42nd International Film Festival of India

42nd International Film Festival of India
Awarded forBest of World cinema
Presented byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Presented on30 November 2011
Hosted byRahul Khanna
Tisca Chopra
Official websitewww.iffigoa.org
Highlights
Best Feature Film"Porfirio"
Lifetime achievement"Bertrand Tavernier"

The 42nd International Film Festival of India was held on 23 to 30 November 2011 in Goa.[1] The International competition (Feature) was chaired by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, and Short film competition was chaired by Basu Bhattacharya. For the first time the 42d IFFI had launched its own poster with a depiction of fest motif "Peacock", made as a "dancing peacock" by veteran film design and art consultant Thotta Tharani.[2][3] The IFFI signature film was conceptualized by veteran film maker Shaji Karun. New sections such as “Kaleidoscope”, 3 D, Animation, European discoveries, Master Classes and Russian Classics were included, along with the inaugural Best Director Award.[3] Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan was the chief guest for the festival.[1][4]

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  2. ^ indiainfoline.com. "42nd International Film Festival of India launches its official poster".
  3. ^ a b "42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) - Goa - 2011 - Shadow Play India". www.shadowplayindia.com.
  4. ^ "International Film Festival of India". iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-08.