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{{Infobox film awards<br />
| number =8<br />
| award = International Film Festival of India<br />
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| caption =<br />
| awarded_for = Best of World cinema<br />
| award_org = <br />
| presenting_org = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]<br />
| announced_date = <br />
| presented_date =16 January 1981<br />
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| website = {{URL|http://www.iffigoa.org/}}<br />
| lifetime_achievement = <br />
| best_feature = "The Unknown Soldier’s Patent Leather Shoes"<br>"[[Aakrosh (1980 film)|Aakrosh]]" <br />
| last = 7th<br />
| next = 9th<br />
}}<br />
The '''8th [[International Film Festival of India]]''' was held from 3–16 January 1981 in [[New Delhi]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=130560|title=English Releases|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=8IIFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |access-date=2018-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101233112/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=8IIFA.pdf |archive-date=2018-01-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref><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)]]:''' "The Unknown Soldier’s Patent Leather Shoes" by [[Rangel Valchanov]] and "[[Aakrosh (1980 film)|Aakrosh]]" by [[Govind Nihalani]]<br />
*'''[[IFFI_Best_Film_Award#Golden_Peacock_Award_winners_(Short_Films)|Golden Peacock (Best Short Film)]]''' "A Period of Transition" (Denmark film)<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1981 film festivals]]<br />
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[[Category:1981 in Indian cinema]]</div>Murmupp