✨ And that’s a wrap on the 56th International Film Festival of India! 🎬🌟 A celebration of stories, stars, craft, culture, and the creative spirit that brought Goa alive with cinema from across the world. From red carpets to restored classics, powerful premieres,

After two very special programmes in Karnataka and Goa, landed in Chhattisgarh to take part in the DGP/IGP Conference being held in Raipur. There will be extensive interactions with top officials on ways to strengthen India's security apparatus.

पर्तगाली और उडुपी दोनों मठ एक ही आध्यात्मिक सरिता की जीवंत धाराएं हैं। मुझे विश्वास है कि विनम्रता, संस्कार और सेवा के प्रतीक इन मठों से आने वाली पीढ़ियों को भी निरंतर ऊर्जा मिलती रहेगी।

जब गोवा के मंदिरों और स्थानीय परंपराओं को संकट का सामना करना पड़ा था, तब पर्तगाली मठ जैसे संस्थानों ने आगे बढ़कर यहां की सांस्कृतिक पहचान की रक्षा की।

आज भारत एक अद्भुत सांस्कृतिक पुनर्जागरण का साक्षी बन रहा है, जिसके एक नहीं अनेक उदाहरण हैं…

56वें भारतीय अंतरराष्ट्रीय फिल्म महोत्सव के समापन समारोह में शामिल होने गोवा पहुंचे केंद्रीय सूचना एवं प्रसारण राज्य मंत्री श्री @DrLMurugan #IFFIGoa #IFFI2025

Tonight, we gather to celebrate cinema, the stories that move the world. It is a moment of immense joy to stand here at the closing ceremony of the 56th #IFFI This evening is not just the conclusion of a festival, but the culmination of a remarkable convergence of creative

✨The closing ceremony red carpet at the 56th International Film Festival of India was an absolute showstopper! Stars, style, sparkle, the energy was unreal tonight! #IFFI2025 #IFFIGoa #IFFI56

My acting journey began back in 6th standard through Yakshagana, an art form that brings India’s ancient stories to life through all-night performances. I was deeply inspired by these artists and by Yakshagana itself. That’s why I wanted to take a small story from this rich

Some more glimpses from the closing ceremony of the 55th International Film Festival of India #IFFIGoa #IFFI56 #IFFI2025

IFFI is taking Indian cinema to the global stage, giving young creators and producers a powerful platform to showcase their work internationally. At the #WAVESFilmBazaar during #IFFI56, I can proudly say that over ₹1000 crore worth of business was generated by producers, a

'Skin of Youth' is set in 1990s Saigon, the film explores the intense romance between San, a transgender sex worker dreaming of a sex-change surgery, and Nam, an underground cage fighter who fights to support her son. San is determined to live as a woman, while Nam endures brutal

🏆 Golden Peacock – Best Feature Film at #IFFI2025 goes to the film 'Skin of Youth' directed by Ash Mayfair, #GoldenPeacock #IFFI56 #IFFIGoa

The film 'Gondhal' is set within the backdrop of the midnight carnival of ritualistic Gondhal dance music in rural Maharshtra, the movie unfolds the life of Suman who is trapped in a gilded marriage to the affluent Anand she plots a dangerous depiction, fueled by her forbidden

🏆 Silver Peacock – Best Director at #IFFI2025 goes to Santosh Davakhar for his film 'Gondhal' #IFFI56 #IFFIGoa #SilverPeacock

Akinola's film 'My Father’s Shadow' is a semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian capital Lagos during the 1993 Presidential election. The film follows two young brothers, Akin and Remi, as they spend a day with their estranged father

🏆Special Jury Award at #IFFI2025 goes to Akinola Davies Jr. for his film 'My Father’s Shadow' #IFFIGoa #IFFI2025 #IFFI56

Directed by Urška Djukić, the film 'Little Trouble Girls' is about a weekend of rehearsals with the school choir at a convent, when an introverted teenager begins to view the world from a new perspective. New desires, beliefs and values emerge, and this awakening threatens to

🏆 Jara Sofija Ostan wins the Silver Peacock – Best Actor (Female) Award for her perfomance in the film 'Little Trouble Girls (Kaj ti je deklica)' #IFFIGoa #IFFI56 @IndiainSlovenia

Ubeimar Rios plays the character of Oscar Restrepo, who is a forgotten Colombian poet, living in poverty and emotional turmoil. Once celebrated, he now drifts through Medellin, mocked by family and ignored by the literary world. His life shifts when he meets Yurlady, a gifted