25th International Film Festival of India | |
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Awarded for | Best of World cinema |
Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
Official website | www |
The 25th International Film Festival of India was held during 10-20 January 1994 at Kolkata. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The festival was made interim non-competitive following a decision taken in August 1988 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. [6] [7] [8]
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