37th International Film Festival of India
| 37th International Film Festival of India | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of World cinema |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented on | December 3 2006 |
| Official website | www |
| Best Feature Film | "The Old Barber" (Le Vieux Barbier)" |
The 37th
The Technical Retrospective was instituted this year, which will cover topics on Digital Editing including a film ‘Cutting Edge’ followed by a Presentation by Editor Steven Cohen, while special Presentations on Film Restoration and Digital Animation were made by the technicians from Italy.[5]
The festival paid Homage to 11 Indian film personalities. These include
Ustad Bismillah Khan, Parveen Babi and young Punjabi Film Director and two times National Award winner, Manoj Punj.[5]
A new section "NFDC Down The Ages" featuring 6 films including Gandhi and Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro celebrated the contributions of National Film Development Corporation.[5]
Winners
- Golden Peacock (Best Film): "The Old Barber" (Le Vieux Barbier)" by "Hasi Chaolu" (Chinese film)
- Silver Peacock Award for the Most Promising Asian Director: "An Kung-Lee" for " A Short Life" (South Korean film)
- Nirontor" by "Abu Sayeed" (Bangladeshi film).[5]
Official selections
Special screenings
Opening film
- Pedro Almodovar(Spanish film)
Closing film
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (American film).[5]
References
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ a b "Top awards for Asian films". 4 December 2006 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "IFFI: focus on South India". 26 November 2006 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b c d e "English Releases".