Closing film

  • Thinking of Him [8]

BRICS

Out of the 30 films that were screened at the second BRICS Film Festival in June 2017 in China, seven award-winning were chosen to be screened.[9]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Panfilov's 28 Men 28 панфиловцев / 28 panfilovtsev Kim Druzhinin, Andrey Shalopa Russia
Ayanda Ayanda Sara Blecher South Africa
The Second Mother Que Horas Ela Volta? / When is she coming back? Anna Muylaert Brazil
Nise: The Heart of Madness Nise: O Coração da Loucura Roberto Berliner Brazil
Where Has the Time Gone? Em que tempo vivemos? Walter Salles, Aleksey Fedorchenko,
Madhur Bhandarkar, Jia Zhangke, Jahmil X.T. Qubeka		 Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
Soul Mate Qi Yue Yu An Sheng Derek Tsang China
Turtle Kaasav Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar India

Bond Retrospective

Nine James Bond films were chosen to be featured to celebrate "over 50 years of James Bond's legacy".[10]

Committees

Three committees — Preview, Steering and Technical — were constituted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting prior to inviting films for the festival. The Preview Committee, headed by filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri was set up to shortlist films for the festival. Filmmakers Jahnu Barua and Nagesh Kukunoor were named conveners of the Steering and Technical Committees.[11]

Steering Committee

A Steering Committee was set up composed of noted entertainment industry professionals:[1]

Film Preview Committee

A 40-member Film Preview Committee was set up to "enhance the involvement of the Indian film industry".[1] Its members included:

References

  1. ^ a b c Kamat, Prakash (5 October 2017). "Registration begins for 48th IFFI". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ "48th International Film Festival of India: Days after two films dropped from fest, jury chief Sujoy Ghosh resigns". The Indian Express. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Sujoy Ghosh quits as IFFI Indian Panorama section jury chief after I&B Ministry drops two films from lineup". The Hindu. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. ^ "IFFI row hots up, two more jury members resign". The Economic Times. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b "IFFI 2017 complete winners list: Parvathy wins Best Actress; Amitabh Bachchan is 'Film Personality of The Year'". 28 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Indian Panorama 2017". iffigoa.org. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  7. ^ "'Beyond the clouds' by Majid Majidi to open IFFI 2017 on 20th November". iffigoa.org. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Pablo César's film on Rabindranath Tagore to close IFFI 2017". Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  9. ^ "BRICSHome". iffigoa.org. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Bond Retrospective". iffigoa.org. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Director Vivek Agnihotri heads I&B Ministry constituted Preview Committee for IFFI 2017". The Times of India. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Steering Committee of IFFI 2017". iffigoa.org. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Preview Committee of IFFI 2017". iffigoa.org. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.