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{{short description|Indian film festival}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox Film festival
| name = 49th International Film Festival of India
| image =
| caption =
| opening = ''[[The Aspern Papers (film)|The Aspern Papers]]''
| closing = ''Sealed Lips''
| location = [[Goa]], [[India]]
| founded = 1952
| awards = {{Plainlist|
* Golden Peacock Award ([[Donbass (film)|Donbass]])
* Lifetime achievement Award ([[Dan Wolman]])
}}
| host = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sophie Choudry]]
* [[Arjan Bajwa]]
* [[Amit Sadh]]
* [[Mandira Bedi]]
}}
| number =
| date = 20–28 November 2018
| website = {{URL|https://iffigoa.org/}}
| previous = [[48th International Film Festival of India|48th]]
| main = [[International Film Festival of India]]
| next = [[50th International Film Festival of India|50th]]

}}

The '''49th [[International Film Festival of India]]''' was a film festival held from 20 to 28 November 2018 in [[Goa]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/The-49th-International-Film-Festival-of-India-Highlights-20181106|title=The 49th International Film Festival of India Highlights|first=TV News|last=Desk}}</ref> In the 49th event new sections such as "Sketch on Screen (Animation Film Package)", "A Retrospective of Masters" are inculcated. 212 films were being showcased during the event, with [[Israel]] being the country of focus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/iffi-2018-to-showcase-212-films-5436340/ |title=IFFI 2018 to showcase 212 films |publisher=The Indian Express |access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=History |url=https://iffigoa.org/film-sections/ |title=Film Sections |publisher=Iffi Goa |access-date=2018-11-08 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030071826/https://www.iffigoa.org/film-sections/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Last updated Nov 6, 2018 |url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2018/11/07/49th-iffi-to-showcase-212-films-israel-in-focus/ |title=49th IFFI to showcase 212 films, Israel in focus – The Shillong Times |publisher=Theshillongtimes.com |access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>

==Winners==
*Best Film: Golden Peacock Award: [[Donbass (film)|Donbass]] by [[Sergei Loznitsa]]
*Best Director: [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]] for [[Ee.Ma.Yau]]
*Best Debut Film of a Director: Alberto Monteras II for [[Respeto]]
*[[IFFI Best Actor Award (Male)]]: Silver Peacock Award: [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] for [[Ee.Ma.Yau]]
*[[IFFI Best Actor Award (Female)]]: Silver Peacock Award: Anastasiia Pustovit for When the Trees Fall
*ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal: Praveen Morchhale for Walking With the Wind
*Special Jury Award: Milko Lazarov for AGA
*Special Mention Jury Award:[[Chezhiyan]] for [[To Let]]

==Special Awards==
*Lifetime Achievement Award: [[Dan Wolman]]
*Indian Film Personality of the Year: [[Salim Khan]]

==Official Selections==
===Opening Film===
* ''[[The Aspern Papers (film)|The Aspern Papers]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Opening Film of IFFI 2018 - The Aspern Papers |url=https://iffigoa.org/opening-film-2018/ |website=IFFI Goa |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122065817/https://iffigoa.org/opening-film-2018/ |archive-date=22 November 2018 |date=17 November 2018}}</ref>

===Closing Film===
*''Sealed Lips''
===International Competition===

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" cellpadding="5"
|-
! scope="col"| Original title
! scope="col"| Director(s)
! scope="col"| Production country
|-
| ''53 Wars''|| Ewa Bukowska ||Poland
|-
| ''A Translator'' || Sebastian Barriusco || Cuba,Canada,Spanish,Russia
|-
| ''Aga'' || Milko Lazarov ||Bulgaria, Germany, France
|-
| ''[[Divine Wind]]'' || [[Merzak Allouache]] || Algeria,France,Qatar, Lebanon
|-
| ''[[Donbass (film)|Donbass]]'' || [[Sergey Loznitsa]] || Germany, Ukraine, France, Netherlands,Romania
|-
| ''A Family Tour'' || [[Ying Liang]] || Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia
|-
| ''Here'' || Hadi Mohaghegh || Iran
|-
| ''[[Our Struggles]]'' || [[Guillaume Senez]] || Belgium,France
|-
| ''The Manslayer/The Virgin/The Shadow'' ||Sulev Keedus || Estonia, Lithuania
|-
| ''The Unseen'' || Nicholas Pueno || Argentina
|-
| '' Vang Goghs '' || Sergey Livnev || Russia
|-
| '' When The Trees Fall'' || Marysia Nikitiuk || Ukraine,Poland
|-
| '' [[Ee.Ma.Yau]]'' || [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]] ||India-Malayalam
|-
| '' [[To Let (film)|To Let]]'' || [[Chezhiyan]] ||India-Tamil
|-
| '' [[Bhayanakam]]'' || [[Jayaraj]] || India-Malayalam
|}

===Indian Panorama===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" cellpadding="5"
|-
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Language
! scope="col"| Director(s)
|-
| ''[[Olu (film)|Olu]]'' || Malayalam - Inaugural film ||[[Shaji N Karun]]
|-
|''[[Sa (2018 film)|Sa]]''|| Bengali ||[[Arijit Singh]]
|-
|[[Bunkar: The Last of the Varanasi Weavers|Bunkar - The Last of the Varanasi Weavers]]
|English with Hindi
|[[Satyaprakash upadhyay|Satyaprakash Upadhyay]]
|-
| ''[[Nagarkirtan]]'' || Bengali || [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
|-
| ''[[Uma (2018 film)|Uma]]'' || Bengali || [[Srijit Mukherjee]]
|-
| ''[[Abyakto]]''|| Bengali || Arjun Dutta
|-
| ''[[Somoy]]''|| Bengali || Suryoday De
|-
| ''[[Uronchodi]]'' || Bengali || Abhishek Saha
|-
| ''[[October (2018 film)|October]]'' || Hindi || [[Shoojit Sircar]]
|-
| ''[[Bhor]]'' || Hindi || Kamakhya Narayanan Singh
|-
| ''[[Sinjar]]'' || Jasari || Pampally
|-
| ''[[Walking with the Wind]]'' || Ladakhi || Praveen Morchhale
|-
| ''[[Bhayanakam]]'' || Malayalam || [[Jayaraj]]
|-
| ''[[Makanna]]'' || Malayalam || Raheem Khader
|-
| ''[[Poomaram]]'' || Malayalam || [[Abrid Shine]]
|-
| ''[[Sudani From Nigeria]]'' || Malayalam || [[Zakariya]]
|-
| ''[[Ee.Ma.Yau]]'' || Malayalam || [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]]
|-
| ''[[Dhappa]]'' || Marathi || Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari
|-
| ''[[Aamhi Doghi]]'' || Marathi || Pratima Joshi
|-
| ''[[To Let (film)|To Let]]'' || Tamil|| [[Chezhiyan]]
|-
| ''[[Baaram]]'' ||Tamil || Priya Krishnaswamy
|-
| ''[[Pariyerum Perumal]]'' || Tamil || Mari Selvaraj
|-
| ''[[Peranbu]]'' || Tamil || [[Ram (director)|Ram]]
|-
| ''[[Paddayi]]'' || Tulu || [[Abhaya Simha]]
|-
|}

===State Focus - [[Jharkhand]] (Special Section)===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" cellpadding="5"
|-
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Language
! scope="col"| Director(s)
|-
| [[A Death in the Gunj]] || Hindi ||[[Konkona Sen Sharma]]
|-
|[[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]]|| Hindi ||[[Neeraj Pandey]]
|-
|[[Panchlait]]
|Hindi
|[[Prem Prakash Modi]]
|-
| [[Begum Jaan]] || Hindi || [[Srijit Mukherji]]
|-
|}
<ref>{{Cite news|title=Special Day at IFFI Promotes Jharkhand as a film making destination|work=Press Information Bureau of India|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1553700}}</ref>

=== Mainstream Cinema Section ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" cellpadding="5"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Director(s)
|-
|''[[Mahanati]]''|| Telugu ||[[Nag Ashwin]]
|-
|''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]''|| Hindi ||[[Ali Abbas Zafar]]
|-
|''[[Padmaavat]]''|| Hindi ||[[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]
|-
|''[[Raazi]]''|| Hindi ||[[Meghna Gulzar]]
|}

==Controversy==
On 22 November 2018 delegates who had gathered to watch the Danish crime thriller ''[[The Guilty (2018 film)|The Guilty]]'' began protesting at [[Kala Academy]] when they were not allowed to enter the theater. This led to a clash between them and the organizers. In the resulting argument, [[Rajendra Talak]], vice-chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), was quoted as asking delegates from [[Kerala]] to "go back home". A complaint was filed by Kerala-based director Kamal KM to IFFI CEO, Ameya Abhyankar. Following this, 29 other [[Malayali]] delegates, including 11 National Film winners like Dileesh Pothen and Dr Biju, signed a petition requesting a formal apology from Talak. When asked to comment, Talak replied that he had told the delegates to go back as the show was housefull.<ref>
{{Cite news
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/at-iffi-rajendra-talak-tells-kerala-delegates-go-back-home/articleshow/66761149.cms
|title=At Iffi, Rajendra Talak tells Kerala delegates: Go back home
|last=Malkarnekar
|first=Gauree
|date=Nov 23, 2018
|website=The Times of India
|access-date=2018-12-21
}}</ref><ref>
{{Cite news
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/iffi-controversy-rajendra-talak-expressed-interest-to-meet-after-the-incident-but-i-didnt-want-to-go-says-k-m-kamal/articleshow/66808551.cms
|title=IFFI controversy: Rajendra Talak expressed interest to meet after the incident, but I didn’t want to go, says K M Kamal
|last=Soman
|first=Deepa
|date=Nov 26, 2018
|website=The Times of India
|access-date=2018-12-21
}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|www.iffigoa.org}}

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