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Inviting Anyone and Everyone: Launching #NotJustIFFIMemeContest

It is said that the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing. Yes, we are celebrating IFFI, but we are just not satisfied with what we see, with what we hear. We mean, we do get to hear and see the good, the great and the beautiful, but we are not satisfied. Our spirit is not filled. Our quest for infinite cinematic inspiration is not satiated.

Yes, Yeh Dil Maange More Memes! More Creative Content. More people talking about the beauty of the films being presented not just at IFFI, but other films too. More of us getting more inspired by the dreams, struggles and aspirations of the filmmakers who are being honoured at the 53rd edition of IFFI. Many more of us sharing nuggets of surprise, excitement, delight, insights and above all inspiration which we get from IFFI, well, not just from IFFI.

So here we are. We at PIB – the PIB IFFI Cast and Crew – are hereby launching a meme contest we call #NotJustIFFIMemeContest.


Here are not just the rules:

  1. There is only one rule: Tap into your infinite latent creative potential. Everyone is and can be creative. Publish a great meme or a series of great memes, or a series of series of great memes, which makes people laugh, jump, fly, hug each other, forget their troubles and above all fall in love with films and with life all over again.

  2. We repeat Rule 1. The memes should make people fall in love with films. And with life. All over again.

  3. Publish your memes on social media. Do not just use the hashtag #NotJustIFFIMemes, i.e., use the hashtag, but do not just use the hashtag, share your great and inspiring memes using this hashtag.

  4. Not all memes need be great. Experimentation is key to creativity. Don’t be afraid to be laughed at (we will not laugh at you, we will laugh with you, even if someone should laugh at us!).

  5. There is no end-date for the contest. We will award prizes to those meme creators who come up with memes which we find inspiring enough to be rewarded with not just our gratitude, but also our appreciation and rewards.

  6. There is no fixed number of winners. We will award as many people whom we are able to, who come up with great memes which we find to be inspiring enough.

  7. What will be the prizes? We will give away prizes which inspire you to fall or rather rise further in your love for films and for life, so that …you keep creating these memes and sharing your love for films and for IFFI, whether or not you win the contest or not!

So, don’t wait any more. Begin to think now! We can’t wait to see the memes you would be creating.


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Fauda S4 to premiere at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)

Fauda S4 will premiere at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Creators and Executive Producers Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff will travel to IFFI for the premiere with episode 1.


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The series which launches globally on Netflix in 2023, *will have its premiere at the festival in a star studded gala event on Sunday, November 27th.

Creators and Executive Producers Lior Raz and Avi Isaacharoff said: “We’re so excited to come to India for the Asian premiere of Fauda Season 4. It's incredible that this story has resonated so strongly with fans in India and we really appreciate all the love and support over the last four seasons. We can’t wait to see the reaction for Season 4.”

While appreciating the initiative, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government Of India, Mr. Anurag Thakur, said," There's no secret to making an artistic endeavour successful. At the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), unique stories in diverse languages, from all regions, ethnicity, and cultures are honoured and celebrated. With OTT coming forward to premiere and feature their content at the festival, our endeavour to offer fresh narratives, creative ideas and new perspectives into the world bear fruits. We have an effective audio-visual treaty with Israel and that makes us more than happy to host the internationally renowned stars of the region at the 53rd IFFI this year!"

Fauda Season 4 sees the story move beyond Israel where Doron (Lior Raz) is in pursuit of a threat that has him crossing continents in his most dangerous mission yet.

India is one of the top 20 countries where Israeli content is most watched by Netflix members, and Israeli stories are globally popular with 90% of viewers Fauda (S1-S3) coming from outside Israel.

Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff will also take part in a fireside chat on “Storytelling in The Era of Global Entertainment” with actor Rajkumar Rao most recently seen in Netflix film Monica, O My Darling and Monika Shergill, VP of Content Netflix India.

The global success of Fauda in India highlights how Netflix brings local stories to global audiences. Netflix will also premiere Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, Qala and Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio at the festival.



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Celebrated Spanish film director Carlos Saura honoured with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award

Carlos Saura expresses deepest gratitude and love to festival organisers for bestowing with the honour. Celebrated Spanish film Director Carlos Saura has been honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award at the gala opening ceremony of 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa today, 20 November, 2022.

The Spanish Director is being honoured with the award as a befitting accolade for his immense contribution towards the international cinema. His daughter Anna Saura accepted the award on behalf of the eminent filmmaker at the opening ceremony IFFI 53.

Expressing his gratitude for being presented with the coveted Award, Carlos Saura, through a video message, said he could not come to the ceremony personally since he is recovering from Bronchitis. The acclaimed film maker expressed his deepest gratitude and love towards festival organisers for bestowing him with the honour.

While congratulating the celebrated filmmaker on winning the award, the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said Mr Saura is a master who has devoted his life for the art of film making and distinguished himself as one of the greatest in the field of film making and photography.

Showering Mr. Saura with praises for his dedicated life towards cinema and cinematic excellence, Shri Anurag Thakur said Mr Saura has been making films for many decades and continues to be active behind the lens at 93 years of age! “He has won heaps of awards and nominations in his entire lifetime and I am glad that his daughter Anna Saura has accepted the award on behalf of the eminent filmmaker at the opening ceremony of the 53rd International Film Festival of India,” the Union Minister said.

At IFFI 53, a retrospective of Carlos Saura’s legacy is being showcased through screening some of the auteur's celebrated award-winning films.

Carlos Saura, is considered to be one of Spain’s most renowned filmmakers. He has a long and prolific career that spans over half a century. He has received the Golden Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for Deprisa Deprisa, along with two Silver Bears for La caza and Peppermint Frappe, a BAFTA for Carmen and three awards at Cannes, among several others.

With a long and prolific career spanning over half a century, Saura’s films are sophisticated expressions of time and space fusing reality with fantasy, past with present, and memory with hallucination. His noted works include , Cousin Angélica, Mama Cumple 100 Años, the Flamenco trilogy Blood Wedding , Carmen, and Love the Magician among others.






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