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{{short description|2020 Indian film festival}}
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{{Infobox Film festival
| name = 51st International Film Festival of India
| logo = 51st International Film Festival of India.jpg
| caption = Official logo
| opening = ''[[Another Round (film)|Another Round]]''
| closing = ''[[Wife of a Spy]]''
| location = Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at [[Panaji]], [[Goa]], [[India]]
| founded = 1952
| awards = {{Plainlist|
*'''[[IFFI - Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]:''' ([[Vittorio Storaro]])
*'''[[IFFI Best Film Award|Golden Peacock-Best Film]]:'''
''Into the Darkness''
*'''Silver Peacock'''
*[[IFFI Best Director Award|Best Director]]: Chen-Nien Ko
*[[IFFI Best Actor Award (Male)|Best Actor]]: Tzu-Chuan Liu
*[[IFFI Best Actor Award (Female)|Best Actress]]: Zofia Stafiej
*'''[[IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal|ICFT INESCO Gandhi Medal]]:''' ''[[200 Meters (film)|200 Meters]]'' by Ameen Nayfeh
}}
| host = [[Government of Goa]] <br> [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| number = '''Screened:''' 224 <br> '''Premiered:''' 162
| date = 16–24 January 2021
| website = {{URL|https://iffigoa.org/}}
| previous = [[50th International Film Festival of India|50th]]
| main = [[International Film Festival of India]]
| next = [[52nd International Film Festival of India|52nd]]
}}

The '''51st International Film Festival of India''' was held from 16 to 24 January 2021 in [[Goa]]. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the festival went hybrid, there was physical and virtual screening of 50 films out of 224 films across various categories.<ref name="asd:toi">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/first-hybrid-edition-of-iffi-to-go-live-from-january-16-of-224-films-nearly-50-to-be-available-online/articleshow/80289993.cms|title=First hybrid edition of IFFI to go live from January 16; of 224 films, nearly 50 to be available online|author=Swati Mathur|date=15 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021|newspaper=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmguide.iffigoa.org/|title=Film Guide - 51st IFFI|access-date=16 January 2021|website=IFFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=51st-International-Film-Festival-of-India-to-begin-from-Jan-16&id=408015|title=51st International Film Festival of India to begin from Jan 16|author=Tushar Jadhav|date=15 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021|website=News on Air: All India Radio|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128045911/http://newsonair.com/News?title=51st-International-Film-Festival-of-India-to-begin-from-Jan-16&id=408015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bangladesh was country of focus in the festival with four films of the country included in 'country of focus' section.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ddnews.gov.in/international/bangladesh-be-country-focus-51st-international-film-festival-india|title=Bangladesh to be country of focus at 51st International Film Festival of India|author=Tushar Jadhav|date=11 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021|website=DD News: GOI}}</ref>

The festival highlighted [[Autism spectrum|autism spectrum disorder (ASD)]] by premiering a film by Shreedhar, ''In Our World'' in non-feature film, Indian Panorama section on 18 January 2021.<ref name="asd:toi" />

The opening and closing ceremonies of the festival were aired live on [[DD India]] and [[DD National]] channels on 16 January and 24 January 2021, respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1688816|title=51st edition of IFFI set to start in a hybrid mode for the first time: Opening Ceremony tomorrow|date=15 January 2020|access-date=16 January 2020|via=Press release|newspaper=PIB GOI}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=FhZKY8inkxQ|title=51st International Film Festival of India - Closing Ceremony - IFFI 2021|work= Doordarshan National |publisher=YouTube|date=24 January 2021}}</ref>

==Events==
Being a ‘hybrid’ film festival, a few events are organised online also.

===Retrospective films===
# ''[[Live Flesh (film)|Live Flesh]]'', ''[[Bad Education (2004 film)|Bad Education]]'' and ''[[Volver]]'' by [[Pedro Almodóvar]] (Spain)
# ''[[The Square (2017 film)|The Square]]'' and ''[[Force Majeure (film)|Force Majeure]]'' by [[Ruben Östlund]] (Sweden)
# ''[[One on One (2014 film)|One on One]]'' by [[Kim Ki-duk]] (South Korea)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2021/jan/21/late-south-korean-director-kim-ki-duks-one-on-onescreenedat-51st-international-film-festival-of-india-2252966.html|title=Late South Korean director Kim Ki-Duk's 'One on One' screened at 51st International Film Festival of India|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

===Master classes===
[[Shekhar Kapur]], [[Priyadarshan]], [[Perry Lang]], [[Subhash Ghai]] and [[Tanvir Mokammel]] are scheduled to hold master classes.

===In-conversation sessions===
*[[Ricky Kej]]
*[[Madhur Bhandarkar]]
*[[Anjali Menon]]
*[[Prasoon Joshi]]
*[[Rahul Rawail]]
*[[Aditya Dhar]]
*[[John Matthew Matthan]]
*[[Prasanna Vithanage]]
*[[Bickram Ghosh]]
*[[Abu Bakr Shawky]]
*[[Anupama Chopra]]
*Sunil Doshi
*Dominic Sangma
*Sunit Tandon
*[[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
*[[Pablo Cesar]]

===Tribute===
Tribute to the celebrated filmmaker [[Satyajit Ray]] marking his birth centenary by screening his classic works:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/dhritiman-chatterjee-inaugurates-special-segment-on-celebrating-100-years-of-satyajit-ray-at-51st-iffi/west/news/2295131.html|title=Dhritiman Chatterjee inaugurates special segment on celebrating 100 years of Satyajit Ray at 51st IFFI}}</ref>

*''[[Charulata]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ghare Baire (film)|Ghare Baire]]'' (1984)
*''[[Pather Panchali]]'' (1955)
*''[[The Chess Players (film)|Shatranj Ke Khilari]]'' (1977)
*''[[Sonar Kella]]'' (1974)

Tribute to Netaji [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary by screening film:

*''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero]]'' by [[Shyam Benegal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/film-fest-to-pay-tribute-to-netaji-on-jan-23/articleshow/80375796.cms|title=Film fest to pay tribute to Netaji on Jan 23 - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

===Online events===
# 50 films out of 224 films across various categories are scheduled to be screened online.
# Opening and closing ceremony live telecast
# Q&A sessions
# Film appreciation sessions by [[Film and Television Institute of India]] professors: Mazhar Kamran, Madhu Apsara and Pankaj Saxena
# Mid fest world premiere of ''Mehrunisa''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sandeepkumarfilms.at/en/mehrunisa.html|title=Mehrunisa|access-date=16 January 2021|website=Sandeep Kumar Films}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/ab-begum-hero-banegi-mehrunisa/|title=Ab Begum Hero Banegi: Mehrunisa|first=India Education Diary Bureau|last=Admin|date=21 January 2021}}</ref>

==Jury==
Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/51st-edition-of-iffi-to-begins-in-goa-357031|title=51st edition of IFFI begins in Goa|date=16 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021|website=WION}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=407284|title=International Jury for IFFI announced with filmmaker Pablo Cesar of Argentina as Chairman|date=5 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021|website=News on Air: All India Radio}}</ref><ref name=pib />

===International jury===
* [[Pablo César]] (Argentina), director, producer, writer, actor and editor, Chairman
* [[Prasanna Vithanage]] (Sri Lanka), filmmaker
* [[Abu Bakr Shawky]] (Austria), writer and director
* [[Priyadarshan]] (India), director, screenwriter and producer
* [[Rubaiyat Hossain]] (Bangladesh), director, writer and producer

===Feature film jury===
*[[John Matthew Matthan]], filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, Chairperson
*Dominic Sangma, filmmaker and screenwriter
*Jadumoni Dutta, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer
*Kala Master, choreographer
*Kumar Sohoni, filmmaker and writer
*[[Rama Vij]], actor and producer
*[[B. Ramamurthy]], filmmaker
*Sanghamitra Chaudhuri, filmmaker and journalist
*[[Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan]], filmmaker
*Satinder Mohan, film critic and journalist
*Sudhakar Vasantha, filmmaker and producer
*T Prasanna Kumar, film producer
*U Radhakrishnan, ex-secretary, [[Federation of Film Societies of India]]

===Non-feature film jury===
* [[Haobam Paban Kumar]], feature and documentary filmmaker, Chairperson
*Atul Gangwar, director, screenwriter, and producer
*Jwngdao Bodosa, filmmaker
*Mandar Talauliker, filmmaker
*Sajin Babu, filmmaker
*Satish Pande, producer and director
*Vaijayanti Apte, script writer and producer

==Winners==
Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/danish-film-into-the-darkness-wins-golden-peacock-award-at-iffi-359033|title=Danish film 'Into the Darkness' wins Golden Peacock award at IFFI|date=24 January 2021|access-date=24 January 2021|website=WION}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/51st-international-film-festival-of-india-winners-list-7160074/|title=51st International Film Festival of India: Winners list|date=24 January 2021|access-date=24 January 2021|website=Indian Express}}</ref>

* '''[[IFFI Best Film Award|Golden Peacock (Best Film)]]:''' ''Into the Darkness''
* '''Silver Peacock:'''
**'''[[IFFI Best Director Award]]:''' Chen-Nien Ko for Taiwanese film ''[[The Silent Forest]]''
**'''[[IFFI Best Actor Award (Male)]]:''' Tzu-Chuan Liu, film ''[[The Silent Forest]]''
**'''[[IFFI Best Actor Award (Female)]]:''' Zofia Stafiej for Polish film ''I Never Cry''
**'''[[IFFI Best Debut Director Award]]:''' Valentina by Cassio Pereira dos Santos
**'''[[IFFI Special Jury Award and Special Mention|Silver Peacock Special Jury Award]]:''' ''February'' by [[Kamen Kalev]]
**'''[[IFFI Special Jury Award and Special Mention|Special Mention]]:''' Kripal Kalita for the film ''Bridge''

==Special awards==
*'''[[IFFI - Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award|Life Time Achievement Award]]''' - [[Vittorio Storaro]]<ref name="films:ie" />
*'''[[IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal]]:''' ''[[200 Meters (film)|200 Meters]]'' by Ameen Nayfeh
*'''[[International Film Festival of India#Indian Film Personality of the Year|Indian Film Personality of the Year]]''' - [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/goa/biswajit-chatterjee-has-been-conferred-indian-personality-of-the-year-award-at-51st-iffi/articleshow/80304797.cms|title=Biswajit Chatterjee has been conferred Indian Personality of the Year Award at 51st IFFI|date=16 January 2021|access-date=17 January 2021|newspaper=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/west/veteran-actor-biswajit-chatterjee-crowned-as-indian-personality-of-year-at-iffi-51-closing-ceremony/2300648.html|title=Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee crowned as Indian Personality of Year at IFFI 51 Closing Ceremony}}</ref>

==Official selections==
Source:<ref name="films:ie" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/iffi-2020-regional-films-dominate-indian-panorama-line-up-929520.html|title=IFFI 2020: Regional films dominate Indian Panorama line-up|date=20 December 2020|via=PTI|newspaper=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref name=pib>{{Cite news|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1681946|title=Indian Panorama announces official selection for 51st International Film Festival of India, 2020|date=19 December 2020|via=Press release|newspaper=PIB GOI}}</ref>

===Opening film===
* ''[[Another Round (film)|Another Round]]'' (Denmark), by Thomas Vinterberg, it was Denmark's official entry to the Oscars, in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessworld.in/article/51st-International-Film-Festival-of-India-in-Goa-from-Jan-16-to-open-with-Vinterberg-s-Another-Round-/02-01-2021-360837|title=51st International Film Festival of India in Goa from Jan 16, to open with Vinterberg's 'Another Round'|date=2 January 2021|via=ANI|newspaper=Business World}}</ref>

===Mid fest film===
*''Mehrunisa'' (Austria), directed by Sandeep Kumar, stars formidable actor Farrukh Jaffar (88). The film revolves around the story that lends wings to a woman's lifelong dream.

===Closing film===
*''[[Wife of a Spy]]'' (Japan), theatrical version of television film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a historical drama won the Silver Lion for Best Director at [[77th Venice International Film Festival]].<ref name="films:ie">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/iffi-2021-everything-to-know-about-the-film-festival-7143628/|title=IFFI 2021: Everything to know about the film festival|first=Mimansa |last=Shekhar|date=16 January 2021|website=Indian Express}}</ref>

===Kaleidoscope section===
Twelve foreign films were screened in this section.

These include:

# ''[[Night of the Kings]]'' by [[Philippe Lacôte]] (France)
# ''Love Affair(s)'' by Emmanuel Mouret (France)
# ''The Big Hit'' (Un triomphe) by Emmanuel Courcol (France)
# ''[[Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine|Window Boy Would also Like to Have a Submarine]]'' by Alex Piperno (Uruguay)
# ''[[Memories of My Father|Forgotten We’ll Be]]'' by Fernando Trueba (Colombia)
# ''Haifa Street'' by Mohanad Hayal (Iraq)
# ''We Still Have the Deep Black Night'' by Gustavo Galvao (Brazil, Germany)
# ''Parthenon'' by Mantas Kvedaravicius (Lithuania)
# ''[[Apples (film)|Apples]]'' by Christos Nikou (Greece)
# ''[[My Little Sister (2020 film)|My Little Sister]]'' by Stephanie Chuat and Veronique Reymond (Switzerland)
# ''The Death of Cinema and My Father Too'' by Dani Rosenberg (Israel)
# ''[[Valley of the Gods (film)|Valley of the Gods]]'' by Lech Majewski (Poland)

===Golden peacock award===
In international section, 15 films are competing for the Golden Peacock Award. Argentine filmmaker [[Pablo Cesar]] is head of its international jury panel.

The films competing for the Golden Peacock Award are:

# ''[[The Domain (film)|The Domain]]'' by Tiago Guedes (Portugal)
# '''''Into The Darkness'' by Anders Refn (Denmark)'''{{dagger}}
# ''February'' by Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria, France)
# ''[[My Best Part]]'' by Nicolas Maury (France)
# ''I Never Cry'' by [[Piotr Domalewski]] (Poland, Ireland)
# ''[[La Verónica]]'' by Leonardo Medel (Chile)
# ''Light For The Youth'' by Shin Su-won (South Korea)
# ''Red Moon Tide'' by Lois Patiño (Spain)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2021/jan/22/notes-from-a-festival-wordless-experiments-22412.html|title=Notes from a festival: Wordless experiments|website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>
# ''Dream About Sohrab'' by Ali Ghavitan (Iran)
# ''The Dogs Didn’t Sleep Last Night'' by Ramin Rasouli (Afghanistan, Iran)
# ''[[The Silent Forest]]'' by KO Chen-Nien (Taiwan)
# ''Bridge'' by Kripal Kalita (India)
# ''A Dog and His Man'' by Siddharth Tripathy (India)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orissadiary.com/a-dog-and-his-man-an-off-beat-tale-of-unconditional-love/|title=A Dog and His Man – an off-beat tale of unconditional love|date=23 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1691674|title=A Dog and His Man – an off-beat tale of unconditional love|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
# ''Thaen'' by Ganesh Vinayakan (India)
{{Dagger}} Award winning film

===Indian panorama award===
;Feature films
*''[[Saand Ki Aankh]]'' (Hindi), opening film
*''Bridge'' (Assamese){{cn|date=August 2024}}
*''[[Avijatrik]]'' (Bengali)
* ''Aavartan'' (Hindi)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/-i-want-to-save-our-generation-from-item-dances-durba-sahay/west/news/2299648.html|title='I want to save our generation from item dances': Durba Sahay}}</ref>
*''A Dog And His Man'' (Chhattisgarhi)
*''[[Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti]]'' (Bengali)
*''Pinki Elli?'' (Kannada)
*''Safe'' (Malayalam)
*''[[Eigi Kona]]'' (Manipuri)
*''[[Prawaas]]'' (Marathi)
*''Kalira Atita'' (Oriya)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/why-iffi-selected-odia-feature-film-kalira-atita-is-a-wake-up-call-to-global-warming-and-its-washing-out-of-lands-people-memories-7155938/|title=Why IFFI-selected Odia feature film, Kalira Atita, is a wake-up call to global warming and its washing out of lands, people and memories|date=21 January 2021}}</ref>
*''Thaen'' (Tamil)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2021/jan/21/notes-from-a-festival-saving-the-world-22383.html|title=Notes from a festival: Saving the world|website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>
*''[[Gatham]]'' (Telugu)
*''[[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]]'' (Tamil)
*''[[Chhichhore]]'' (Hindi)
*''[[Kappela]]'' (Malayalam)
*''Up, Up & Up'' (animation)
*''Namo'' (Sanskrit)
*''June'' (Marathi)
*''Karkhanisanchi Waari'' (Marathi)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/west/-karkhanisanchi-waari-is-about-interpersonal-conflicts--how-a-family-reacts-after-oldest-person-passes-away--mangesh-joshi/2300391.html|title='Karkhanisanchi Waari' is about interpersonal conflicts & how a family reacts after oldest person passes away': Mangesh Joshi}}</ref>
*''[[Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha]]'' (Malayalam)
*''Thahira'' (Malayalam)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/i-told-the-director-i-dont-know-how-to-act-but-only-to-live-actor-of-eponymous-film-thahira/|title="I told the Director I don't know how to act, but only to live": Actor of eponymous film Thahira|first=India Education Diary Bureau|last=Admin|date=21 January 2021}}</ref>
*''[[Trance (2020 film)|Trance]]'' (Malayalam)

;Non feature films

* ''100 Years Of Chrysotom'' - A Biographical Film (English)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/-100-years-of-chrysostom-a-biographical-film-aims-to-take-forward-vision-of-chrysostom-metropolitan-blessy-ipe-thomas/west/news/2296948.html|title='100 Years of Chrysostom – A Biographical Film' aims to take forward vision of Chrysostom Metropolitan': Blessy Ipe Thomas}}</ref>
* ''Ahimsa- Gandhi: The Power Of The Powerless'' (English)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/iffi-spotlight-revisiting-gandhi-and-learning-peace-lessons-on-day-6-of-the-film-fest|title=IFFI Spotlight: Revisiting Gandhi and learning peace lessons on day 6 of the film fest|website=Free Press Journal}}</ref>
* ''Catdog'' (Hindi)
*''Drama Queens'' (English)
*''Green Blackberries'' (Nepali)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/film-showing-hurdles-of-ne-kids-screened-at-iffi/articleshow/80383929.cms|title=Film showing hurdles of NE kids screened at IFFI - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
*''[[Highways of Life]]'' (Manipuri)
*''Holy Rights'' (Hindi)
*''In Our World'' (English)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/-our-film-is-window-to-see-world-which-needs-to-be-understood-with-love-shreedhar-b-s/west/news/2296316.html|title='Our film is window to see world which needs to be understood with love': Shreedhar B S|website=UNI India}}</ref>
*''Investing Life'' (English)
*''Jaadoo'' (Hindi)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punekarnews.in/dont-blame-children-society-should-take-responsibility-for-childrens-development-jaadoo-director/|title=Don't blame Children, Society should take responsibility for children's development: Jaadoo Director|date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
*''Jhat Aayi Basant'' (Pahari/Hindi)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orissadiary.com/something-holds-back-women-from-supporting-the-next-generation-jhat-aayi-basant-director/|title=Something holds back women from supporting the next generation: Jhat Aayi Basant Director|date=21 January 2021}}</ref>
*''Justice Delayed But Delivered'' (Hindi)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://businessworld.in/article/-Justice-Delayed-but-Delivered-film-shows-how-person-takes-claim-of-constitutional-rights-says-director/23-01-2021-369146|title='Justice Delayed but Delivered' film shows how person takes claim of constitutional rights, says director|website=BW Businessworld}}</ref>
*''Khisa'' (Marathi)
*''[[Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole]]'' (Malayalam)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/west/-we-are-happy-to-see-our-film-being-screened-at-iffi-sharan-venugopal/2296033.html|title='We are happy to see our film being screened at IFFI': Sharan Venugopal}}</ref>
*''Paanchika'' (Gujarati)
*''Pandhara Chivda'' (Marathi)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/-too-small-to-ask-questions-when-young-too-big-to-ask-when-old--himanshu-singh/west/news/2299967.html|title='Too small to ask questions when young, too big to ask when old': Himanshu Singh}}</ref>
*''Radha'' (Bengali)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/-idea-of-letting-go-of-a-person-you-love-for-his-or-her-benefit-has-always-made-me-wonder-bimal-poddar/west/news/2299345.html|title='Idea of letting go of a person you love, for his or her benefit, has always made me wonder': Bimal Poddar}}</ref>
*''Shantabai'' (Hindi)
*''Still Alive'' (Marathi)
*''The 14th February & Beyond, by Utpal Kalal'' (English), It's an investigative film on [[Valentine's Day]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/-the-14th-february-beyond-explores-commercial-nature-of-valentine-s-day-mental-health-crisis-caused-by-it-utpal-kalal/west/news/2299636.html|title='The 14th February & Beyond explores commercial nature of Valentine's Day & mental health crisis caused by it': Utpal Kalal}}</ref>

===In memoriam===
A special section in this festival will be organized in honour of the artists who died in the year 2020 to pay homage to them.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/iffi-2021-to-pay-homage-to-irrfan-khan-sushant-singh-rajput-rishi-kapoor-chadwick-boseman-9202581.html|title=IFFI 2021 to pay homage to Irrfan Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput, Rishi Kapoor, Chadwick Boseman|date=14 January 2021|access-date=17 January 2021|newspaper=Firstpost}}</ref>
* ''[[42 (film)|42]]'' starring [[Chadwick Boseman]]
* ''[[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]'' starring [[Nimmi]]
* ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'' starring [[Rishi Kapoor]]
* ''[[Brahmachari (1968 Hindi film)|Brahmachari]]''
* ''[[Chilika Teerey]]'' starring [[Bijay Mohanty]]
* ''[[Charulata]]'', by [[Satyajit Ray]], starring [[Soumitra Chatterjee]]
* ''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]'' by [[Basu Chatterjee]]
* ''[[Cutter's Way]]'' by [[Ivan Passer]]
* ''[[Dabangg]]'', music directed by [[Sajid-Wajid|Wajid Khan]]
* ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'', dance choreographed by [[Saroj Khan]]
* ''[[Dombivali Fast]]'' by [[Nishikant Kamat]]
* ''[[Ek Din Achanak]]''
* ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''
* ''[[Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film)|Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close]]'' starring [[Max von Sydow]]
* ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' costume designer [[Bhanu Athaiya]]
* ''[[Ghare Baire (film)|Ghare Baire]]'', Satyajit Ray
* ''[[Kedarnath (film)|Kedarnath]]'' starring [[Sushant Singh Rajput]]
* ''Land of the Gods''
* ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' by [[Alan Parker]]
* ''[[Mission Kashmir]]''
* ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/irrfan-s-paan-singh-tomar-to-be-screened-at-iffi-in-goa-1761688-2021-01-22|title=Irrfan's Paan Singh Tomar to be screened at IFFI in Goa|author=Shivam Parashar|date=22 January 2021|access-date=22 January 2021|newspaper=India Today}}</ref> starring [[Irrfan Khan]]
* ''[[Paths of Glory]]''
* ''[[Sigaram]]'' starring [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
* ''[[Sonar Kella]]'' starring [[Soumitra Chatterjee]]
* ''[[Soorma Bhopali]]'' by [[Jagdeep]]
* ''Tara''
* ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'' music composed by [[Ennio Morricone]]
* ''[[The Heiress (film)|The Heiress]]'' starring [[Olivia de Havilland]]

===World panorama===
Source<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessworld.in/article/IFFI-unveils-list-of-films-under-World-Panorama-section/13-01-2021-364952|title=IFFI Unveils List Of Films Under World Panorama Section|access-date=18 January 2021|date=13 January 2021|via=ANI|newspaper=Business World}}</ref>
*''Only Human'' by Igor Ivanov (Macedonia)
*''The Lawyer'' by Romas Zabarauskar (Lithuania)
*''Rupsa Nodir Banke'' by Tanvir Mokammel (Bangladesh)
*''Buiten Is Het Feest'' by Jelle Nesna (Netherlands)
*''3 PUFF'' by Saman Salour (Andorra)
*''The Atlantic City Story'' by Henry Butash (USA)
*''Gesture'' by Pouya Parsamagham (Iran)
*''Zhanym, Ty Ne Poverish'' by Ernar Nurgaliev (Kazakhstan)
*''Running Against The Wind'' by Jan Philipp Weyl (Germany, Ethiopia)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/-running-against-the-wind-is-inspired-by-salaam-bombay-slumdog-millionaire-jan-philipp-weyl/west/news/2300445.html|title='Running Against the Wind is inspired by Salaam Bombay & Slumdog Millionaire: Jan Philipp Weyl}}</ref>
*''[[Spring Blossom]]'' by Suzanne Lindon (France)
*''The Audition'' by Ina Weisse (Germany)
*''Moral Order'' by Mario Barroso (Portugal)
*''Unidentified'' by Bogdan George Apetri (Romania)
*''The First Death of Joana'' by Cristiane Oliveira (Brazil)
*''The trouble with Nature'' by Illum Jacobi (Denmark, France)
*''The Castle'' by Lina LužYtė (Lithuania, Ireland)
*''[[Maternal (film)|Maternal]]'' by [[Maura Delpero]] (Italy)
*''A Fish Swimming Upside Down'' by Erliza Pëtkova (Germany)
*''Fauna'' by Nicolás Pereda (Spanish)
*''[[Suk Suk]]'' by [[Ray Yeung]] (Hong Kong)
*''Long Time No See'' by Pierre Filmon (France)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/films-like-long-time-no-see-must-be-shot-in-real-locations-studios-limit-reality-director-pierre-filmon/|title=Films like Long Time No See must be shot in real locations, studios limit reality: Director Pierre Filmon|first=India Education Diary Bureau|last=Admin|date=21 January 2021}}</ref>
*''Summer Rebels'' by Martina Sakova (Slovakia)
*''In The Dusk'' by Šarūnas Bartas (Lithuania)
*''A Common Crime'' by Francisco Márquez (Argentina)
*''Lola'' by Laurent Micheli (Belgium, France)
*''The Voiceless'' by Pascal Rabaté (France)
*''The Taste of Pho'' by Mariko Bobrik (Poland, Germany)
*''Stardust'' by Gabriel Range (UK)
*''Funny Face'' by Tim Sutton (USA)
*''Naked Animals'' by Melanie Waelde (Germany)
*''Las Niñas'' by Pilar Palomero (Spain)
*''Kala Azar'' by Janis Rafa (Netherlands, Greece)
*''История Одной Картины'' by Ruslan Magomadov (Russia)
*Paradies by Immanuel Esser (Germany)
*''Borderline by Anna'' Alfieri (UK)
*''A Simple Man'' by Tassos Gerakinis (Greece)
*''[[180° Rule (film)|180° Rule]]'' by [[Farnoosh Samadi]] (Iran)
*''Here We Are'' by Nir Bergman (Israel, Italy)
*''The Border'' by Davide David Carrera (Colombia)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/the-border-was-my-answer-to-the-lack-of-human-connections-in-a-globalized-world-director-davide-david/|title="The Border was my answer to the lack of human connections in a globalized world": Director Davide David|first=India Education Diary Bureau|last=Admin|date=22 January 2021}}</ref>
*''End Of Season'' by ElmarImanov (Azerbaijan, Germany, Georgia)
*''This Is My Desire'' by Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri (Nigeria, USA)
*''Karnawal'' by Juan Pablo Felix (Argentina)
*''Parents'' by Eric Bergkraut, Ruth Schweikert (Switzerland)
*''The Voice'' by OgnjenSviličić (Croatia)
*''Spiral...Fear Is Everywhere'' by Kurtis David Harder (Canada)
*''Isaac'' by Angeles Hernandez & David Matamoros (Spain)
*''[[Farewell Amor]]'' by Ekwa Msangi (US)
*''The Man Who Sold His Skin'' by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia, France)
*''Roland Rabers Cabaret of Death'' by Roland Reber (Germany)
*''Children of the Sun'' by Prasanna Vithanage (Sri Lanka)

===Country in focus===
Four Bangladeshi films will be showcased in this section.

* ''[[Jibondhuli]]'' by Tanvir Mokammel
* ''[[Meghmallar]]'' by Zahidur Rahim Anjan
* ''[[Under Construction (film)|Under Construction]]'' by Rubaiyat Hossain
* ''[[Sincerely Yours, Dhaka]]'' by Tanvir Ahsan, Abdullah Al Noor, Syed Saleh Sobhan Auneem, Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Golam Kibria Farooki, Mir Mukarram Hossain, [[Nuhash Humayun]], Mahmudul Islam, Rahat Rahman, [[Robiul Alam Robi]], Syed Ahmed Shawki

===Goan films===
Source<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/goa/meet-these-goan-directors-whose-films-have-made-it-to-iffi-2021/articleshow/80265368.cms|title=Meet these Goan directors whose films have made it to IFFI 2021|author=Kimberly Colaco|date=14 January 2021|access-date=17 January 2021|newspaper=Times of India}}</ref>

*''Shinvar'' - The Downpour
*''Written in the Corners''

===ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal===
The IFFI presents ICFT Prize consisting of the UNESCO Gandhi Medal in collaboration with International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT) Paris.

*''[[200 Meters (film)|200 Meters]]'' by Ameen Nayfeh (Italy, Sweden, Jordan, Palestine, Qatar)
*''An Old Lady'' by Lim Sun-ae (South Korea)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2021/jan/18/notes-from-a-festivalwhen-the-victim-gets-treated-as-a-criminal-22312.html|title=Notes from a festival: When the victim gets treated as a criminal|website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>
*''[[Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020 film)|Berlin Alexanderplatz]]'' by [[Burhan Qurbani]] (Germany, Netherlands)
*''The Lamp of Truth'' by Thanesh Gopal (Canada)
*''Palmyra'' by Ivan Bolotnikov (Russia)
*''[[Prawaas]]'' by Shashank Udapurkar (India)
*''Red Soil'' by Farid Bentouumi (Belgium, France)
*''Summertime'' by [[Carlos López Estrada]] (USA)
*''Thahira'' by Siddik Paravoor (India)
*''Unsound'' by Ian Watson (Australia)

===Debut director===
*''Gold For Dogs'' by Anna Cazenave Cambet (France)
*''Otto the Barbarian'' by Ruxandra Maria Ghițescu (Belgium, Romania)
*''Ravine'' by Balázs Krasznahorkai (Hungary)
*''Valentina'' by Cássio Pereira dos Santos (Brazil)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sproutwired.com/the-film-produced-in-uberlandia-will-be-shown-at-the-festival-in-india-diario-de-uberlandia/|title=The film produced in Uberlândia will be shown at the festival in India - Diário de Uberlândia|date=21 January 2021}}</ref>
*''Wildfire'' by Cathy Brady (Ireland, UK)

===Special screening===
*''[[Acasă, My Home]]'' by Radu Ciorniciuc (Romania)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1416255-acasa-my-homeportrays-journey-of-family-forced-to-adopt-city-life-director|title=Acasa-My Home portrays journey of family forced to adopt city life: Director | Headlines|website=Devdiscourse}}</ref>
*''An Impossible Project'' by Jens Meurer (Germany)
*''I Am Greta'' by Nathan Grossman (Sweden)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2021/jan/22/i-am-greta-shines-at51st-international-film-festival-of-india-2253431.html|title='I am Greta' shines at 51st International Film Festival of India|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
*''Little Girl'' by Sébastien Lifshitz (France)
*''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero]]'' by [[Shyam Benegal]] (India)
*''The Human Voice'' by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://iffigoa.org/}}

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