Hon'ble
Minister
of
Information
and
Broadcasting
Shri
Prakash
Javadekar
today
released
the
regulations
and
poster
for
the
52nd
edition
of
the
International
Film
Festival
of
India
(IFFI).
The
festival
will
be
held
in
Goa
from
20th
-28th
November
2021.
The
International
Film
Festival
of
India
(IFFI)
is
reckoned
as
one
of
Asia's
oldest
and
India's
biggest
international
film
festivals.
The
52nd
edition
of
IFFI
will
be
held
in
a
hybrid
format
considering
the
success
of
the
51st
edition
in
January
2021.
The
Festival
is
being
organized
by
the
Directorate
of
Film
Festivals
(DFF),
Ministry
of
Information
and
Broadcasting,
Government
of
India
in
collaboration
with
the
State
Government
of
Goa
and
the
Indian
Film
Industry.
IFFI
is
recognized
by
the
International
Federation
of
Film
Producers
Associations
(FIAPF).
Every
year,
the
festival
celebrates
some
of
the
finest
cinematic
works
and
showcases
a
bouquet
of
the
best
films
from
India
and
around
the
world.
The
call
for
entries
for
participation
in
the
competitive
section
of
the
52nd
edition
of
the
International
Film
Festival
of
India
will
remain
open
till
Aug
31,
2021.
On
the
occasion
of
the
birth
centenary
of
the
maestro
of
Indian
cinema
Shri
Satyajit
Ray,
this
time
the
Directorate
of
Films
Festivals,
Ministry
of
I&B,
will
pay
a
tribute
through
a
Special
Retrospective
at
the
IFFI.
Also,
in
recognition
of
the
auteur's
legacy,
the
"Satyajit
Ray
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
for
Excellence
in
Cinema"
has
been
instituted
from
this
year
to
be
given
at
the
IFFI
every
year
starting
from
this
year.