Martin Scorsese & Istvan Szabo To Be Honoured With Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur has announced that Mr. Istevan Szabo and Mr. Martin Scorsese will be conferred the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at 52nd International Film Fes
Union
Minister
for
Information
and
Broadcasting
Shri
Anurag
Thakur
has
announced
that
Mr.
Istevan
Szabo
and
Mr.
Martin
Scorsese
will
be
conferred
the
Satyajit
Ray
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
at
52nd
International
Film
Festival
of
India
in
Goa.
Istvan
Szabo
is
one
of
the
most
critically
acclaimed
Hungarian
film
directors
of
the
past
few
decades
known
for
masterpieces
like
Mephisto
(1981)
Father
(1966).
Martin
Scorsese
is
one
of
the
major
figures
of
the
New
Hollywood
era,
widely
regarded
as
one
of
the
greatest
and
most
influential
directors
in
film
history.
Speaking
during
the
announcements
Shri
Anurag
Thakur
remarked
"India
is
a
land
of
story
tellers;
our
tales
have
captured
the
imagination
of
the
world.
India's
wide
variety
of
stories
rightly
makes
us
the
'Content
Subcontinent'.
The
52nd
edition
of
India's
most
prestigious
film
festival
will
be
held
from
20th
to
28th
November,
2021
in
the
beach
State.
Collaboration
with
major
OTT
players
The
Minister
informed
that
for
the
first
time
ever,
IFFI
has
invited
major
OTT
players
to
participate
at
the
Festival.
In
a
first,
Netflix,
Amazon
Prime,
Zee5,
Voot
and
Sony
Liv
will
participate
at
the
Film
Festival
through
exclusive
Masterclasses,
content
launches
and
previews,
curated
film
package
screenings,
and
various
other
on-ground
and
virtual
events.
Shri
Thakur
said
that
the
trend
of
watching
movies
on
OTT
is
on
the
rise
and
IFFI
is
embracing
new
technology
and
providing
a
platform
for
the
industry
artists
to
interact
with
OTT
players.
Netflix
is
organising
a
3-day
virtual
Masterclass
by
the
Paris
based
renowned
school
of
image
and
arts,
Gobelins
-
School
L'image.
Netflix
will
organize
the
India
premiere
of
'ThePower
of
the
Dog'
by
Jane
Campion.
It
has
also
proposed
to
organize
a
Special
Screening
of
film
'Dhamaka',
including
an
introduction
of
the
film
by
key
talent
of
the
film
KartikAaryanand
a
preview
of
Episode
1
of
'Aranyak',
an
upcoming
crime
thriller
series
starring
RaveenaTandon
and
Ashutosh
Rana.
SonyLiv
has
proposed
a
Masterclass
by
Scam-1992
screenplay
writer
-
SumitPurohit
and
SauravDey,
moderated
by
Indranil
Chakraborty,
Business
Head
studio
Next.
Zee5
has
specially
curated
Breakpoint
-
the
popular
Paes&Bhupathi
series
by
Nitesh
Tiwari
&AshwiniIyer
for
IFFI.
Recognising
75
Creative
Minds
of
Tomorrow
to
mark
AzaadiKaAmritMahotsav
In
a
major
announcement
Shri
Anurag
Thakur
said
that
IFFI
will
provide
a
platform
to
young
budding
talent
from
across
India
to
connect
with
mainstream
cinema
filmmakers
and
the
industry.
75
creative
minds
(under
35
years)
will
be
invited
to
interact
with
industry
leaders
and
attend
Masterclasses
at
the
Festival.
These
youngsters
will
be
selected
through
a
competition
for
young
filmmakers
from
around
the
country.
The
Competition
aims
to
provide
a
platform
to
75
young
filmmakers,
actors,
singers,
scriptwriters,
and
others
to
showcase
their
talent
at
a
globally
recognized
event.
The
last
date
to
submit
applications
online
is
30th
October,
2021.
Detailed
guidelines
to
be
followed
while
submitting
films
for
the
'75
Creative
Minds
of
Tomorrow',
along
with
the
application
form
is
available
on
www.dff.gov.in
and
www.iffi.org.
Shri
Thakur
also
announced
that
for
the
first
time
ever,
films
from
five
BRICS
nations
will
be
showcased
through
the
BRICS
Film
Festival
alongside
IFFI.
The
five
countries
vizi.e.
Brazil,
Russia,
South
Africa,
China
and
India
are
also
the
Focus
Countries
of
the
52nd
IFFI.
Announcing
the
Opening
Film
of
this
edition
of
IFFI,
Shri
Thakur
said
that
'The
King
of
all
the
World'
(El
Rey
de
Todo
El
Mundo)
directed
by
Carlos
Saura
will
be
the
Opening
Film
and
this
will
also
be
the
film's
international
premier.
The
Power
of
the
Dogdirected
by
Jane
Campion,
Winner
of
Best
Director
at
Venice
Film
Festival
will
be
the
Mid
Fest
Film.
Around
30films
have
been
shortlisted
for
screening
at
52nd
IFFI
from
prominent
International
Film
Festivals
in
the
Festival
Kaleidoscope
and
World
Panorama
Section.
The
52nd
IFFI
will
pay
Homage
to
Shri
Dilip
Kumar,
Ms.
Sumitra
Bhave,
Shri
BuddhadebDasgupta,
Shri
Sanchari
Vijay,
Smt.
SurekhaSikri,
Mr.
Jean-Paul
Belmondo,
Mr.
Bertrand
Tavenier,
Mr.
Christopher
Plummer
and
Mr.
Jean-Claude
Carrière.
The
Jury
for
the
International
Competition
for
52nd
IFFI
comprises
of
Ms.
RakhshānBanietemad
(67yrs)
|
Iran
|
Filmmaker-
Jury
Chairperson
Mr.
Stephen
Woolley
(65yrs)
|
UK
|
Film
Producer,
Director
Mr.
Ciro
Guerra
(40
yrs)
|
Columbia
|
Filmmaker
Mr.
VimukthiJayasundara
(44yrs)
|
Srilanka
|
Filmmaker
Mr.
Nila
Madhab
Panda
(47
yrs)
|
India
|
Filmmaker
Retrospective
section
in
the
52nd
IFFI
will
feature
renowned
Hungarian
filmmaker
Mr.
Bela
Tarr.
His
films
have
won
accolades
at
Berlin,
Cannes
and
Locarno
Film
Festival.
He
is
auteur
filmmaker
who
has
created
his
own
visual
style.
Retrospective
of
Russian
filmmaker
and
stage
director
Mr.
Andrei
Konchalovskywill
also
be
shown.
His
films
have
won
numerous
accolades,
including
the
Cannes
Grand
Prix
Spécial
du
Jury,
a
FIPRESCI
Award,
two
Silver
Lions,
three
Golden
Eagle
Awards,
and
a
Primetime
Emmy
Award.
Retrospective
will
also
comprise
of
DadasahebPhalke
Award
winner,
ShriRajinikanth.
The
festival
will
pay
a
Special
Tribute
to
Sir
Sean
Connery,
the
first
actor
to
portray
fictional
British
secret
agent
James
Bond
on
the
big
screen.