The 51st Edition of Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest festival, The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is set to be held in Goa from 16th January to 24th January 2021.
IFFI aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the cinematic excellence and the art o. Every year IFFI celebrates some of the finest cinematic works and showcases a bouquet of best films from India and around the world.
Key Highlights of IFFI51
- The festival will premier Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Another Round’ as the opening film. The historical drama ‘Wife of a Spy’ by Kiyoshi Kurosawa will bring the 51st IFFI to a close. The festival will also witness the World Premiere of ‘Mehrunisa’.
- International Jury will have Pablo Cesar (Argentina), Prasanna Vithanage (Sri Lanka), Abu Bakr Shawky (Austria), Priyadarshan (India) and Rubaiyat Hossain (Bangladesh) as members.
- A selection of 23 feature and 20 non-feature films will be showcased in the Indian Panorama section of the 51st IFFI
- 15 acclaimed films will compete for the Golden Peacock award at IFFI’s International Competition section
- 6 Iconic Marathi films to be screened under Indian Panorama
- 9 Riveting South Indian films selected for Indian Panorama
Bangladesh- Country in Focus for 51st IFFI
International Film Festival of India has announced that Country in Focus for the 51st IFFI is Bangladesh.
The Country in Focus is a special segment that recognizes the cinematic excellence and contributions of the country. This section at the 51st IFFI will showcase four films:
- Jibondhuli by TanvirMokammel
- Meghmallar by Zahidur Rahim Anjan
- Under Construction by Rubaiyat Hossain
- Sincerely Yours, Dhaka by NuhashHumayun, Syed Ahmed Shawki, Rahat Rahman Joy, MD RobiulAlam, GolamKibriaFarooki, Mir Mukarram Hossain, Tanvir Ahsan, Mahmudul Islam, Abdullah Al Noor, KrishnenduChattopadhyay, Syed Saleh Ahmed Sobhan
Balaji Subramanian 
Dr. Niranjan B Poojar 
Aayush Pal