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The '''7th [[International Film Festival of India]]''' was held from 3–16 January 1979 in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=130560|title=Few Facts About International Film Festivals of India|publisher=Ministry of Information & Broadcasting17|access-date=31 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm7IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=7IIFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |access-date=11 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042443/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm7IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=7IIFA.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The festival opened with "[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]" by [[Shyam Benegal]] in the out of Competition world premiere. The festival was the only competitive and exclusive international film festival organised in the entire Third World during 1978–79. For the first time in the history of the Indian Competitive film festivals, the Jury was headed by a foreigner, Qusmane Sembene of Senegal. There were two women on the jury (Chantal Akerman – Belgium, and Marta Maszaves – Hungary) for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rrtd.nic.in/iffi-2002.htm|title=International Film Festival in India|website=rrtd.nic.in|access-date=31 March 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041121093039/http://rrtd.nic.in/iffi-2002.htm|archive-date=21 November 2004}}</ref>
The '''7th [[International Film Festival of India]]''' was held from 3–17 January 1979 in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm7IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=7IIFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |access-date=11 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042443/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm7IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=7IIFA.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The festival opened with "[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]" by [[Shyam Benegal]] in the out of Competition world premiere. The festival was the only competitive and exclusive international film festival organised in the entire Third World during 1978–79. For the first time in the history of the Indian Competitive film festivals, the Jury was headed by a foreigner, Qusmane Sembene of Senegal. There were two women on the jury (Chantal Akerman – Belgium, and Marta Maszaves – Hungary) for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rrtd.nic.in/iffi-2002.htm|title=International Film Festival in India|website=rrtd.nic.in|access-date=31 March 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041121093039/http://rrtd.nic.in/iffi-2002.htm|archive-date=21 November 2004}}</ref>


==Winners==
==Winners==
*Best Film: Golden Peacock Award: "[[Hungarian Rhapsody (1979 film)|Hungarian Rhapsody]]" by [[Miklós Jancsó]] (Hungarian film)
*'''[[IFFI Best Film Award|Golden Peacock (Best Film)]]:'''  "[[Hungarian Rhapsody (1979 film)|Hungarian Rhapsody]]" by [[Miklós Jancsó]] (Hungarian film)
*Best Short Film: Golden Peacock Award: "An Encounter with Faces" (India)<br>"Olympic Games" (Poland)
*'''[[IFFI_Best_Film_Award#Golden_Peacock_Award_winners_(Short_Films)|Golden Peacock (Best Short Film)]]''' "An Encounter with Faces" (India)<br>"Olympic Games" (Poland)
*Best Actor: Silver Peacock Award: [[Shankar Nag]] for "[[Ondanondu Kaladalli]]"<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EKo-DwAAQBAJ&q=iffi+girish+karnad+1979&pg=PT157|title=Conscience of The Race|first=Bibekananda|last=Ray|date=5 April 2017|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=9788123026619|via=Google Books}}</ref>
*[[IFFI Best Actor Award (Male)]] (Silver Peacock) [[Shankar Nag]] for "[[Ondanondu Kaladalli]]"<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EKo-DwAAQBAJ&q=iffi+girish+karnad+1979&pg=PT157|title=Conscience of The Race|first=Bibekananda|last=Ray|date=5 April 2017|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=9788123026619|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:48, 15 December 2025


7th International Film Festival of India
Awarded forBest of World cinema
Presented byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Presented on1979
Official websitewww.iffigoa.org
Best Feature Film"Hungarian Rhapsody"

The 7th International Film Festival of India was held from 3–17 January 1979 in New Delhi.[1] The festival opened with "Junoon" by Shyam Benegal in the out of Competition world premiere. The festival was the only competitive and exclusive international film festival organised in the entire Third World during 1978–79. For the first time in the history of the Indian Competitive film festivals, the Jury was headed by a foreigner, Qusmane Sembene of Senegal. There were two women on the jury (Chantal Akerman – Belgium, and Marta Maszaves – Hungary) for the first time.[2]

Winners[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. "International Film Festival in India". rrtd.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 November 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. Ray, Bibekananda (5 April 2017). Conscience of The Race. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 9788123026619 – via Google Books.