IFFI 2018, I: The Winners

At the 49^th International Film festival of India (IFFI), 2018, which concluded in Panaji, Goa, on the 28^th of November, the following films and film personalities got the honours:

*Golden Peacock for Best Film: Donbass, Ukraine

*Silver Peacock for Best Director: Lijo Jose Pellisery, for Ee.Ma.Yau, India (Malayalam language)

*Special Jury Award: Director Milko Lazarov, for Aga (Germany)

*Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Male): Chemban Vinod, for Ee.Ma.Yau

*Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Female): Anastasia Pustovit, for When the Trees Fall (Ukraine)

*Centenary Award for Best Debut Feature Film of a Director: Alberto Monteras II, for Respeto (Philippines)

*ICFT –UNESCO Gandhi Medal instituted by the International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication, Paris and UNESCO: Walking with the Wind (India), directed by Praveen Morchhale

*Special Mention under ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi medal: Los Silencios, (Portugal-Spain), directed by Beatriz Seigner

*Special Award for Lifetime Contribution to Cinema: Story-screenplay-dialogue writer Salim Khan (India)