India's premier film festival is celebrating its golden jubilee this year and will partner with Russia for the upcoming edition later this month.
IFFI 2019: Rajinikanth to be honoured as Icon of Golden Jubilee, Isabelle Huppert with Lifetime Achievement award
Mumbai - 04 Nov 2019 6:00 IST
Sonal Pandya
The upcoming 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) just got glitzier. Union information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar has announced that superstar Rajinikanth will be conferred with a special Icon of Golden Jubilee award later this month. That's not all, celebrated French actress Isabelle Huppert will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award.
मुझे यह बताते हुए बेहद ख़ुशी है कि #IFFIGoa50 स्पेशल आइकॉन पुरस्कार सिने स्टार श्री एस रजनीकांत को दिया जाएगा
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) November 2, 2019
व लाइफटाइम अचीवमेंट अवार्ड फ्रांस की अभिनेत्री इसाबेल हूपर्ट को दिया जाएगा ।#IFFIGoa50 50 महिला निर्देशकों की 50 फिल्मों का प्रदर्शन करेगा । pic.twitter.com/Gw6ikhGtFJ
Javadekar also said the festival will showcase 50 films by women filmmakers to celebrate the golden jubilee. IFFI is also screening around 200 foreign films, 24 of which have been selected by their countries to compete in the Best International Feature Film category. India's selection, Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy (2019), will also be screened in the Indian Panorama section.
Russia has also been named the festival's partner country this year. The annual festival is being held in Panaji, Goa, from 20 to 28 November.
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