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{{Infobox Film Festival
| name = Guwahati International Film Festival
| image = Guwahati International Film Festival.jpg
| caption = Logo of GIFF
| location = [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
| awards =
| founded = 2017
| number = 7 days . 32 countries . 78 films as per the 1st Guwahati International Film Festival, 2017
| director =
| website = {{url|http://giff.assam.gov.in/GIFF/}}
}}

The '''Guwahati International Film Festival (GIFF)''' ({{lang-as| গুৱাহাটী আন্তঃৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় চলচ্চিত্ৰ মহোৎসৱ}}) is an annual [[film festival]] held in [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]].The State Government-owned Jyoti Chitraban (Film Studio) Society organised the festival in association with the [[Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute]].
The first ever Guwahati International Film Festival (GIFF) to be held in northeast India, which will be inaugurated on 28 October 2017 by Assam Chief Minister [[Sarbananda Sonowal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2017/10/05/guwahati-to-host-first-international-film-festival-from-october-8/|title=Guwahati to host first international film festival from October 28|publisher=}}</ref> The Assam government supported festival began on 28 October with screening of the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] winning ‘[[The Salesman (2016 film)|The Salesman]]’, directed by [[Asghar Farhadi]] and produced by a joint collaboration of [[Iran]] and [[France]].

==1st GIFF==
1st edition of Guwahati International Film Festival held from 28 October to 2 November jointly at [[Srimanta Sankaradev Kalakshetra]] and [[Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute]] commonly known as Jyoti Chitraban.
Chief minister [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] formally inaugurated it on 28 October and festival began on 28 October with screening of the Oscar winning ‘The Salesman’, directed by Asghar Farhadi.

===Films===
78 films from 32 countries were screened in 1st GIFF.
Six Iranian movies that were screened at the GIFF are ‘[[Dokhtar]]’ by [[Reza Mirkarimi]], ‘Rokha Divaneh’ by Abolhassan Davoodi, ‘Malaria’ by [[Parviz Shahbazi]], ‘Raftan’ by Navid Mahmoudi, ‘Valderama’ by Abbas Amini and ‘Inja Kassi Nemimirad’ by Hossein Kondoir.
The five films of Turkey were ‘Ember’ directed by [[Zeki Demirkubuz]], ‘[[Yarim]]’ by Cagil Nurhak Aydogdu, ‘Toz Bezi’ by [[Ahu Ozturk]], ‘Rauf’ by Baris Kayer and Soner Caner, and ‘Kalander Sogugu’ by Mustafa Kara.
Films from [[Switzerland]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], [[Argentina]], [[Poland]], [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Latvia]], [[Japan]], [[Belgium]], [[Ireland]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Israel]], [[Greece]], [[Austria]], [[Russia]], [[Philippines]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Peru]], [[Romania]], [[Denmark]], [[Cyprus]], [[Estonia]] and the [[United States]] were also shown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/films-schedule-1st-guwahati-international-film-festival/amp/|title=Films & schedule of the 1st Guwahati International Film Festival - The News Mill|date=26 October 2017|publisher=}}</ref>

===Sections===
The GIFF had sections on World Cinema, Indian Panorama, Retrospectives, Cinema of North East, Cinema of Assam and the Tribute. The list of Assamese films included renowned director [[Jahnu Baruah]]’s ‘Hkhagoroloi Bohu door’, ‘Ajeyo’, ‘Halodhiya Choraye Baodhan Khai’ and ‘Konikar Ramdhenu’. Films by pioneering filmmakers of Assam — Dr [[Bhupen Hazarika]] (‘Shakuntala’), [[Abdul Mazid]] (‘Chameli Memsahib’) and Dr [[Bhabendra Nath Saikia]] (‘Sandhya Raag’) were also shown.

===Awards===
The GIFF had competition section only for Assamese films, where Sankar Borua-directed ‘Khandobdaah’ (Grief on a Sunday Morning) was adjust the best. ‘Antardrishti’ (Man with the Binocular) by Rima Das awarded the second best Assamese film, while ‘Haanduk’ (The Hidden Corner) of Jaicheng Jai Dohutia received the Special Jury Award.

Film personalities such as [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]], Shaji N Karun, Jahnu Barua, Resul Pookutty and A K Bir were associated with GIFF in various capacities.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/guwahati/guwahati-film-festival-international-filmmakers-to-be-star-attraction/articleshow/60965260.cms|title=Guwahati film festival: International filmmakers to be star attraction - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref>

==2nd GIFF==
[[File:GIFF - Monita Borgohain and Apurba Sarma.jpg|left|thumb|Festival direct Monita Borgohain felicitates film critic [[Apurba Sarma]] at GIFF 2019]]
The 2nd edition of the Guwahati International Film Festival was held from 25 October to 31 October jointly at the [[Srimanta Sankaradev Kalakshetra]] and the [[Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute]], better known as Jyoti Chitraban.

Assam Chief Minister [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] inaugurated the festival and ASEAN section was inaugurated by State Industries and Commerce and Act East Affairs Minister [[Chandra Mohan Patowary]].

The festival began on 25 October with the screening of ‘[[Bhoga Khirikee]]’, directed by [[Jahnu Barua]] while Black Crow' (Siyah Karga) by Turkish Director Muhammet Tayfur Aydin was the closing film.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/2nd-giff-begins-108-films-from-52-nations-will-be-screened-118102501226_1.html | title= 2nd GIFF begins, 108 films from 52 nations will be screened | agency=Press Trust of India | date=25 October 2018 | newspaper=Business Standard | accessdate=31 January 2020}}</ref>

===Films===
Total 108 movies from 50 countries screened in 2nd GIFF. During the event, films from [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Argentina]], [[Poland]], [[Hungary]], [[Italy]], [[Cambodia]], [[Croatia]], [[Latvia]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Israel]], [[Greece]], [[Russia]], [[Turkey]], [[Philippines]], [[Iran]], [[Vietnam]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Qatar]], [[Indonesia]], [[Portugal]], [[Venezuela]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Mexico]] are shown. This year, [[ASEAN]] was the focus region instead of the usual practice of having a focus country. There were 16 films from 10 countries of the ASEAN region screened in the festival.

===Awards===
The competition category of the GIFF saw the Golden Camera, the Best Feature Film of North East, going to Arup Manna's film 'Aamrityu- The Quest'. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 2,00,000. The Silver Camera for second Best Feature Film of North East, with a cash prize of Rs 1,50,000, went to 'Kaaneen A Secret Search'. Special Jury Award for Individual with a cash prize of Rs 100, 000 went to Arun Nath for his performance in the Film 'Calendar'; and the Jury's Special Mention Award went to Partha Hazarika for his performance in the film 'Kaaneen- A Secret Search'.<ref>https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/guwahati-international-film-festival-giff-takes-the-curtain-call/</ref>

==3rd GIFF==
The 3rd edition has been postponed, owing to the present [[COVID-19 pandemic]], to early 2021.

== References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Film festivals in India]]

Guwahati International Film Festival - Revision history

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