The
54th
edition
of
International
Film
Festival
of
India
ended
on
a
high
note
with
one
of
the
top
Hollywood
actors
Michael
Douglas,
his
actress
wife
Catherine
Zeta
Jones
and
stalwarts
from
various
film
industries
from
across
the
globe
attending
one
of
the
oldest
film
festivals
of
South
Asia.
The
Persian
film
'Endless
Borders'
by
Abbas
Amini
won
the
Golden
Peacock
Award
for
best
film
and
Michael
Douglas
was
honoured
with
Satyajit
Ray
Lifetime
Achievement
Award,
while
'Drift'
by
Anthony
Chen
received
the
ICFT-UNESCO
Gandhi
Medal.
Rishab
Shetty's
Kantara
won
the
special
jury
mention
and
Deepak
Mishra's
Panchayat
2
got
the
best
series
in
the
OTT
section
which
was
the
new
addition
in
this
year's
IFFI.
The
participation
this
year
was
much
higher
with
more
than
13000
delegates
attending
the
festival.
The
information
and
broadcasting
minister
Anurag
Thakur
announced
the
hike
in
incentives
for
foreign
films
with
added
perks
if
India
is
highlighted
in
it.
The
biggest
achievement
was
the
third
edition
of
75
creative
minds
where
20
talents
got
placed
in
various
industry
firms.
The
entire
south
film
industry
was
represented
with
all
top
actors
making
their
presence
felt
on
the
red
carpet.
Vijay
Sethupati
not
only
had
the
premiere
of
his
film
Gandhi
Talks
but
conducted
a
masterclass
with
film
enthusiasts.
Malayalam
cinema
had
one
of
its
biggest
stars
Unni
Mukkudan
of
Malikappuram
fame
walking
the
red
carpet.
Rishabh
Shetty
whose
Kantara
was
screened
was
also
present
at
the
closing
ceremony.
Telugu
superstar
Naga
Chaitanya
walked
the
red
carpet
for
his
series
Dhoota
being
screened
as
part
of
the
gala
premiere.
There
were
23
masterclasses
and
in
conversation
session
this
year
while
9
gala
premieres
took
place
with
over
75
red
carpet
walks.
Some
of
the
other
prominent
names
present
this
year
were
Filmmakers
Brillante
Mendoza,
Director,
Palme
d'Or
winner,
Philippines
Nuri
Bilge
Ceylan,
Director,
Palme
d'Or
winner,
Turkey,
Hugh
Welchman,
Director,
Oscar
Nominee,
UK,
James
Madio,
Actor,
USA
Jaya
Ahsan,
Actress
&
Producer,
Bangladesh
Diman
Zandi,
Actress
and
indian
filmmakers
like
Vetrimaran,
Shoojit
Sircar,
T
S
Nagabharana,
Shekhar
Kapur,
Vipul
Shah
and
Rajkumar
Santoshi
to
name
a
few.
The
growing
stature
of
IFFI
in
the
global
film
festival
circuit
became
evident
with
nearly
3000
film
entries
being
received
for
the
international
section,
a
growth
of
3
times
from
last
year.