International Film Festival of India

IFFI which was recently held in Goa, is perhaps one of the best places where you can see movies which have been critically acclaimed and interact with actors, producers and directors. The ten day festival which takes place in the city of Panaji in Goa, is almost situated at the coast, in fact one of the theatres has the beach in its premises. The festival is not only of Indian acclaim but it also receives appreciation from a worldwide audience and  the guest list includes directors and actors of international national fame. This year was no different with stars like Amitabh Bachan, Akshay Kumar, Amir khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Ilyana D’cruz, Imtiaz Ali, Muzzafar Ali, Vinay Pathak and many others attending the festival from India and the likes of Ang Li (world premiere of his Life Of Pi took place here), Suzane Bier ( Oscar winning director), Jacob Switzer, Jakub Tarkowski and Tomasz Leniask ( Polish directors) were among a long list of other international guests who attented the festival. Although the approximate number of movies screened during the 10 day long festival was 250, one movie which remained the centre of attraction was Ang Li’s “Life Of Pi” which had its world premiere during the same time. The International Film Festival, remained true to its words, with it telecasting movies from around the world and celebrating world cinema in its true form, and once again allowing people to come close by giving them a platform to meet and know the world as seem through a camera lens, for it is said “that movies are the mirror of society.”