NEW DELHI: The 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will open on January 16 with the Indian premiere of the movie ‘Another Round’ by Thomas Vinterberg.
The movie starring Cannes Best Actor Award Winner Mads Mikkelsen is among a star-studded line up of movies being showcased at IFFI.
The movie is also Denmark’s official entry to the Oscars.
The festival will also witness the World Premier of ‘Mehrunisa’. The film by Sandeep Kumar will premier mid-fest. Starring formidable actor Farrukh Jaffar, the movie narrates the story of a woman’s lifelong dream.
The festival will close on January 24 with the India Premier of the historical drama ‘Wife of a Spy’ by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The Japanese film bagged Silver Lion for Best Director at Venice International Film Festival.
The festival is being hosted in Goa in a hybrid mode for the first time and will comprise of both online and in-person experience.
The festival will be loaded with a line-up of famous movies with a total of 224 films from across the globe screened. This includes 21 non-feature films and 26 feature films under the Indian Panorama films section.
