Overview
- Festival organisers held a curtain-raiser press conference on Friday to announce the 57th International Film Festival of India running in Goa from November 20 to 28 and to unveil the full programme.
- 'Fatherland' by Paweł Pawlikowski will open the festival and Anthony Chen's 'We Are All Strangers' will close it, while Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana' will open a dedicated BRICS showcase.
- The programme comprises 159 international films from about 86–87 countries and 76 Indian films in 18 languages drawn from roughly 1,400–1,900 submissions, with multiple world, Asia and India premieres and 15 films in the international competition.
- Russia has been named partner country and Spain is the Country of Honour, and organisers introduced two new sections — Animation and Films About Films — to broaden the festival's curatorial scope.
- IFFI will run screenings across 13 indoor screens and open-air venues, and schedule WAVES Film Bazaar events, masterclasses and talent labs intended to connect filmmakers, buyers and emerging practitioners and to strengthen Goa's cultural and economic activity during the nine-day festival.