15 films lined up for International Competition at 52nd IFFI in Goa Godavari, Me Vasantrao and Semkhor- Indian entries in the International Competition

 

15 films lined up for International Competition at 52nd IFFI in Goa

Godavari, Me Vasantrao and Semkhor- Indian entries in the International Competition

Posted On: 11 NOV 2021 3:32PM by PIB Delhi

52nd International Film Festival of India has released the line-up of international movies for competition during the festival. The best of the feature length fiction films from all over the world are selected to compete in the section. It is one of the most important sections of the festival that features some of the best films of the year and these 15 films compete for the Golden Peacock and other awards.

The movies that are part of the lineup include

1. Any Day Now   | Dir : Hamy Ramezan | Finland
2. Charlotte | Dir : Simon Franco | Paraguay
3. Godavari | Dir: Nikhil Mahajan | Marathi, India
4. Întregalde | Dir : Radu Muntean |Romania
5. Land of Dreams | Dir : Shirin Neshat & Shoja Azari | New Mexico, USA
6. Leader | Dir : Katia Priwieziencew | Poland
7. Me Vasantrao | Dir: Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari | Marathi, India
8. Moscow Does Not Happen | Dir : Dmitry Fedorov | Russia
9. No Ground Beneath The Feet| Dir : Mohammad Rabby Mridha | Bangladesh
10. Once We Were Good For You | Dir : Branko Schmidt | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
11. Ring Wandering | Dir : Masakazu Kaneko | Japan
12. Saving One Who Was Dead | Dir : Václav Kadrnka | Czech Republic
13.  Semkhor | Dir: Aimee Baruah | Dimasa, India
14. The Dorm | Dir : Roman Vasyanov | Russia
15. The First Fallen | Dir : Rodrigo de Oliveira |Brazil

These films will compete for various categories of awards, viz:

1. Best Film (Golden Peacock) – this award carries a cash prize of Rs. 40,00,000/- to be shared equally between the Director and Producer. The Director will receive the Golden Peacock and a Certificate in addition to the cash component. The Producer will receive a Certificate in addition to the cash component.

 

2. Best Director: Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs.15,00,000/-

 

3. Best Actor (Male): Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs10,00,000/-

 

4. Best Actor (Female): Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs10,00,000/-

 

5. Special Jury Award: Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs 15,00,000/- given to a film (for any aspect of the film which the jury wishes to award/acknowledge) or an individual (for his/her artistic contribution to a film). The award, if given to a film, will be given to the Director of the film.