IFFI 2024: Lithuanian drama ‘Poisonous’ wins Golden Peacock; Vikrant Massey adjudged Indian movie persona of the 12 months
A nonetheless from the movie ‘Poisonous’, directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė, a Lithuanian filmmaker and screenwriter
The fifty fifth version of the Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI), which was kick-started with a star-studded opening ceremony on the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji, Goa, on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, has come to a detailed.
This 12 months, the pageant acquired 1,676 submissions from 101 nations. The nine-day pageant offered over 180 worldwide titles from 81 nations, which embrace 16 premieres in World, three in Worldwide, 43 in Asian, and 109 in Indian classes.
Notably, the organisers additionally included a phase this 12 months to rejoice Goan movies, underneath which 14 movies have been screened. This 12 months, the pageant selected Australia because the nation of focus to foster its collaboration with India by way of a memorandum of understanding between Display Australia and the NFDC.
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The jury for the Worldwide Competitors consisted of Anthony Chen, Elizabeth Karlsen, Fran Borgia, Jill Bilcock and Jury Chairperson Ashutosh Gowariker.
Poisonous clinched the Golden Peacock Award for the Greatest Movie for “exploring adolescence and the tough realities of rising up in an economically disadvantaged society.” Poisonous is debut characteristic of Saulė Bliuvaitė, a Lithuanian filmmaker and screenwriter.
| Awards | Awardee | Quotation |
| Greatest Movie | Poisonous | For exploring adolescence and the tough realities of rising up in an economically disadvantaged society, with a lot sensitivity and empathy and on the identical time making a coming-of-age narrative towards a backdrop of the bodily and social panorama. |
| Greatest Director | Bogdan Muresanu (The New Yr That By no means Got here) | Making a tragicomedy is tough. And to try this throughout a revolution is even harder. Bogdan Muresanu succeeds brilliantly in doing simply that, by interweaving six tales to painting the life in a rustic getting ready to a revolution – and he does that armed with beautiful manufacturing design, mise-en-sene and metaphors to create the interval and complimented by the gorgeous performances from the ensemble forged. |
| Greatest Actor (Male) | Clément Faveau (Holy Cow) | For his extremely pure efficiency, expressing the emotional ups and downs, whereas traversing from innocence to maturity. |
| Particular point out: Adam Bessa (Who Do I Belong To?) | The Jury would additionally wish to make a particular point out for the studied and restrained efficiency by Adam Bessa for his portrayal of Bilal, within the Tunisian movie, Who Do I Belong To? | |
| Greatest Actor (Feminine) | Vesta Matulytė, Ieva Rupeikaitė (Poisonous) | For the extraordinary performances by its two debut making actresses – Vesta Matulyte and Ieva Rupeikaitė – who pushed themselves to their bodily and emotional limits in creating the unforgettable characters of Marija and Kristina. |
| Particular Jury Award | Louise Courvoisier (Holy Cow) | For making a common story on her debut, about what occurs when a fun-loving teenager is abruptly thrown into maturity and has to step up and take management of his life. |
| Award for Greatest Debut Function Movie of a Director | Sarah Friedland (Acquainted Contact) | In her narrative characteristic directorial debut, Sarah Friedland creates a poignant story that informs us that we’re all continually coming-of-age and the significance of affection and caregiving, particularly in previous age. |
The jury additionally offered the ICFT Worldwide Movie Prize with UNESCO Gandhi Medal to director Levan Akin’s Crossing. In the meantime, Vikrant Massey gained the Indian Movie Persona of the Yr. The actor had starred in twelfth Fail, the blockbuster Hindi movie of 2023.
Bogdan Muresanu gained the Greatest Director award for his Romanian tragic comedy The New Yr That By no means Got here. Clement Faveau for Holy Cow was adjudged the winner within the Greatest Actor Male class and Vesta Matulyte and Leva Rupeikaite have been declared joint winners within the Greatest Actor Feminine class.
Nicely-known Australian director Phillip Noyce acquired the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for his pioneering cinematic legacy. “There’s nothing just like the Indian viewers. I’d like to make an Indian movie and would love for Australia and India to be in a co-production settlement,” he mentioned.
For his movie Gharat Ganapati, Navjyot Bandiwadekar gained the Greatest Debut Director for Indian Function Movie award. Marathi sequence Lampan, set towards a rural backdrop and portraying a boy’s emotional and social modifications, gained the Greatest Internet Sequence award.
Revealed – November 28, 2024 08:53 pm IST
