IFFI 2024: Ashutosh Gowariker appointed chair of worldwide jury

Movie director Ashutosh Gowariker has been appointed the chairperson of the Worldwide Jury of the Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI), 2024, set to happen in Goa from November 20 to November 28.

Gowariker, recognized for iconic movies like Lagaan (2001) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008), expressed his honour on the appointment, stating, “Cinema is continually evolving with the occasions, and there’s no higher place to witness this evolution than at a movie competition. The Worldwide Movie Competition of India stands as a beacon of this transformation, and I’m honored to be part of it.”

IFFI’s Worldwide Cinema part options an assortment of “culturally and aesthetically exceptional movies” from all over the world. Final 12 months, the Persian movie Infinite Borders by Abbas Amini gained the Golden Peacock Award from the class.

Competition Director Shekhar Kapur, who additionally serves because the President of IFFI, mentioned in a press release, “The chairman will need to have a eager understanding of cinema, and in addition be capable of see numerous factors of view. Ashutosh’s movies have efficiently exhibited a large and different types of storytelling, and we’re grateful that he accepted to be Chairman of the Worldwide Jury at IFFI this 12 months.

Like yearly, The Ministry of Data & Broadcasting (I&B), in collaboration with the NFDC and ESG, is internet hosting the fifty fifth Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI).