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| Opening film | Another Round |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Wife of a Spy |
| Location | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at Panaji, Goa, India |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Awards | Into the Darkness
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| Hosted by | Government of Goa Directorate of Film Festivals |
| No. of films | Screened: 224 Premiered: 162 |
| Festival date | 16–24 January 2021 |
| Website | iffigoa |
The 51st International Film Festival of India was held from 16 to 24 January 2021 in Goa. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the festival went hybrid, there was physical and virtual screening of 50 films out of 224 films across various categories.[1][2][3] Bangladesh was country of focus in the festival with four films of the country included in 'country of focus' section.[4]
The festival highlighted autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by premiering a film by Shreedhar, In Our World in non-feature film, Indian Panorama section on 18 January 2021.[1]
The opening and closing ceremonies of the festival were aired live on DD India and DD National channels on 16 January and 24 January 2021, respectively.[5][6]
- ^ a b Swati Mathur (15 January 2021). "First hybrid edition of IFFI to go live from January 16; of 224 films, nearly 50 to be available online". Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Film Guide - 51st IFFI". IFFI. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Tushar Jadhav (15 January 2021). "51st International Film Festival of India to begin from Jan 16". News on Air: All India Radio. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Tushar Jadhav (11 January 2021). "Bangladesh to be country of focus at 51st International Film Festival of India". DD News: GOI. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "51st edition of IFFI set to start in a hybrid mode for the first time: Opening Ceremony tomorrow". PIB GOI. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via Press release.
- ^ 51st International Film Festival of India - Closing Ceremony - IFFI 2021. Doordarshan National. YouTube. 24 January 2021.