IFFI 2019 Winners' List: French Film 'Particles' Wins Golden Peacock
Particles, the French-Swiss co-production movie won the Golden Peacock award at the 50th International Film Festival of India. Here is the complete winners' list.
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By Lekhaka
As
the
sun
set
over
the
river
Mandovi
in
Panjim,
Goa,
the
50th
edition
of
the
International
Film
Festival
of
India
(IFFI)
rolled
out
the
red
carpet
for
the
closing
ceremony.
The
spectacular,
star
studded
closing
ceremony
brought
the
eight-day
festivities
of
200
odd
screenings,
master
classes,
in-conversation
sessions
to
a
fitting
climax.
The
closing
ceremony
on
28
November
2019
brought
a
stellar
line
up
of
both
the
national
and
international
and
regional
industry's
leading
names.
Present
were
Ilaiyaraaja,
Japanese
filmmaker
Takashi
Miike,
Hindi
film
director
Rohit
Shetty,
Ramesh
Sippy,
actress
Elena
Fernandes,
Rakul
Preet
Singh,
Patrycja
Planik,
actress
from
Lillian,
Curiosa
film
director-Lou
Jeunet,
Head
of
Jury
John
Bailey
and
Carol
Littleton,
jury
member
Robin
Campilo,
Prasonjit
Chatterjee,
Vijay
Devarkonda
and
others.
Dignitaries
present
at
IFFI
2019
closing
ceremony
were
Satya
Pal
Malik,
Governor
of
Goa;
Amit
Khare,
Secretary,
Information
and
Broadcasting
Ministry;
Babul
Supriyo,
Minister
of
State
for
Environment,
Forests
and
Climate
Change;
Pramod
Sawant,
Chief
Minister
of
Goa
along
with
Deputy
Chief
Ministers
of
Goa
Chandrakant
Kavlekar
and
Manohar
Ajgaonkar;
Subhash
Phal
Desai,
Vice-Chairman
of
Entertainment
Society
of
Goa;
Parimal
Rai,
Chief
Secretary
of
Goa;
and
Amit
Satija,
CEO,
ESG
were
also
present.
The
grand
finale
was
hosted
by
actors
Kunal
Kapoor
and
Sonali
Kulkarni.
The
winners
of
IFFI
2019
were
announced
the
same
evening.
Amit
Khare
announced
at
the
closing
ceremony
that
IFFI
2020
and
IFFI
2021
will
focus
on
India's
legendary
filmmaker
Satyajit
Ray
to
mark
his
centenary
celebrations.
About
the
50th
edition
of
IFFI,
Khare
said,
"I
feel
elated
that
this
prestigious
edition
had
more
than
190
films
from
76
countries
and
90
Indian
premieres.
It
is
a
matter
of
pride
that
the
organisers
received
24
Oscar
submission
films
and
more
than
10000
delegates.
I
am
grateful
to
the
Government
of
Goa
and
ESG
for
making
such
elaborate
arrangements."
Offering
insight
on
the
participation
numbers
CEO,
ESG
Amit
Satija,
said,
"More
than
10000
delegates
registered
at
the
2019
edition."
In
terms
of
international
participation,
IFFI
saw
majority
delegates
from
UK,
USA,
Sri
Lanka
and
UAE.
Nationally
majority
of
the
delegates
came
from
Goa,
Kerala,
Maharashtra
and
Tamil
Nadu.
All
this
was
possible
because
of
the
paperless
ticketing
system.
IFFI
50
recognised
the
industry's
leading
names
like
Ilaiyaraaja,
Manju
Borah,
Prem
Chopra,
Pavan
Kumar,
Birju
Maharaj
and
Arvind
Swami
with
a
special
feliciation.
Birju
Maharaj
who
wasn't
present
had
sent
a
recorded
message.
Goa
CM
Pramod
Sawant
said,
''IFFI
has
given
us
another
opportunity
to
bring
films
not
just
for
entertainment
but
those
with
a
real
strong
message
for
us
to
introspect.
It's
an
opportunity
to
learn
from
the
masters
and
wonderful
to
have
everyone
here.''
Supriyo
speaking
at
the
festival
said,
"Today
50
is
the
new
30
so
definitely
these
are
the
young
years
of
this
great
festival
and
we
take
great
pride
that
we
are
joined
and
supported
by
luminaries.
We
have
strived
to
improve
our
facilities
and
include
women
participants
and
we
hope
to
inspire
more
women
directors
in
the
future."'
Satya
Pal
Malik
spoke
about
the
long-lasting
impression
films
leave
on
the
mind
of
an
individual.
He
said,
"I
would
like
to
apologise
to
each
one
of
you
since
I
am
very
new
to
Goa.
I
have
just
come
from
Kashmir
so
I
am
still
in
the
hangover
of
the
state.
I
strongly
believe
that
films
do
leave
an
impression
on
everyone.
No
book
can
move
you
the
way
a
film
does.
I
remember
films
like
Teesri
Kasam
and
Ganga
Jamuna
that
have
left
an
impact
on
me."
Here
is
the
winners' list
of
IFFi
2019:
Golden
Peacock:
Particles
(Directed
by
Blaise
Harrison
and
Producer
Estelle
Fialon)
(This
carries
the
Golden
peacock
and
a
cash
prize
of
Rs
40
lakh.)
Best
Debut
Film/Silver
Peacock:
Monsters
by
Marius
Olteanu
Abou
Leila
by
Amin
Sidi-Boumediene
(This
carries
a
silver
peacock,
a
certificate
and
Rs
10
lakh.)
IFFI
Best
Actor
Award
(Male)
-
Seu
Jorge,
for
his
role
in
Marigela
(This
carries
a
silver
peacock,
a
certificate
and
Rs
10
lakh.)
IFFI
Best
Actor
Award
(Female)
-
Usha
Jadhav,
Mai
Ghat,
Crime
No
103/2005
(This
carries
a
silver
peacock,
a
certificate
and
Rs
10
lakh.)
IFFI
Best
Director
Award
-
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery,
Jallikattu
Special
Jury
Award-Balloon,
Pema
Tseden
(This
carries
a
silver
peacock,
a
certificate
and
Rs
15,
lakh.)
Special
Mention
Award
-
Hellaro
by
Abhishek
Shah
ICFT
UNESCO
Special
Mention
-
Bahattar
Hoorain
ICFT
UNESCO
Gandhi
Medal
-
Rwanda
by
Riccardo
Salvetti.
As
the
awards
poured
to
all
the
happy
recipients
the
International
Film
Festival
of
India
was
a
proudly
awarded
the
ICFT
UNESCO
Fellini
Medal.
The
UNESCO
Gandhi
medal
for
propagating
Gandhian
values
was
given
to
Rwanda
directed
by
Riccardo
Salvetti.
ICFT
Unesco
special
mention
film
went
to
Bagattar
Hurrain
by
Sanjay
Pooran
Singh
Chauhan.
The
closing
film
was
Marghe
and
Her
Mother
by
noted
Moshen
Makhmalbaf.
The
team
thanked
IFFI
and
spoke
about
how
they
were
introduced
to
India
through
the
films
of
Satyajit
Ray.
There
were
plenty
of
lighter
moments
at
the
closing
that
set
things
on
a
lighter
note.
Babul
Surpiyo
set
his
politician
cape
aside
to
return
to
his
music
roots
with
a
spontaneous
tribute
of
Ilyeraja's
song
'Ae
zindagi
gale
laga
le.'
A
series
of
spectacular
dance
performances
choreographed
by
Tanushree
Shankar
on
the
theme
of
Ek
Bharat
Shreshtha
Bhara
that
aims
at
creating
an
environment
to
celebrate
regional
identity
took
the
audience
through
India's
rich
traditions.
The
50th
International
Film
Festival
of
India,
2019
witnessed
26
feature
films
and
15
non
feature
films
in
Indian
panorama
section.
Industry
experts
for
the
35
masterclasses
and
in-conversation
sessions
like
Ilaiyaraaja,
Anil
Kapoor,
Imtiaz
Ali,
Rahul
Rawail,
Wagner
Moura,
Farah
Khan,
Takashi
Miike,
John
Bailey
and
Carol
Littleton,
Nithya
Menen
and
Rashmika
Mandanna,
Vijay
Deverakonda
and
Rakul
Preet,
Meghana
Gulzar,
Juhi
Chaturvedi,
Rohit
Shetty,
and
some
more
shared
their
journey's
with
packed.
The
new
additions
this
year
brought
old
classics
from
the
past
festivals
in
the
Golden
Lining
section.
The
sidelines
also
had
the
Open
Forum
sessions
that
provided
a
platform
for
filmmakers
and
enthusiasts
to
share
and
discuss
ideas.