53rd International Film Festival of India 2022

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The 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from 20 to 28 November 2022. The 53rd edition of IFFI will begin with the Austrian film 'Alma & Oscar' on 20 November 2022.

Important Facts

• The organisers of the festival believe that the film will be screened at INOX, Panaji.

• IFFI is jointly organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals and the State Government of Goa. It is monitored by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

• The film 'Alma and Oscar' is directed by Austrian director Dieter Berner. This is a biopic. The film is based on the relationship between artist Alma Mahler and Austrian painter Oscar Kokoschka.

• The 110-minute film is written by Berner and Hilde Berger.

Other points related to IFFI

• A total of 15 films will compete for the coveted Golden Peacock at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India.

• From the first Golden Peacock given at the 3rd edition of IFFI, the award has been one of the most sought after film awards in Asia.

• The jury for the 53rd edition includes Israeli writer and film director Nadav Lapid, American filmmaker Ginkgo Gotoh, French film editor Pascal Chavans, French documentary filmmaker, film critic and journalist Javier Angulo Barturen and India director Sudipto Sen.

• Among the films in the competition category this year are Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi's Perfect Number, Mexican filmmaker Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser's Red Shoes, Iranian drama No End and Hindi film Kashmir Files.