New Delhi: The 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will bring together films from across the world in Goa from November 20 to 28, with ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Ramayana: Part 1’ among the major highlights of the festival.
‘Dhurandhar’ has been selected as the opening film of the Indian Panorama section, while ‘Ramayana: Part 1’ will open the BRICS section. The Ladakhi-language film ‘Becoming’ will lead the non-feature film category.
This year’s festival, themed ‘Stories Without Borders’, will feature 159 international films from 87 countries and 76 Indian films in 18 languages. Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker will serve as the festival director.
Polish film ‘Fatherland’ will open the festival, while Singapore’s ‘We Are All Strangers’ has been chosen as the closing film.
Spain has been named the Country of Honour, with Russia as the partner nation. Two new categories — Animation and ‘Films About Films’ — have also been introduced this year, adding fresh dimensions to the festival programme.
