51^st IFFI, Goa, 16-24 January, 2021, 02: Opening, closing and mid-fest films announced

Another Round, by Thomas Vinterberg, will be opening film. 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 Première of Mehrunisa. The film, by Sandeep Kumar, will première mid-fest.

Starring formidable actor, Farrukh Jaffar, the movie narrates the story of a woman’s life-long dream.

The festival will close on 24th January, 2021 with the India Première of the historical drama, Wife of a Spy, by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

The Japanese film bagged Silver Lion for Best Director, at the Venice International Film Festival

51st IFFI is being organised from 16th to 24th January, 2021 in Goa.

This edition is being held in a hybrid mode, for the first time, and will comprise 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, to be screened.

This includes 21 non-feature films and 26 feature films, under the Indian Panorama films section.

Media registration for the festival has opened only last week, and is available till 10th January, 2021.

Applicants should be above 21 years of age as on 1st January 2021, and should have professional experience of covering major International Film Festivals, such as IFFI, for a minimum of three years.