Panjim 14 January 2021 :::: Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest festival, The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), will pay homage to nineteen personalities of cinema from India and nine personalities from across the world in its 51st edition which will held in Goa from 16th January to 24th January 2021.
Under this segment, IFFIwill pay homage to the stalwarts of cinema who departed from the world this year by celebrating their contributions to the film industry.
The section will feature the following movies as tributes:
Homage to International Personalities
- Chadwick Boseman
42 by Brian Helgeland - Ivan Passer
Cutter’s Way by Ivan Passer - GoranPaskaljevic
DevBhoomi by GoranPaskaljevic - Allen Daviau
The Extra-Terrestrial by Steven Spielberg - Max Von Sydow
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Stephen Daldry - Sir Alan Parker
Midnight Express by Alan Parker - Kirk Douglas
Paths of Glory by Stanley Kubrick - EnnioMorricone
The Hateful Eight by Quentin Tarantino - Olivia De Havilland
The Heiress by William Wyler
Homages to Indian personalities
- Ajit Das
Tara by Bijaya Jena - BasuChatterjee
Chhoti Si Baat by BasuChatterjee - BhanuAthaiya
Gandhi by Richard Attenborough - BijayMohanty
ChillikaTeerey by Biplab Roy Choudhury - Irrfan Khan
Paan Singh Tomar by Tigmanshu Dhulia - Jagdeep
Brahmachari by BhappiSonie - Kumkum
BasantBahar by Raja Nawathe - ManmohanMahapatra
BhijaMatiraSwarga by ManmohanMahapatra - Nimmi
BasantBahar by Raja Nawathe - NishikantKamat
Dombivali Fast by NishikantKamat - RahatIndori
Mission Kashmir by VidhuVinod Chopra - Rishi Kapoor
Bobby by Raj Kapoor - Saroj Khan
Devdas by Sanjay LeelaBhansali - S.P Balasubrahmanyam
Sigaram by Ananthu - ShreeramLagoo
Ek Din Achanak by MrinalSen - SoumitraChatterjee
Charulata, GhareBaire, Sonar Kella by Satyajit Ray - Sushant Singh Rajput
Kedarnath by AbhishekKapoor - Wajid Khan
Dabangg by AbhinavKashyap - Yogesh Gaur
Chhoti Si Baat by BasuChatterjee
IFFI aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the cinematic excellence and the art. Every year IFFI celebrates some of the finest cinematic works and showcases a bouquet of best films from India and around the world.
- IFFI Website https://iffigoa.org/
IFFI social media handles:
- Instagram – https://instagram.com/iffigoa?igshid=1t51o4714uzle
- Twitter – https://twitter.com/iffigoa?s=21
- Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/IFFIGoa/
About IFFI:
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually, currently in the state of Goa, the festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excellence of the film art; contributing to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of different nations in the context of their social and cultural ethos; and promoting friendship and cooperation among people of the world. The festival is conducted jointly by the Directorate of Film Festivals (under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the state Government of Goa.
