54th International Film Festival of India

54th International Film Festival of India
	Official poster
Opening film	Catching Dust by Stuart Gatt
Closing film	The Featherweight by Robert Kolodny
Location	Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at Panaji, Goa, India
Founded	1952
Awards	Golden Peacock: Endless Borders by Abbas Amini; ; Silver Peacock:; Best Director: Stephan Komandarev for Blaga's Lessons; ; Best Actor: Pouria Rahimi Sam from Endless Borders; ; Best Actress: Mélanie Thierry from Party of Fools; ; ICFT INESCO Gandhi Medal: Drift by Anthony Chen; ; Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award: Michael Douglas; ; Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema Award: Madhuri Dixit; ; Best Web Series: Panchayat Season 2; ;
Hosted by	Government of Goa ; Directorate of Film Festivals
No. of films	270 films from 105 countries; 198 in International section; 19 award-winning films; 13 world premieres;
Festival date	Opening: 20 November 2023 ; Closing: 28 November 2023
Website	iffigoa.org

The 54th International Film Festival of India opened on 20 November 2023 with Catching Dust by Stuart Gatt in Goa. Shekhar Kapur an Indian filmmaker served as chairperson of the international jury. This year a new award category Best Web Series Award was introduced in the festival. 32 entries in 10 languages from 15 Over-the-top media service platforms were selected to compete for this award.

The festival closed on 28 November with American biographical sports drama film The Featherweight by Robert Kolodny. In the ceremony Hollywood actor-producer Michael Douglas was honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Persian film Endless Borders by Abbas Amini, received the Golden Peacock award for the best film; whereas Stephan Komandarev won the Silver Peacock award for best director for the Bulgarian film Blaga's Lessons.

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