54th International Film Festival of India

54th International Film Festival of India
Official poster
Opening filmCatching Dust by Stuart Gatt
Closing filmThe Featherweight by Robert Kolodny
LocationDr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at Panaji, Goa, India
Founded1952
Awards
Hosted byGovernment of Goa
Directorate of Film Festivals
No. of films
  • 270 films from 105 countries
  • 198 in International section
  • 19 award-winning films
  • 13 world premieres
Festival dateOpening: 20 November 2023 (2023-11-20)
Closing: 28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)
Websiteiffigoa.org
International Film Festival of India

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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "International Jury Announced For 54th IFFI, Goa". PIB. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via press release.
  3. ^ "IFFI 2023: Rajkumar Hirani to head jury panel for best web series award". The Indian Express. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Curtains fall on IFFI 54, the joy of cinema to continue". Press Information Bureau. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via press release.