30th International Film Festival of India
| 30th International Film Festival of India | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of World cinema |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented on | 20 January 1999 |
| Official website | www |
| Highlights | |
| Lifetime achievement | Bernardo Bertolucci |
The 30th International Film Festival of India was held from 10–20 January 1999 in Hyderabad, India.[1] The non-competitive edition was restricted to lifetime achievement awards, and tributes.[2] Argentina was the country of focus in the festival, whilst Bollywood actor Dev Anand was the chief guest.[3][4][5]
Winners
[edit]Opening Film
[edit]Woman in Cinema Honors
[edit]- Bhanumathi Ramakrishna - Holding Sway for 60 years
- Shabana Azmi - The Icon and the Actress
- Savitri - A Moon Among Stars
Honors
[edit]- Homage - Akira Kurosawa (Japan)
- Centenary Tribute - Sergei Eisenstein (Russia)
Tributes
[edit]- Theo Angelopoulos (Greece)
- Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan)
- Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács (Hungary)
References
[edit]- ^ "30th IFFI, Hyderabad".
- ^ Menon, Amarnath K. (January 18, 1999). "30th International Film Festival of India opens with impressive line-up of films". India Today.
- ^ "Dev Anand will be the chief guest at IFFI'99 - The Times of India". www.cscsarchive.org.
- ^ Devi, Priya (January 1999). "Savitri: A Moon Among Stars" (PDF). 30th International Film Festival of India '99. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 150. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Jain, Madhu; Menon, Amarnath K. (January 25, 1999). "Nothing goes right at International Film Festival of India in Hyderabad". India Today.