Special Awards
- IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal: Kaushik Ganguly for Cinemawala
- Life Time Achievement Award - Nikita Mikhalkov, Oscar-winning Russian actor-filmmaker
- IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award: Ilaiyaraaja
| 46th International Film Festival of India | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of World cinema |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented on | 30, November 2015 |
| Hosted by | Kabir Bedi Lillete Dubey |
| Official website | www |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Embrace of the Serpent |
| Lifetime achievement | Nikita Mikhalkov |
The 46th International Film Festival of India was held on 20 to 30 November 2015 in Goa. [1] The International Jury was headed by the chairperson, Shekhar Kapur along with UK based director, Micheal Radford, Palestinian based Israel director, Ms. Suha Arraf, German Actress, Julia Jentsch and South Korean filmmaker Jeon Kyu-Hwan. The 13-member Feature Jury was headed by Chairperson, Aribam Syam Sharma, while the 7-member Non-Feature jury was led by Chairperson, Rajendra Janglay. [2]
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