After 100 years, IFF was inaugurated on 23rd November by the youngest son of Prithvi Raj Kapoor, actor director Shashi Kapoor and actress Vidyabalan amidst unprecedented security measures following fears of possible terrorist attack at the emerging film city. This 11-day extravaganza will be held from 23rd November to 3rd December.

Coming a long way from the first IFFI held in Bombay in 1952 the festival today has earned its own place in the sun after the Paris based federation international des association de producteurs de films (FIAPF) conferred official recognition to the Indian festival in 1963 putting it par with those in Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Toronto. The awards of the festival are namely ‘golden peacock’ award for the best film. The ‘silver peacock’ for the most promising director and a special jury prize for individual artistic contribution.

The award consists of cash prize of Rs.1000000 (golden peacock), Rs.500000 (silver peacock) and Rs.500000 (special jury prize), a medal and certificate. An international jury of reputed filmmakers chaired by Rolf De Heer (director, Australia), members Olivier Assayas (director, France), Jahnu Barua (director, Assam), Grazyna Szapolowska (actress, Poland), and Leticia Bredice (actress, Argentina).

This year the event synergizes global participation, high profile glamour, top notch entertainment with world renowned international celebrities walking the red carpet. The festival rolls out a repertoire of critically acclaimed international films, world premier, film bazaars, children’s animation movie, street shows, music concerts and open air beach screenings tons of delegates and public in a perfect packaging of glamour excitement, fun, and celebrity participation.

This year nearly 200 international and Indian films will be screened during the 11 days period including critically acclaimed films from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Germany, Italy, France, Argentina, Japan, Spain, Australia along with a number of Indian feature and non feature film.

After much controversy on bollywood films getting an unfair importance over other Indian film industries, it was focus on south Indian at the ongoing 37th IFFI for the first time a south Indian film was premiered at the festival. The privileged film was the Kanada film Tananam tananam by the national award wining director Kavita Lankesh.
A retrospective dedicated to G.Arivandan noted Malayalam filmmaker took off screening of his last film Vasthuhaara..

A huge crowd of cinema lovers are around. Its time you find your’s. Goa International Film Festival website..