Question: On 24th of January 2021, who was the recipient of the ‘Indian Personality of the Year’ Award at International Film Festival of India?
(a) Ravi Kishan
(b)Prosenjit Chatterjee
(c) Biswajit Chatterjee
(d) Zeenat Aman
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
When: 16th -24th January, 2021
Where: Goa (India)
Focus Country: Bangladesh
Founded: 1952
Opening Movie: ‘Another Round’ by Thomas Vinterberg (Country: Denmark)
Closing Movie: ‘Wife of a Spy’ by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Country: Japan)
Golden Peacock Award: Into the Darkness (Director: Anders Refn, Country: Denmark)
Silver Peacock Award for Best Director: Chen-Nien Ko (Film: The Silent Forest, Country: Taiwan)
Silver Peacock Award for Best Actor – Male: Tzu-Chuan Liu (Film: The Silent Forest)
Silver Peacock Award for Best Actor – Female: Zofia Stafiej (Polish Film: I Never Cry)
Special Jury Award – Kamin Kalev (Film: February, Country: Bulgaria)
Special Mention Award – Kripal Kalita of india (Film: Bridge, Assamese Film)
Best Debut Director Award: Cássio Pereira dos Santos (Film: Valentina, Country: Brazil)
ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Award –200 Meters (Director: Ameen Nayfeh)
Indian Personality of the Year Award – Biswajit Chatterjee
Lifetime Achievement Award: Vittorio Storaro (Italy)
By – Sachin Singh
Links:
https://iffigoa.org/
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1691936