The IFFI ICFT UNSESCO Gandhi Medal is an international honor instituted since the 46th International Film Festival of India.[1][2] The annual award is presented to an outstanding film which promotes peace and inter-cultural dialogue.[3][4][5]
| IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal | |
|---|---|
| International honor for contributions to World cinema | |
| Awarded for | "Outstanding film which promotes peace and inter-cultural dialogue" |
| Sponsored by | International Film Festival of India |
| First awarded | 2015 |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
| Most recent winner | Drift |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 10 |
| First winner | Cinemawala |
History edit
In the year 1994, UNESCO issued a commemorative medal, marking the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.[6] Subsequently, since 2015, ICFT, the UNESCO international advisory body on all matters concerned with film, television and news media, headquartered in Paris France, in collaboration with International Film Festival of India, honors the commemorative Fellini Award to an outstanding film that best reflects Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence.[7][6]
Medal Winners edit
| Year | Film | Original Title | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cinemawala | Kaushik Ganguly |  India
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| 2016 | Cold of Kalandar | Mustafa Kara |  Turkey
| |
| 2017 | Kshitij A Horizon | Manouj Kadaamh | India
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| 2018 | Walking With the Wind | Praveen Morchhale | India
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| 2019 | Rwanda 72 Hoorain (Special Mention) |
Riccardo Salvetti Sanjay Puran Singh |
 Italy India
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| 2020 | 200 Meters | Ameen Nayfeh |  Palestine
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| 2021 | Lingui, The Sacred Bonds | Lingui, les liens sacrés | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun |  Chad France Belgium Germany
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| 2022 | Nargesi | Payam Eskandar |  Iran
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| 2023 | Drift | Anthony Chen |  United Kingdom France Greece
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References edit
- ^ "Kaushik wins Unesco Fellini award at Iffi - Times of India". The Times of India. December 2015.
- ^ "Indian Panorama Selections for IFFI Goa 2016". 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "8 films vie for Unesco Gandhi Medal Prize | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 November 2016.
- ^ "iffi 2016 Archive - IFFI Goa". IFFI Goa. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ "IFFI Goa 2016 International Competition Selections". 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Gandhi Medal 2022".
- ^ ""Lingui, the Sacred Bonds" wins ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at IFFI 52".