Dhurandhar and Ramayana to feature at IFFI leading Indian Panorama, BRICS segments
The festival will screen 159 international films and 76 Indian titles, with new sections for animation, films about filmmaking and emerging talent.
- On Friday, the curtain raiser for the 57th International Film Festival of India was inaugurated by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, with the festival set to run November 20 to 28 under the theme 'Stories Without Borders' and opening with Pawel Pawlikowski's Fatherland.
- Festival Director Ashutosh Gowariker explained the theme aims to bridge cultural divides through cinema; IFFI received over 1,900 submissions from 137 countries and selected 159 international and 76 Indian films across 18 languages.
- The Indian Panorama section opens with Dhurandhar, while the BRICS segment begins with Ramayana; two new segments—Animation and Films About Films—each present five films, broadening cinematic offerings.
- Spain serves as the Country of Honour while Russia joins as the Partner Country; Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen's We Are All Strangers will conclude the festival on November 28.
- IFFI hosts 14 masterclasses, workshops, and a 48-hour filmmaking challenge at Kala Academy from November 21 to 27, utilizing a combined seating capacity of more than 4,000 across venues in Panaji, Porvorim, Margao, and Ponda.
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The 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will bring together filmmakers, cinema enthusiasts and creative voices from across the world in Goa from 20 to 28 November 2026, under the theme ‘Stories Without Borders’. Reflecting its growing global reach, the festival has received over 1,900 film submissions from 137 countries and will showcase more than 150 international films representing 86 countries, creating a vibrant platform for cro…
’Ramayana’ And ‘Dhurandhar’ To Headline 57th IFFI; Films To Open Indian Panorama And BRICS Segments
The 57th International Film Festival of India has announced its opening lineup. Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana will lead the BRICS showcase, as Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar opens the Indian Panorama section.
IFFI 2026 to showcase 159 international, 76 Indian films; Dhurandhar to open Indian Panorama
The 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) received 1,400 film submissions from 137 countries and will feature nine world premieres, two international premieres, 24 Asia premieres, 116 India premieres and 14 gala premieres.
57th IFFI: Dhurandhar and Ramayana to Lead Film Showcases
The 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will feature Bollywood film Dhurandhar as the opening film of its Indian Panorama feature film section. Meanwhile, the special focus on films from BRICS countries will open with the recently released Indian film Ramayana. The announcement was made by National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) Managing Director Dhiraj ...
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