CURTAINS FOR 47th IFFI: The 8-day film festival came to a smooth closure with governor Smt Mridula Sinha leading various dignitaries at a ceremonious prize distribution function at Dr Shyama Mukherjee Stadium on Nov 28, 2016. The Golden Peacock award of Rs 40 lakh went to Iranian film Daughter, director-producer Reza Mirkirami collected the award. Other award-winning films: Rauf, Mellow Mud, The Throne, Ra Ra, Cold of Kalander and Apology.
JUSTICE FOR KILLING DABHOLKAR, PANSARE AND KALBURGI! It was a silent march by participants at the Abhivyakti Dakshinayan Rashtriya Parishad’s ‘Sankalp Yatra’ from Ravindra Bhavan to Lohia Maidan in Margao on November 18, 2016. The march was part of a three-day meet of discussions, talks, cultural programmes attended by over 900 delegates committed to defending freedom of speech. (Pic by Tara Narayan)
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