CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The 51st International Film Festival of India was held from 16 to 24 January 2021 in Goa. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the festival went hybrid, there was physical and virtual screening of 50 films out of 224 films across various categories.

Detailed explanation-2: -53rd Edition of International Film Festival of India hosted in Goa – November 20 – 28, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Third IFFI It was for the first time that the Indian Film Industry was exposed to a vast range of outstanding post-war era films. From the 3rd edition in January 1965, IFFI became competitive. It has since then moved to Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala.

Detailed explanation-4: -As the 53rd edition of IFFI, the International Film Festival of India, closes, we recall the above words of C. M. Agarwala, Organising Committee Chairperson of the very first edition of IFFI, conducted for the first time in 1952, in what was then Bombay.

Detailed explanation-5: -Notes: Bangladesh is to be the focus country at the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI), scheduled from January 16 to 24, this year. Four films from Bangladesh have been included in the focus section, to recognise the cinematic contribution of the country.