The
52nd
International
Film
Festival
of
India
(IFFI)
has
finally
come
to
an
end
with
a
grand
closing
ceremony.
The
finest
talents
from
various
countries
were
awarded
the
top
honours
at
the
IFFI
2021
closing
ceremony.
The
Indian
cinema
had
a
proud
evening
with
Marathi
actor
Jitendra
Joshi
and
his
film
Godavari
bagging
the
top
honours
at
the
ceremony.
Ring
Wandering,
the
Japanese
film
directed
by
Masakazu
Kaneko
won
the
Golden
Peacock
award
for
the
Best
Film.
The
award
consists
of
a
cash
prize
of
Rs.
40
Lakh,
along
with
the
trophy.
Czech
Director
Václav
Kadrnka
bagged
the
IFFI
52
Silver
Peacock
award
for
Best
Director,
for
the
film
Saving
One
Who
Is
Dead.
Marathi
Actor
Jitendra
Bhikulal
Joshi
won
the
Silver
Peacock
award
for
Best
Actor
(Male),
for
the
brilliant
portrayal
of
Late
Marathi
actor
and
filmmaker
Nishikant
Kamat
in
Godavari.
The
Silver
Peacock
award
for
Best
Actor
(Female)
was
bagged
by
Spanish
Actor
Angela
Molina
for
her
role
as
Charlotte.
Japanese
Film
'Ring
Wandering',
a
film
which
resurrects
memories
of
Tokyo's
hidden
war-torn
past,
bags
The
Golden
Peacock
at
52nd
IFFI.
Czech
Director
Václav
Kadrnka
bags
IFFI
52
Silver
Peacock
for
Best
Director
for
'Saving
One
Who
Is
Dead',
a
Candle
of
Hope
Amidst
the
Winter
of
Despair.
Indian
and
Marathi
Actor
Jitendra
Bhikulal
Joshi's
brilliant
portrayal
of
Late
Marathi
actor
and
filmmaker
Nishikant
Kamat
in
'Godavari'
earns
him
Silver
Peacock
for
Best
Actor
(Male).
Silver
Peacock
for
Best
Actor
(Female)
goes
to
Spanish
Actor
Angela
Molina
for
her
role
as
Charlotte,
a
performance
which
captivated
all
jury
members.
Marathi
Director
Nikhil
Mahajan's
'Godavari'
receives
Silver
Peacock
for
Special
Jury
Award,
sharing
the
award
with
Brazilian
Actress
Renata
Carvalho
for
her
role
in
Director
Rodrigo
de
Oliveira's
'The
First
Fallen'.
Congratulations
to
the
winners.
Russian
Director
Roman
Vasyanov's
'The
DORM'
receives
Special
Mention
for
its
impactful
narration
of
the
complicated
and
corrupted
society
of
1984
USSR.
Director
Mari
Alessandrini's
'Zahorí',
which
lampoons
religion
and
colonisation
and
gives
respect
to
the
organic
indigenous
people
of
Patagonia
in
an
elegant
and
visually
intelligent
way,
is
IFFI
52
Best
Debut
Feature
Film.
Spanish
film
'The
Wealth
of
the
World'
by
debut
Director
Simon
Farriol
receives
Special
Mention
in
IFFI
52
Debut
Competition
Category.