50th International Film Festival of India

The 50th International Film Festival of India was held from 20 to 28 November 2019 in Goa.^[1][2] Russia is the country of focus with eight Russian language films being screened.^[3]

50th International Film Festival of India

Opening film	Despite the Fog
Closing film	Marghe and Her Mother
Location	Goa, India
Founded	1952
Awards	Golden Peacock: (Particles) Lifetime Achievement Award: (Isabelle Hupert)
Hosted by	Sonali Kulkarni Kunal Kapoor Karan Johar
Festival date	20–28 November 2019
Website	iffigoa.org

Jury

Ramesh Sippy, Jury member

• John Bailey, Chairperson^[4][5]
• Robin Campillo, French screenwriter, editor and film director
• Zhang Yang, Chinese film director, screenwriter
• Lynne Ramsay, Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer
• Ramesh Sippy, Indian director

Winners

• Golden Peacock (Best Film): Particles by Blaise Harrison
• IFFI Best Director Award: Lijo Jose Pellissery for Jallikattu
• IFFI Best Debut Director Award: Amin Sidi-Boumédiène for Abou Leila and Marius Olteanu for Monsters.
• IFFI Best Actor Award (Male): Seu Jorge for Marighella
• IFFI Best Actor Award (Female): Usha Jadhav for Mai Ghat : Crime No 103/2015
• Silver Peacock Special Jury Award: Pema Tseden for Balloon
• Special Mention: Hellaro by Abhishek Shah

Special awards

• Life Time Achievement Award - Isabelle Hupert^[6]
• ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal: Riccardo Salvetti for Rwanda
• ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal (Special mention): Sanjay Puran Singh for Bahattar Hoorain (72 Hoorain)^[6]
• IFFI Golden Jubilee ICON Award: Rajinikanth^[6]

Official Selections

Opening Film

• Despite the Fog (Italy)^[7]

Closing Film

• Marghe and Her Mother (Italy)^[8]

See also

• List of film festivals in India
• 52nd International Film Festival of India