| 39th International Film Festival of India | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of World cinema |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented on | 22 November- 1 December 2008 |
| Official website | www |
| Best Feature Film | Tulpan |
The 39th International Film Festival of India was held in Panaji, Goa from 22 November 2008 to 1 December 2008. [1]
The competition section had 15 films including [2]
Tyulpan is a 2008 Kazakh drama film. It was directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy and distributed by Zeitgeist Films. Tulpan was Kazakhstan's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign Language Film category, but it didn't make the final shortlist. It won the award for Best Film at the 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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