iffi.nic.in : Goa 47th International Film Festival of India

Organization : Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
Competition Name : 47th International Film Festival of India
Event Dates : 20 – 28 November 2016, Goa

Website : https://iffigoa.org/
Competition Details : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/16251-Regulations.pdf

International Film Festival :

The Festival is being organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in collaboration with the State Government of Goa and the Indian Film Industry. The Festival is recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations (FIAPF).

Update :

IFFI Goa 48th International Film Festival of India 2017 : www.contest.net.in/24515.html

Date and Place:
The 47th edition of IFFI will be held from 20th – 28th November 2016, in Goa, India.

Categories:
The festival programme is broadly divided into the following categories:-
i. International Competition for Feature Films (upto 15 numbers. Upto two Indian Films will be selected for this section. Fiction Films with a minimum duration of 70 minutes and above).
ii. Non-Competition – for feature films from around the world (Fiction Films with a minimum duration of 70 minutes and above).
iii. Retrospectives, Tributes, Country Focus & other specially curated packages (Indian & Foreign) and Premieres.
iv. Indian Panorama – For Indian Feature Films, Indian Panorama Regulations 2016 will be applicable.
v. Technical Workshops/Master classes/other Interactive & Academic sessions/Panel Discussions.
vi. Film Bazaar (Film Market organized by the National Film Development Corporation of India).

International Competition:
Directorate of Film Festivals reserves the right to exclude films that are not in conformity with the philosophy and objective of the festival, or which could offend the feelings/ susceptibilities of any participating country, or are likely to promote discrimination of any kind.

Films entered in the International Competition MUST fulfill the following conditions:
1. Films must be fiction, feature length films not less than 70 minutes in duration in original language soundtrack with English Subtitles. Films in English need not be subtitled.
2. They must have been completed between 1st September 2015 and 31st August 2016. Eligibility will be determined by the declaration made by the entrant in the film entry form. For International films where no proof is available, the date of the first theatrical screening will be considered as completion date.
3. Except for Indian films, the entries in this section should not have been released/ shown in India or presented in any other Indian Film Festivals before. Upto two Indian film entries in International Competition will be identified by the IFFI Film Preview & Recommendation Committee from the films for Indian Panorama 2016.
4. In the case of co-productions, at least one of the producers/production companies must have the right to sanction participation of the film in International Competition and also sanction the authority to receive awards, if the film wins any.
5. Entrants must agree that if their film/films win any of the Golden and/or Silver Peacock Awards, all screenings thereafter will acknowledge the Award(s) on the film itself.

Prizes:

The following prizes will be given away:
(i) Best Film :
(a) A Cash prize of `40,00,000/- to be shared equally between the Director and Producer.
(b) Director to be given the Golden Peacock and a certificate in addition to the cash component.
( c ) Producer to be given a certificate in addition to the cash component.

(ii) Best Director : Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of `15,00,000/-
(iii)Best Actor (Male) : Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of `10,00,000/-
(iv) Best Actor (Female) : Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of `10,00,000/-
(v) 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.

Enquires for Film Bazaar may be addressed to The National Film Development Corporation.

The contact Address is:
Manager (Overseas),
National Film Development Corporation,
Discovery of India, Nehru Centre,
Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli,
Mumbai- 400 018- India
Ph: 022-66288295, Fax: 022-24952262