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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian film festival in 1977}}<br />
{{Infobox film awards<br />
| number =6<br />
| award = International Film Festival of India<br />
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| awarded_for = Best of World cinema<br />
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| presenting_org = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]<br />
| announced_date = <br />
| presented_date =16 January 1977<br />
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| website = {{URL|http://www.iffigoa.org/}}<br />
| lifetime_achievement = <br />
| best_feature = "[[Brother and Sister (1976 film)|Brother and Sister]]"<br />
| last = 5th<br />
| next = 7th<br />
}}<br />
The '''6th [[International Film Festival of India]]''' was held from 3–16 January 1977 in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=6IIFA.pdf |title=6th International Film Festival of India |access-date=2018-01-11 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170502124953/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=6IIFA.pdf |archive-date=2017-05-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The festival highlighted Indian films which have won awards at foreign film festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=130560|title=English Releases|publisher=}}</ref> The festival instituted Silver Peacock Awards for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Short film, along with Bronze Peacock for Best Short film for the first time. From the sixth edition the period as well as the dates for the festival were fixed as 3–17 January every alternate year. A film market was also set up for the first time by the "Indian Motion Picture Export Corporation" now [[National Film Development Corporation of India]]. The "Indian Panorama section" was instituted from this edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rrtd.nic.in/iffi-2002.htm|title=International Film Festival in India|website=rrtd.nic.in|access-date=31 March 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041121093039/http://rrtd.nic.in/iffi-2002.htm|archive-date=21 November 2004}}</ref><br />
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==Winners==<br />
*'''[[IFFI Best Film Award|Golden Peacock (Best Film)]]:''' "[[Brother and Sister (1976 film)|Brother and Sister]]" by [[Tadashi Imai]] (Japanese film)<br />
*'''[[IFFI_Best_Film_Award#Golden_Peacock_Award_winners_(Short_Films)|Golden Peacock (Best Short Film)]]''' "After the Silence" (Indian film)<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1977 film festivals]]<br />
[[Category:International Film Festival of India|06]]<br />
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