53rd International Film Festival of India

The 53rd International Film Festival of India was an event held from 20 to 28 November 2022 with Alma & Oskar by Dieter Berner as the opening feature film, and Perfect Number by Krzysztof Zanussi as the closing feature film.[1][2][3] France was the country of focus in the festival with eight films of the country included in the 'country of focus' section.[4]

53rd International Film Festival of India
Official poster
Opening filmAlma & Oskar by Dieter Berner
Closing filmPerfect Number by Krzysztof Zanussi
LocationDr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at Panaji, Goa, India
Founded1952
Awards
Hosted byGovernment of Goa
Directorate of Film Festivals
No. of films
  • international films from 73 countries
  • world premieres
  • international premieres
  • Asia premieres
  • India premieres
Festival dateOpening: 20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)
Closing: 28 November 2022 (2022-11-28)
Websiteiffigoa.org
International Film Festival of India

Jury

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International jury

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International Competition Jury to pick the awardees for Golden and Silver Peacocks.[5]

  • Nadav Lapid (Jury Chairperson) – writer and film director, Israel
  • Jinko Gotoh - film producer, United States
  • Javier Angulo Barturen - documentary filmmaker
  • Pascale Chavance - editor, France
  • Sudipto Sen - writer, director, India

Feature films

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The Feature Film Jury, with twelve members, was headed by the acclaimed director and editor, Chairperson Vinod Ganatra. The Feature Jury constituted of the following members who individually represent various acclaimed films, and film-related professions, whereas collectively representing the diverse Indian fraternity: [1]

  • Shri. A. Karthik Raja; cinematographer
  • Shri. Ananda Jyothi; musician, writer and filmmaker
  • Smt. Dr. Anuradha Singh; filmmaker and editor
  • Shri. Ashok Kashyap; producer, director and cinematographer
  • Shri Enumula Premraj; director and screenwriter
  • Smt Geeta M Gurappa; sound engineer
  • Shri Imo Singh; producer, director and writer
  • Shri. Jugal Debata; producer, director and cinematographer
  • Shri. Sailesh Dave; producer
  • Shri. Shibu G Sushelan; producer
  • Shri V. N. Aditya; producer, director and screenwriter
  • Shri. Vishnu Sharma; author and film critic

Official selection

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Source:[6]

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Opening films
2022 Alma & Oskar Dieter Berner Austria
Indian Panorama feature film
2022 Hadinelentu Prithvi Konanur India
Indian Panorama non-feature film
2022 The Show Must Go On Divya Cowasji India
Mid fest film
2022 Fixation Mercedes Bryce Morgan Canada, United States
Closing film
2022 Perfect Number Liczba Doskonała Krzysztof Zanussi Poland

Country of focus

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On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence, India was named the 'Country of Honour' at the Marche du Cinema of the Cannes Film Festival this year. This first-ever honour, conferred on India, symbolises the significant role that cinema plays in the cultural relationship between the two countries. To reciprocate, the International Film Festival of India (IFFI Goa) featured France in the 'Country of Focus' segment.[7]

Featuring films[8]
Title Original Title Director
Other People's Children (2022) Les enfants des autres Rebecca Zlotowski
The Crossing (2021) Florence Mialhe
Belle and Sebastian: The Nouvelle Generation (2022) Belle Et Sebastien, Nouvelle Génération Pierre Coré
Between Two Worlds (2020) Le Quai de Ouistreham Emmanuel Carrère
The Velvet Queen (2021) Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier
Sixteen (2022) Les Autres Philippe Lioret
The Vanished President (2022) Le Tigre et le Président Jean-Marc Peyrefitte
The Green Perfume (2022) Le Parfum Vert Nicolas Pariser

Awards and winners

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Source:[1][9]

Winners

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Source:[1][9]

Image Recipient Country Ref.
 
Carlos Saura Spain [9]
 
Chiranjeevi India [9]
Winner(s) Work/ director Ref.
I Have Electric Dreams Valentina Maurel [9]
Nader Saeivar No End
Vahid Mobasheri No End
Daniela Marin Navarro I Have Electric Dreams
Behind the Haystacks Asimina Proedrou
Lav Diaz When The Waves Are Gone
Praveen Kandregula Cinema Bandi
Nargesi Payam Eskandar

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "53RD IFFI 2022 official". Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ "IFFI 2022 Indian Panorama line-up includes Jai Bhim, RRR, The Kashmir Files". 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ "S.S. Rajamouli's RRR, Dev-starrer Tonic to be screened at 53rd International Film Festival of India". www.telegraphindia.com.
  4. ^ "County Focus". iffigoa.org. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ^ "International Competition Jury". iffigoa.org. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (13 November 2022). "'Alma & Oskar' to Open International Film Festival of India, Competition Titles, Masterclasses Revealed". Variety. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. ^ "France- The country of focus for the 53rd International Film Festival of India, Goa". Firstpost. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Country Focus - France Films". iffigoa. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e "IFFI 2022 winners list: I Have Electric Dreams wins big". 28 November 2022.
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