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| Opening film | Catching Dust by Stuart Gatt |
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| Closing film | The Featherweight by Robert Kolodny |
| Location | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at Panaji, Goa, India |
| Founded | 1952 |
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| Hosted by | Government of Goa Directorate of Film Festivals |
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| Festival date | Opening: 20 November 2023 Closing: 28 November 2023 |
| Website | iffigoa |
The 54th International Film Festival of India opened on 20 November 2023 with Catching Dust by Stuart Gatt in Goa. [1] Shekhar Kapur an Indian filmmaker served as chairperson of the international jury.[2] 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.[3]
The festival closed on 28 November with American biographical sports drama film The Featherweight by Robert Kolodny. In the ceremony Hollywood actor-producer Michael Douglas was honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Persian film Endless Borders by Abbas Amini, received the Golden Peacock award for the best film; whereas Stephan Komandarev won the Silver Peacock award for best director for the Bulgarian film Blaga's Lessons.[4]
- ^ "54th International Film Festival of India to be held from 20th to 28th November in Goa". PIB. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via press release.
- ^ "International Jury Announced For 54th IFFI, Goa". PIB. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via press release.
- ^ "IFFI 2023: Rajkumar Hirani to head jury panel for best web series award". The Indian Express. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Curtains fall on IFFI 54, the joy of cinema to continue". Press Information Bureau. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via press release.