55th IFFI 2024: Key Facts

55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2024

• IFFI began in 1952 in Bombay (now Mumbai).
• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting organizes it.
• The event occurred from November 20-28, 2024.
• The venue was in Panaji, Goa, at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium.
• The 2024 event was the 55th IFFI.
• Goa's Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant, inaugurated it.

Opening and Closing Films

• The opening film was "Betterman" by Michael Gracey (Australia).
• The closing film was "Dry Season" by Bodan Slama (Czech Republic).

Focus Country and Theme

• Australia was the focus country for the 2024 festival.
• The theme was "Young Film Makers: The Future is Now."

Key Awards

• The main awards are the Golden Peacock Award, Silver Peacock Award, and Special Jury Award.
• The Golden Peacock Award is a high priority for exam preparation.

Golden Peacock Award

• Awarded to the movie "Toxic".
• Directed by Sale Blueitt.

Silver Peacock Award - Best Director

• Awarded to Bulgarian Ursanu.
• For the movie "The New Year That Never Came" (Romania).

Silver Peacock Award - Best Actor

• Awarded to Clement Febo.
• For the movie "Holly Cow" (France).

Silver Peacock Award - Best Actress

• Awarded to Vesta Matalait and Dova Rupa Kai together
• For the movie "Toxic"

Special Jury Award

• Awarded to Lausa Corvasier for Holi Cow
• She is also the director

Other Awards

• The ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal was given to "Crossing" by Levan Akin (Georgia).
• The Best Director of Indian Film Feature was awarded to "Gharat Ganpati"

Best Web Story

• Awarded to "Lumpan".
• A Marathi web series.

Indian Film Personality of the Year Award

• Awarded to Vikrant Massey.

Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film

• Newly created category
• Awarded to Sara Friedland for "Familiar Touch"

J.C. Daniel Award

• The highest award in Malayalam cinema.
• Saji N. Karun won the 2023 award.
• Best known for the 2010 film "Kutti Sranku".

Turner Prize

• A visual art award in the United Kingdom.
• Awarded to Jasleen Kaur.
• The prize includes £25,000.
• Started in 1984.

World Athletics Award

• Woman's World Athletic Award received by Sifan Hassan from Netherlands
• Man's World Athletic Award received by Letsile Tebogo

FIFA Football Award 2024

• The largest international football tournament; started in 1930.
• The last FIFA World Cup was in 2022 in Doha, Qatar.
• Next will be in 2026.
• The Best FIFA Men's Player: Vinicius Junior (Brazil).
• FIFA Best Women's Player: Aitana Bonmati (Spain).
• FIFA Best Men's Coach: Carlo Ancelotti.
• FIFA Best Women's Coach: Emma Hayes.
• The Puskas Award: Alejandro Garnacho.

Sahitya Akademi Award 2024

• One of India's highest literary awards.
• Awards are given in 24 languages typically, this year 21.
• The award includes ₹1 Lakh cash prize.
• It started in 1954.
• Given for poetry, novels, short stories, etc.

PM Modi’s International Awards

• Received the highest honor award of Kuwait, called "The Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer".
• Has received 20 international awards so far.
• Received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Global Peace Award for Minority Upliftment (USA).

Other Awards

• "The Kumbaya Story" received the Global Sustainability Film Award.
• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was given the Fiji Top Civilian Award.

Akkinen Award

• The 2024 Akkineni Nageswara Rao National Award was given to actor Chiranjeevi

Booker Prize Awards

• The 2024 Booker Award went to Samantha Harvey for Space Story called Orbital
• For the International Booker Prize in 2024, Jenny Erpenbeck was given the Cairo novel

Victora Care won 2024 Miss Universe

• Victora Care won Miss Universe 2024
• She is from Denmark and she is 21 years old

ICC Life Time Achievement Award

• The Indian Chemical Council gave Deepak Singh Mahetha the Indian Chemical Council Award
• Was formally Padma Vibhushan, Dr. Raghunath Mashelka
• Deepack has a chemical industry

Dr. Alexander dun one sastra ramanaujn Prize in 2024

-This award is for those 32 years and younger who are in mathematics

IIFA Awards 2024

• Best director= Vidhu Vinod Chopra for 12th Fail
• Best actor = sharouk khan from Jawan
• Best picture = Animal
• Best Actress = Rani Mukherjee

Mithun Charkraborty win Dadasaheb Phalke Aware in 2024

• Includes 10 lakh Rupes and golden lotus

National Floorcence Nightingale awards in 2024

Awarded to nurses by the health minestry

Prime Award 2024 Emmy Time:

Awards related to US televison based in Los Angeles california

Ramon Magsyasay Award

-Considered the nobel price for Asia -Karma Funso Bhutan -Miyazaki Hayao Japan -Nguyễnh Thị Ngọc Phượng Vietnam

• Indonesia Farwiza Farhan

FMCCI Leader awards

Neeraj Chopra

Anubhav award

Awarded to those who work for the government