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Indian film festival From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Opening film | Beyond the Clouds |
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Closing film | Thinking of Him |
Location | Goa, India |
Founded | 1952 |
Awards | Golden Peacock Award (BPM (Beats per Minute)) |
Festival date | 20–28 November 2017 |
Website | iffigoa |
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]
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 |
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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 |
Nine James Bond films were chosen to be featured to celebrate "over 50 years of James Bond's legacy".[10]
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]
A Steering Committee was set up composed of noted entertainment industry professionals:[1]
A 40-member Film Preview Committee was set up to "enhance the involvement of the Indian film industry".[1] Its members included:
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