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The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is scheduled to open at 3PM today. All preparations are complete for IFFI. The opening ceremony will be held in the presence of Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar and Chief Minister of Goa Dr Pramod Sawant.
IFFI is considered as a platform to project various dimensions of excellence in film art.
Like every year the city of Panaji is celebrating 51st edition of IFFI.All preparations are done for IFFI which is Asia’s first international film festival.This year IFFI is being organised in hybrid manner because of Covid19 pandemic.
Delegates will have an option to participate in physical as well as virtual mode. More than 200 films are lined up. Italian cinematographer Mr Vittorio Storaro will be honoured with lifetime achievement award. For this year Bangladesh will be the country of focus.