PANAJI: Danish film ‘Another Round’ will open the 51st International Film Festival of India (Iffi), to be held in Goa from January 16. The closing film, on January 24, will be the Japanese historical drama ‘Wife of a Spy’.
Iffi was rescheduled this year due to the pandemic. It is annually hosted by Goa, its permanent venue, from November 20 to 28. The festival will now be held in a hybrid format — screenings and other events will be held both in physical and online mode.
This opening film, by Thomas Vinterberg, has Cannes film festival’s best actor award winner Mads Mikkelsen in a leading role. The movie is also Denmark’s official entry to the Oscars. The film is a comedy drama about four teachers who, troubled by unmotivated students, enter a drinking game, with unexpected consequences.
The closing film, by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, bagged the Silver Lion for best director at the Venice International Film Festival.
Iffi's 51st edition will see a total of 224 films from across the globe being screened. These films will include 21 non-feature films and 26 features to be screened under the Indian panorama section.
The festival will also witness the world premiere of the film ‘Mehrunisa’ by Sandeep Kumar. Starring formidable actor Farrukh Jaffar, the movie will be the mid-festival film at Iffi.