IFFI Goa will honour Oz filmmaker Noyce
Hindustan Times|November 12, 2024
The 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India, which gets underway in Goa later this month, will honour Philip Noyce, the Australian director known for films like Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Salt and The Saint, with the coveted Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award, Union minister of state for information and broadcasting L Murugan has said.
HT Correspondent

"This year's IFFI has received 1,676 submissions from 101 countries, a testament to the festival's growing international standing. IFFI 2024 will present over 180+ international films from 81 countries," Murugan said.

Previous winners of the award include Martin Scorsese, Michael Douglas, Carlos Saura and István Szabó.

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