For its upcoming version, the Worldwide Movie Pageant of India (IFFI), Goa, is selecting a grand parade — led by tableaux of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, and Goa — to mark its opening on Thursday.
The parade, scheduled to kick off at 3.30 pm from the Leisure Society of Goa (ESG) workplace and conclude at Kala Academy, goals to remodel the streets of Goa right into a platform to showcase India’s cinematic and cultural brilliance.
The inaugural parade can even characteristic creations from India’s iconic studios and rejoice the 50-year journey of Nationwide Movie Improvement Company (NFDC).
The nine-day competition will conclude on November 28.
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The 56th version of IFFI will witness screening of over 240 movies from over 81 nations. This yr’s opening movie is Brazilian auteur Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Path, which was the winner of Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at Berlinale 2025.
The worldwide section options titles which have already confirmed to be competition darlings. These films embody Jafar Panahi’s It Was Simply An Accident; Father Mom Sister Brother, an anthology movie written and directed by Jim Jarmusch; Goals by Dag Johan Haugerud; Gloaming in Luomu by Zhang Lü; No Different Selection by Park Chan-wook; Sirat by Oliver Laxe; A Poet by Simón Mesa Soto; and My Fathers Shadow by Akinola Davies Jr.
A number of the stalwarts of Indian cinema, together with Guru Dutt, Raj Khosla, Ritwik Ghatak, P Bhanumathi, Bhupen Hazarika and Salil Chowdhury, will likely be honoured of their centenary yr. The annual competition can even honour Rajinikanth on the closing ceremony for finishing 50 years in cinema and for his contributions.
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Rajkumar Periasamy-directed Amaran (Tamil) will open the characteristic movie part whereas Kamlesh Ok Mishra-directed Kakori will kick off the part for non-feature movies. Options like Braj-language Vimukt, Marathi-language Gondhal and Kannada-language Su From So can even be a part of this part. 5 characteristic movies have been nominated within the Finest Debut Director of Indian Characteristic Movie Award class and as many web-series will compete for the Finest Net-Collection Award beneath the Panorama.
Over 20 masterclasses and panel discussions lined up throughout IFFI could have Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Anupam Kher, Christopher Charles Corbould OBE, Bobby Deol, Aamir Khan, Suhasini Maniratnam, Pete Draper, Sreekar Prasad and others speaking about their journey and craft.
One of many highlights of IFFI is WAVES Movie Bazaar, to be held from November 20 to 24 with a give attention to the “co-production market” for options and documentaries. Its choice contains initiatives by Kiran Rao, Vikramaditya Motwane, Shakun Batra and Shaunak Sen.
First held in 1952, IFFI is taken into account South Asia’s oldest and largest celebration of cinema. The competition discovered its everlasting house in Goa in 2004, the place it’s collectively organised by the NFDC, the Union Ministry of Data and Broadcasting, and the ESG.
