The 54th International Film Festival of India opened on 20 November 2023 with Catching Dust by Stuart Gatt in Goa. Shekhar Kapur an Indian filmmaker served as chairperson of the international jury. This year a new award category Best Web Series Award was introduced in the festival. 32 entries in 10 languages from 15 Over-the-top media service platforms were selected to compete for this award.
Karishma Tanna, host opening ceremony
Shreya Ghoshal, at the opening ceremony
Mandira Bedi, host closing ceremony
The 53rd International Film Festival of India was an event held from 20 to 28 November 2022 with Alma & Oskar by Dieter Berner as the opening feature film, and Perfect Number by Krzysztof Zanussi as the closing feature film. France was the country of focus in the festival with eight films of the country included in the 'country of focus' section.
Image: The Senior Vice Minister of Tourism, Japan, Mr. Hiroshi Kajiyama calls on the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, Dr. K. Chiranjeevi, in New Delhi on February 12, 2013 (cropped)