48th International Film Festival of India

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48th International Film Festival of India
Opening film Beyond the Clouds
Closing filmThinking of Him
Location Goa, India
Founded1952
AwardsGolden Peacock Award (BPM (Beats per Minute))
Festival date20–28 November 2017
Website iffigoa.org
International Film Festival of India

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]

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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]

Winners

Special Awards

Juries-mentor

Indian Panorama

Feature films

  • Suresh Heblikar, filmmaker and actor [6]
  • Rahul Rawail, film director
  • Satarupa Sanyal, film director, producer, actress, poet and social activist
  • Gopi Desai, film director and actress
  • Nishikant Kamat, filmmaker
  • Merlvin Mukhim, actor and film producer
  • Nikkhil Advani, Film producer, director and screenwriter
  • Hari Viswanath, film director, screenwriter and producer
  • Sachin Chatte, film critic
  • Ruchi Narain, film director and screenwriter

Non-feature films

  • Sudhir Mishra, film director and screenwriter; President [6]
  • Tuhinabha Majumdar, film director and film writer
  • Shankhajeet De, filmmaker
  • Mithunchandra Chaudhari, film director
  • Shiny Jacob Benjamin, film producer, film director and writer
  • Tinni Mitra, film editor
  • K. G. Suresh, journalist and columnist

Official selections

Special screenings

Opening film

Closing film

BRICS

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 titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Panfilov's 28 Men 28 панфиловцев / 28 panfilovtsevKim Druzhinin, Andrey ShalopaRussia
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 LoucuraRoberto BerlinerBrazil
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

Bond Retrospective

Nine James Bond films were chosen to be featured to celebrate "over 50 years of James Bond's legacy". [10]

Committees

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]

Steering Committee

A Steering Committee was set up composed of noted entertainment industry professionals: [1]

Film Preview Committee

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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