Malayalam
film
Adaminte
Makan
Abu
is
India's
official
entry
into
the
competition
section
of
the
International
Film
Festival
of
India
(IFFI)
2011
that
will
begin
in
Goa
today.
The
film
Adaminte
Makan
Abu,
which
has
also
been
chosen
as
India's
official
entry
in
the
Best
Foreign
Film
category
for
the
84th
Academy
Awards,
will
be
competing
with
14
other
films
for
the
coveted
Golden
Peacock
award
at
the
IFFI.
Directed
by
Salim
Ahmed,
the
film
is
the
story
of
a
poor
perfume-seller,
Abu,
whose
only
remaining
wish
in
life
is
the
sacred
Haj
Pilgrimage.
The
jury,
headed
by
India's
one
of
the
most-renowned
filmmaker
Adoor
Gopalakrishnan,
will
be
judging
these
films.
Other
members
on
the
panel
include
Laurence
Kardish,
a
senior
curator
of
film
at
the
Museum
of
Modern
Art
in
New
York,
Lee
Yong
Kwan,
director
of
Busan
International
Film
Festival
in
Korea,
Tahmineh
Milani,
an
Iranian
filmmaker
and
Dan
Wolman,
an
Israeli
award-winning
filmmaker.
Apart
from
the
Golden
Peacock
award
for
the
Best
Film,
there
will
be
other
awards
like
the
Silver
Peacocks
for
Best
Director,
Best
Actor
(Male),
Best
Actor
(Female)
and
Special
Jury
Award.
IFFI,
which
will
begin
today,
will
go
on
till
December
3,
followed
by
the
award
function
at
Kala
Academy
auditorium
in
Panaji,
the
state
capital.