The 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is scheduled to take place in Goa from November 20 to 28, 2023.
- The British film ‘Catching Dust’ will be the opening movie of IFFI 2023, while the American film ‘The Featherweight’ will serve as the closing film. The Turkish film ‘About Dry Grasses’ will be featured as the midfest movie.
- Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, announced these details during the curtain raiser press conference in New Delhi.
- Hollywood actor Michael Douglas will be honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFI 2023.
- The festival will feature more than 270 films, including 198 in the International Section with 13 world premiers, and 25 feature films and 20 non-feature films from India in the Indian Panorama section.
- The opening film in the feature section is ‘Aattam,’ a Malayalam film, and in the non-feature section, it is ‘Andro Dreams’ from Manipur.
MCQs on 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
Q.: Which film will be the opening movie at IFFI 2023?
a. ‘The Featherweight’
b. ‘About Dry Grasses’
c. ‘Aattam’
d. ‘Catching Dust’
ans : d. ‘Catching Dust’
Q.: Who will be honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFI this year?
a. Anurag Thakur
b. Michael Douglas
c. The director of ‘Catching Dust’
d. The director of ‘The Featherweight’
Ans : b. Michael Douglas
