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  • Cinema presentation goes to be mind-blowing at IFFI 2021: Chaitanya Prasad

    The 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is ready to happen in Goa from January 16-24, 2021. The newest version will display a complete of 224 movies underneath completely different sections. With Bollywood stars like Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Ashutosh Gowariker, Dia Mirza, Rakeysh Mehra, Subhash Ghai, Anupam Kher and Anil Kapoor already supporting and selling the pageant on social media, the occasion organisers predict an excellent participation this 12 months.
    In an unique dialog with indianexpress.com, Chaitanya Prasad, IFFI Director, shared that upon postponement of the pageant, the organising committee fastened a brand new date after which labored backwards in the direction of the deadline. He additional acknowledged that regardless of the pageant having a hybrid format this 12 months, the participation has been noteworthy.

    Cinema करोना… Cinema देखोना…
    CELEBRATE Cinema on the 51st EDITION of the International Film Festival of India, in Goa, from 16-24 January 2021!
    Here’s wishing #IFFI51 all of the SUCCESS!!Excitedly wanting ahead!@IFFIGoa @MIB_India @mygovindia @GovtofGoa @DFF_India pic.twitter.com/lgpKGX8yId
    — Ashutosh Gowariker (@AshGowariker) January 12, 2021
    “There are seven screening theatres, 28 films a day, so roughly about 224 films in total. For the international section, we received more than 600 films. When we sent out the registration, we sought virtual-physical, physical-virtual and only virtual. We received more than 100 virtual profiles of films. The response was overwhelming. When we started to eliminate, we didn’t know what to eliminate. The cinema presentation is going to be mind-blowing,” Prasad mentioned.

    Wishing International Film Festival of India @IFFIGoa all one of the best for its 51st version. The greatest Film Festival of India, from 16-24 Jan’20. Showcasing the best cinematic works worldwide. #IFFI51 #iffivibes #goatourism @MIB_India @mygovindia @GovtofGoa @DFF_India @esg_goa
    — Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) January 11, 2021
    Chaitanya Prasad revealed that in addition to IFFI 2021 incorporating OTT for the primary time, there can be a particular homage part for artistes we misplaced in 2020. He additionally promised that the Indian Panorama part could have an amazing assortment of regional cinema.

    Bangladesh goes to be the main focus nation on the IFFI 2021. Actors and filmmakers from the nation may even be part of the pageant, both as jury members or as company.
    Patrons may also look out for the commemoration of Satyajit Ray’s centenary, that would come with showcasing 5 of Ray’s movies.

    Speaking about how the movie pageant will act as a “necessary injection” within the time of Covid-19, Chaitanya Prasad mentioned, “The festival gives hope and inspiration. Watching cinema in the comfort of your home and watching it in a theatre – somewhere you have to break the glass ceiling. Caution, precaution and care is the bottomline. It will showcase to the world that if you are determined to do something with wholesome participation, it is possible.”

  • IFFI Goa 2021: 12 international movies to be screened within the ‘Kaleidoscope’ part

    The 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Tuesday introduced the slate of 12 international movies that will probably be screened below the Kaleidoscope part of the upcoming film gala.
    Three movies from France have made it to the part, together with Night of the Kings by Philippe Lacote, filmmaker Emmanuel Mouret’s romantic-comedy Love Affair(s) and the drama-comedy The Big Hit, helmed by Emmanuel Courcol.
    Every 12 months, the Kaleidoscope part showcases handpicked movies, representing the perfect of the world cinema.
    Filmmaker Alex Piperno’s Window Boy Would additionally Like to Have a Submarine from Uruguay; Columbia’s Forgotten We’ll Be by director Fernando Trueba; filmmaker Mohanad Hayal’s Iraqi drama Haifa Street; We Still Have the Deep Black Night by Gustavo Galvao (Brazil, Germany); and director Mantas Kvedaravicius’ Parthenon (Lithuania) may even be screened on this section.
    Other options embrace Apples by Christos Nikou, which is Greece’s entry for the Best International Feature Film on the 93rd Academy Awards; Stephanie Chuat and Veronique Reymond’s My Little Sister (Switzerland); Dani Rosenberg’s Israeli title The Death of Cinema and My Father Too; and Valley Of The Gods by Lech Majewski from Poland.

    IFFI, which takes place in Goa from November 20-28 yearly, was postponed as a result of coronavirus pandemic and can now be held from January 16 to January 24. A complete of 224 movies will probably be screened below completely different sections on the 51st version, which will probably be organised in a hybrid format within the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Vinterberg’s Another Round to open 51st IFFI, Kurosawa’s Wife of a Spy to have India premiere

    Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, starring actor Mads Mikkelsen, would be the opening movie on the upcoming 51st version of International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
    The movie, which is Denmark’s official entry for Oscars 2020, revolves round 4 weary highschool academics experimenting with the liberating results of alcohol.

    The 51st IFFI can be opening with the Indian Premiere of Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, starring Cannes Best Actor Award Winner Mads Mikkelsen on sixteenth January 2021.
    The movie Another Round is Denmark’s official entry to the #Oscars.@theofficialmads.#51IFFI
    — International Film Festival of India (@IFFIGoa) January 2, 2021

    The historic drama “Wife of a Spy” by Kiyoshi Kurosawa will carry the 51st #IFFI to an in depth on twenty fourth January 2021. The Japanese movie, which bagged the Silver Lion for Best Director at Venice International Film Festival, may have its India Premiere at #51IFFI. pic.twitter.com/W6e9dawxcZ
    — International Film Festival of India (@IFFIGoa) January 2, 2021
    Another Round had its in-cinema world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2020. At the San Sebastian International Film Festival the film gained the Silver Shell for greatest actor for Mikkelsen and co-stars Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang and Lars Ranthe in addition to Silver Shell for greatest director for Vinterberg. It was additionally a part of Cannes Film Festival’s official choice.
    IFFI, which takes place in Goa from November 20-28 yearly, was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and can now be held from January 16 to January 24.
    Japanese historic drama Wife of a Spy, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, may also have its India premiere on the upcoming nine-day movie gala.

    Wife of a Spy first launched in Japan as a tv film in June final yr. A theatrical model of the movie was chosen in the principle competitors part of the 77th Venice International Film Festival and gained the Silver Lion.The film options actors Yu Aoi and Issey Takahashi.
    A complete of 224 movies can be screened beneath totally different sections on the 51st IFFI, which can be organised in a hybrid format within the wake of the pandemic. The competition may also mark world premier of “Mehrunisa”. The movie by Sandeep Kumar will premier mid-fest. Starring actor Farrukh Jaffar, the film narrates the story of a girl’s lifelong dream.

  • Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Another Round’ to open 51st IFFI, Kurosawa’s ‘Wife of a Spy’ to have India premiere

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round”, starring actor Mads Mikkelsen, would be the opening movie on the upcoming 51st version of International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

    The movie, which is Denmark’s official entry for Oscars 2020, revolves round 4 weary highschool lecturers experimenting with the liberating results of alcohol.

    “Another Round” had its in-cinema world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2020.

    At the San Sebastian International Film Festival the film gained the Silver Shell for finest actor for Mikkelsen and co-stars Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang and Lars Ranthe in addition to Silver Shell for finest director for Vinterberg.

    It was additionally a part of Cannes Film Festival’s official choice.

    IFFI, which takes place in Goa from November 20-28 yearly, was postponed as a result of coronavirus pandemic and can now be held from January 16 to January 24.

    Japanese historic drama “Wife of a Spy”, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, will even have its India premiere on the upcoming nine-day movie gala.

    “Wife of a Spy” first launched in Japan as a tv film in June final 12 months.

    A theatrical model of the movie was chosen in the principle competitors part of the 77th Venice International Film Festival and gained the Silver Lion.

    The film options actors Yu Aoi and Issey Takahashi.

    A complete of 224 movies will likely be screened beneath totally different sections on the 51st IFFI, which will likely be organised in a hybrid format within the wake of the pandemic.