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{{Infobox Festival|<br />
name = Indian Film Festival Japan |<br />
logo = <!-- [[Image:iffj.jpg|220px|Indian Film Festival logo]] --> |<br />
genre = [[Film festival]] produced by [[Thati Media Corporation.]] |<br />
founded = [[Shinjuku|Shinjuku Ku]], Tokyo, Japan (2005) |<br />
location = Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo |<br />
country = Japan |<br />
frequency = Annually|<br />
people = [[Suresh Thati]], Chairman<br />[[Mikiko Hida]], Director|<br />
website = {{url|http://iffj.jp}} |<br />
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The '''Indian Film Festival Japan''' is a film festival in Japan. It works to promote Indian movies both commercial and independent.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The idea for the Indian Film Festival Japan originated with Suresh Thati, CEO of Thati Media Corporation, a Japanese company that specializes in [[media consulting]], IPTV services, publishing and [[media production]]. The 1st Indian Film Festival Japan was held in 2012. <br />
IFFJ 2012, <br />
IFFJ 2013,<br />
IFFJ 2014,<br />
IFFJ 2015,<br />
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==Selection process==<br />
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The programming department at IFFJ is responsible for a preliminary screening of the movies. The best 20 movies out of all the submitted movies are selected to be part of the movie festival.<br />
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== Audience Award==<br />
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! Movie !! Director !! Nationality of Director<br><small>(at time of movie's release)</small><br />
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|2011<br />
|''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]''<br />
|[[Zoya Aktar]]<br />
|India<br />
|}<br />
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===Best Subcontinental Award Winners===<br />
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! Movie !! Director !! Nationality of Director<br><small>(at time of movie's release)</small><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2 | 2011<br />
|''[[Bol (film)|Bol]]''<br />
|[[Shoiab Mansoor]]<br />
|Pakistanl<br />
|}<br />
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=== Best Documentary Award Winners===<br />
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! Movie !! Director(s) !! Nationality of Director(s)<br><small>(at time of movie's release)</small><br />
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| rowspan=2 | 2012<br />
|''[[Gandhi Lives]]''<br />
|Aruna Harprasad<br />
|India<br />
|}<br />
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==Jury==<br />
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The international jury which chooses the three best movies during the final evaluation round is composed of people from the movie industry.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.indianfilmfestivaljapan.com/en/ Indian Film Festival Japan Official Website]<br />
*[http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/omi-vaidya-s-big-in-bollywood-goes-to-japan-274698]<br />
*[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.367548116658369.89642.250527738360408&type=3]<br />
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