35th International Film Festival of India

The 35th International Film Festival of India was held from November 29 - December 9 2004 in Goa.^[1][2] The edition is the first globally competitive edition with a permanent venue at Goa.^[3] The "Beach Screening" section of Hollywood blockbusters was instituted for the first time at this edition.^[4][5]

35th International Film Festival of India
Awarded for	Best of World cinema
Presented by	Directorate of Film Festivals
Presented on	December 9 2004
Official website	www.iffigoa.org
Best Feature Film	"The Beautiful City"
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Winners

• Golden Peacock (Best Film): "The Beautiful City" by "Asghar Farhadi" (Iranian film)
• Special Jury Award: Silver Peacock: Actor "Faramarz Gharibian" for "The Beautiful City"
• Silver Peacock Award for the Most Promising Asian Director: "Ekachai Uekrongtham" for "Beautiful Boxer" (Thai film)
• Silver Peacock Special Jury Award: "Old Women" by "Gennady Sidorov" (Russian film)^[6]

Official selections

Special screenings

Opening film

• “Vanity Fair” by "Meera Nair"

Closing film

• "Alexander" by "Oliver Stone"

References

1. "National : Colourful start to film festival in Goa". The Hindu. 2004-11-30.^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
3. "35th International Film Festival of India 2004". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19.
4. "Beach Screening Makes Its Debut with Mission Impossible at the 35th IFFI Goa 2004". businesswireindia.com.
5. blanj. "The Hindu Business Line : Finally, a permanent address!". www.thehindubusinessline.com.
6. "English Releases".