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{{Short description|Award in an Indian film festival}}
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{{Infobox film award
| name = IFFI Special Jury Award and Special Mention
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| subheader = International award for contributions to [[World Cinema]]
| awarded_for = Excellency in Film Art
| sponsor = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| firstawarded = 1969
| lastawarded =
| reward = Special Jury Award Special Mention
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder = [[Akinola Davies Jr.]] ''[[My Father's Shadow]]'' ([[56th International Film Festival of India|2025]])
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 43
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = [[Lester James Peries]]
| award3_type = Last winner
| award3_winner = Lav Diaz [[Praveen Kandregula]]
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The '''IFFI Special Jury Award and Special Mention''' (officially known as the '''Silver Peacock {{Ndash}}''' '''Special Jury Award and Special Mention''') are the two honors presented annually at the [[International Film Festival of India]] for excellency in Film Art in [[World cinema]].<ref name="auto5">{{cite web|url=https://pickle.co.in/markets/iffi-a-trip-down-the-memory-lane/|title=4th IFFI|date=23 November 2019 |publisher=}}</ref> It was first presented during the [[4th International Film Festival of India|4th IFFI 1969]].<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> The award was later re-instated since [[29th International Film Festival of India|29th IFFI 1998]].<ref name="auto9">{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/light-in-the-haze/204920|title=Light In The Haze|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="frontline.in">{{Cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1503/15030800.htm|title = Frontline.in}}</ref> On the occasion of 100 years of Indian cinema, centenary awards were conferred during 2012, 2013, and 2014.<ref name="auto8">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=89798|title=43rd IFFI closes with Meera Nair's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'|website=pib.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/iffi-zanussi-to-get-lifetime-achievement-award-522595.html|title=IFFI: Zanussi to get lifetime achievement award|date=20 November 2012 |publisher=}}</ref> The special mention is being awarded since the [[46th International Film Festival of India|46th IFFI 2015]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/iffi-2015-award-winners-list-at-the-46th-international-film-festival-of-india-in-pics-749256/|title=IFFI 2015: Award winners list at the 46th International Film Festival of India (In pics)|first=Shweta|last=Parande|date=1 December 2015|publisher=}}</ref>

== List of recipients of IFFI Special Jury Award ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+List of Silver Peacock award recipients, showing the year, film(s) and language(s)
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Recipient(s)
! scope="col" |Work(s)
! scope="col" |Language(s)
!Country
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center;" |{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[4th International Film Festival of India|1969 {{small|(4th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Lester James Peries]]
| ''[[Golu Hadawatha]]''
| [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]
|[[Sri Lanka]]
| rowspan="3" | <ref name="auto5" />
|-
!scope="row" |[[Mrinal Sen]]
|''[[Bhuvan Shome]]''
|[[Hindi]]
|[[India]]
|-
!scope="row" |[[Sobhan Babu]]
|''[[Bangaru Panjaram]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|India
|-
| [[29th International Film Festival of India|1998 {{small|(29th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Santwana Bordoloi|Santwana Bardoloi]]
| ''[[Adajya]]''
| [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|India
| <ref name="auto9" /><ref name="frontline.in" />
|-
| [[31st International Film Festival of India|2000 {{small|(31st)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Huo Jianqi]]
| ''[[Postmen in the Mountains]]''
| [[Mandarin language|Mandarin]]
|[[China]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/02/06/stories/09060221.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2000-02-06|title=Still no character or class}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[33rd International Film Festival of India|2002 {{small|(33rd)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Revathi]]
| ''[[Mitr, My Friend]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|India
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="frontline">{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1922/stories/20021108004108800.htm|title=Tame fare at the festival|website=frontline.in|date=8 November 2002|last=Gopalakrishnan|first=Amulya|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" |[[Magdy Ahmed Ali]]
|''Asrar EL-Banat''
|[[Egyptian language|Egyptian]]
|[[Egypt]]
|-
| [[34th International Film Festival of India|2003 {{small|(34th)}}]]
! scope="row" |Subhadro Chowdhury
| ''[[Prohor]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|India
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/iranian-film-gets-golden-peacock-at-iffi-2003/story-w75PY9H9V8dO4DXGjIBoxM.html|title=Iranian film gets Golden Peacock at IFFI 2003|date=19 October 2003|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[35th International Film Festival of India|2004 {{small|(35th)}}]]
! scope="row" |Gennady Sidorov
|''Old Women''
| [[Russian language|Russian]]
|[[Russia]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/beach-screening-makes-its-debut-with-mission-impossible-at-35th-iffi-goa-2004/6269|title=Beach Screening Makes Its Debut with Mission Impossible at the 35th IFFI Goa 2004|website=businesswireindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2004/12/17/stories/2004121700130300.htm|title=The Hindu Business Line : Finally, a permanent address!|last=blanj|website=www.thehindubusinessline.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[36th International Film Festival of India|2005 {{small|(36th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Tom Hooper]]
| ''[[Red Dust (2004 film)|Red Dust]]''
| [[English language|English]]
|[[South Africa]]
|<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/05/stories/2005120514320100.htm {{Dead link|date=September 2024 |fix-attempted=yes |url=}}</ref>
|-
| [[37th International Film Festival of India|2006 {{small|(37th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Abu Sayeed (film director)|Abu Sayeed]]
| ''[[Nirontor]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Bangladesh]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/IFFI-focus-on-South-India/article15736510.ece|title=IFFI: focus on South India|newspaper=The Hindu |date=26 November 2006|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[38th International Film Festival of India|2007 {{small|(38th)}}]]
! scope="row" | Golam Rabanny Biplab
| ''On The Wings of Dreams''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Bangladesh]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=33127|title=English Releases|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Taiwan-film-wins-Golden-Peacock/article14888303.ece|title=Taiwan film wins Golden Peacock|newspaper=The Hindu |date=4 December 2007|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" |Julia Urbini
|''[[More Than Anything in the World]]''
|[[Mexican language|Mexican]]
|[[Mexico]]
|-
| [[39th International Film Festival of India|2008 {{small|(39th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Malani Fonseka]]
| ''[[Akasa Kusum]]''
| [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]
|[[Sri Lanka]]
|<ref name="Kick">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/holnus/009200811221921.htm|title=IFFI 2008 kicks off in Goa|date=22 November 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=26 November 2009|archive-date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107155417/http://www.hindu.com/holnus/009200811221921.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[40th International Film Festival of India|2009 {{small|(40th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Giorgi Ovashvili]]
| ''[[The Other Bank]]''
| [[Russian language|Russian]]
|[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
|<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/India-wins-Golden-Peacock-after-10-yrs/articleshow/7031938.cms|title=India wins Golden Peacock after 10 yrs – Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 December 2010 |publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[41st International Film Festival of India|2010 {{small|(41st)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Kaushik Ganguly]]
| ''[[Arekti Premer Golpo]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|India
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="auto1" />
|-
!scope="row" |[[Taika Waititi]]
|''[[Boy (2010 film)|Boy]]''
|[[English language|English]]
|[[New Zealand]]
|-
| [[42nd International Film Festival of India|2011 {{small|(42nd)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Salim Ahamed]]
| ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|India
|<ref name="shadowplayindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.shadowplayindia.com/shadow-play/42nd-international-film-festival-india-iffi-goa-2011|title=42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) – Goa – 2011 – Shadow Play India|website=www.shadowplayindia.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[43rd International Film Festival of India|2012 {{small|(43rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Lucy Mulloy]]
| ''[[Una noche]]''
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
|[[Cuba]]{{Br}}[[United Kingdom]]
|<ref name="auto8" />
|-
| [[44th International Film Festival of India|2013 {{small|(44th)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Onur Ünlü]]
| ''[[Thou Gild'st the Even]]''
|[[Turkish language|Turkish]]
|[[Turkey]]
|<ref name="auto10">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Beatrizs-War-wins-Golden-Peacock-at-44th-International-film-festival-of-India/articleshow/26656548.cms|title='Beatriz's War' wins Golden Peacock at 44th International film festival of India – Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=December 2013 |publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[46th International Film Festival of India|2015 {{small|(46th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Julia Vargas-Weise]]
| ''[[Sealed Cargo (2015 film)|Sealed Cargo]]''
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
|[[Bolivia]]
|<ref name="auto4">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=132010|title=Key highlights of the 46th International Film Festival of India|website=pib.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
| [[47th International Film Festival of India|2016 {{small|(47th)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Lee Joon-ik]]
| ''[[The Throne (film)|The Throne]]''
| [[Korean language|Korean]]
|[[South Korea]]
|<ref name="jagranjosh.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/47th-iffi-concluded-in-goa-1480409063-1|title=47th IFFI Concluded in Goa|date=29 November 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[48th International Film Festival of India|2017 {{small|(48th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Mahesh Narayanan]]
| ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]''
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|India
|<ref name="firstpost.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/iffi-2017-complete-winners-list-parvathy-wins-best-actress-amitabh-bachchan-is-film-personality-of-the-year-4232189.html|title=IFFI 2017 complete winners list: Parvathy wins Best Actress; Amitabh Bachchan is 'Film Personality of The Year'|date=28 November 2017 |publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[49th International Film Festival of India|2018 {{small|(49th)}}]]
! scope="row" | Milko Lazarov
| ''[[Ága (film)|Ága]]''
| [[Yakut language|Yakut]]
|[[Bulgaria]]
| <ref name="auto6">{{cite news |title=Donbass wins Golden Peacock at IFFI |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/donbass-wins-golden-peacock-at-iffi/article25616280.ece |accessdate=23 August 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=28 November 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
| [[50th International Film Festival of India|2019 {{small|(50th)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Pema Tseden]]
| ''[[Balloon (2019 Chinese film)|Balloon]]''
| [[Chinese language|Chinese]]
|[[China]]
|<ref name="auto3">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/goa/particles-wins-the-golden-peacock-award-at-iffi-2019/articleshow/72281199.cms|title=Particles wins the Golden Peacock Award at IFFI 2019 - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=28 November 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-05}}</ref>
|-
| [[51st International Film Festival of India|2020 {{small|(51st)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Kamen Kalev]]
| ''February''
| [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]
|[[Bulgaria]]
|<ref name="auto2">{{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>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[52nd International Film Festival of India|2021 {{small|(52nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Renata Carvalho]]
| ''The First Fallen''
| [[Brazilian Portuguese|Brazilian]]
|[[Brazil]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/entertainment/1825666-japanese-movie-ring-wandering-wins-golden-peacock-award-at-52nd-edition-of-iffi |title=Japanese movie 'Ring Wandering' wins Golden Peacock Award at 52nd edition of IFFI|date=28 November 2021|access-date=28 November 2021|website=Devdiscourse}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" |Nikhil Mahajan
|[[Godavari (2022 film)|''Godavari'']]
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|India
|-
| [[53rd International Film Festival of India|2022 {{small|(53rd)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Lav Diaz]]
| ''[[When The Waves Are Gone]]''
| [[Filipino language|Filipino]]
|[[Philippines]]
|<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/iffi-2022-winners-list-i-have-electric-dreams-8294772/|title=IFFI 2022 winners list: I Have Electric Dreams wins big|date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[54th International Film Festival of India|2023 {{small|(54th)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Rishab Shetty]]
| ''[[Kantara (film)|Kantara]]''
| [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|India
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1980531 |title= Winners at IFFI54|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=29 November 2023|access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[55th International Film Festival of India|2024 {{small|(55th)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Louise Courvoisier]]
| ''[[Holy Cow (2024 film)|Holy Cow]]''
| [[French language|French]]
| France
| <ref name="iffiaw:variety">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/iffi-goa-2024-winners-toxic-1236226082/ |title= Lithuanian Drama ‘Toxic’ Wins Top Prize at 55th International Film Festival of India |author= Naman Ramachandran, Patrick Frater |work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= 28 November 2024 |access-date=29 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[56th International Film Festival of India|2025 {{small|(56th)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Akinola Davies Jr.]]
| ''[[My Father's Shadow]]''
| English, Naija, Yoruba
| United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria
| <ref name="awards56:variety">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/festivals/transgender-vietnamese-drama-skin-of-youth-iffi-top-prize-1236594980/ |title= Transgender Vietnamese Drama ‘Skin of Youth’ Wins Top Prize at International Film Festival of India |author= Naman Ramachandran, Udita Jhunjhunwala |work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= 28 November 2025 |access-date=29 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== List of recipients of IFFI Special Mention ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+List of Special Mention recipients, showing the year, film(s) and language(s)
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Recipient(s)
! scope="col" |Work(s)
! scope="col" |Language(s)
!Country
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center;" |{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| [[46th International Film Festival of India|2015 {{small|(46th)}}]]
! scope="row" |Goran Radovaovic
| ''[[Enclave (film)|Enclave]]''
| [[Serbian language|Serbian]]
|[[Germany]]{{Br}}[[Serbia]]
|<ref name="auto4"/>
|-
| [[47th International Film Festival of India|2016 {{small|(47th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Tiffany Hsiung]]
| ''[[The Apology (2016 film)|The Apology]]''
| [[English language|English]]
|[[Canada]]
|<ref name="jagranjosh.com"/>
|-
| [[49th International Film Festival of India|2018 {{small|(49th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Chezhiyan]]
| ''[[To Let (film)|To Let]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[India]]
| <ref name="auto6"/>
|-
| [[50th International Film Festival of India|2019 {{small|(50th)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Abhishek Shah]]
| ''[[Hellaro]]''
| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
|India
|<ref name="auto3"/>
|-
| [[51st International Film Festival of India|2020 {{small|(51st)}}]]
! scope="row" | Kripal Kalita
| ''Bridge''
| [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|India
|<ref name="auto2"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[52nd International Film Festival of India|2021 {{small|(52nd)}}]]
! scope="row" |Simon Farriol
| ''The Wealth of the World''
| [[English language|English]]
|
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="auto7" />
|-
!scope="row" |[[Roman Vasyanov]]
|''[[Hostel (2021 film)|The Dorm]]''
|[[Russian language|Russian]]
|[[Russia]]
|-
| [[53rd International Film Festival of India|2022 {{small|(53rd)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Praveen Kandregula]]
| ''[[Cinema Bandi]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|India
|<ref name="auto" />
|}

== List of recipients of IFFI Centenary Award ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+List of Centenary Award recipients, showing the year, film(s) and language(s)
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Recipient(s)
! scope="col" |Work(s)
! scope="col" |Language(s)
!Country
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center;" |{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| [[43rd International Film Festival of India|2012 {{small|(43rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Mira Nair]]
| ''[[The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film)|The Reluctant Fundamentalist]]''
| [[English language|English]]
|[[United States]]{{Br}}[[India]]{{Br}}[[Qatar]]
|<ref name="auto8" />
|-
| [[44th International Film Festival of India|2013 {{small|(44th)}}]]
! scope="row" | [[Kamaleshwar Mukherjee]]
| ''[[Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013 film)|Meghe Dhaka Tara]]''
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|India
|<ref name="auto10" />
|-
| [[45th International Film Festival of India|2014 {{small|(45th)}}]]
! scope="row" |[[Shrihari Sathe]]
| ''[[Ek Hazarachi Note]]''
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|India
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/russian-film-leviathan-wins-golden-peacock-at-iffi-2014/story-grvIQEUbfveMMx5jNpdxkL.html|title=Russian film Leviathan wins Golden Peacock at IFFI 2014|date=30 November 2014|publisher=}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{notelist}}
{{IFFI Silver Peacock - Special Jury Award and Special Mention}}
{{International Film Festival of India|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Lists of Indian award winners]]
[[Category:International Film Festival of India]]
[[Category:Indian film festivals]]
[[Category:Festivals in Goa]]

IFFI Special Jury Award and Special Mention - Revision history

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