<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:times new roman;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:en-in">The 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will begin tomorrowat Panaji in Goa.&nbsp;</span></p>”<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:times new roman;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:en-in">The 9-day event will showcase 212 films from 68 countries. While TheAspern Papers is the opening film, Sealed Lips will be the closing movie.&nbsp;</span></p>”<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:times new roman;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:en-in">Indian Panorama, a sought after section of the IFFI, will showcase 26feature films and 21 non-feature films. Shaji Karun directed Malayalam movieOlu will open the feature film segment of the Indian panorama.&nbsp;<o:p /></span></p>”<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Kharvas directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale will be the Openingnon-feature film of Indian Panorama. World Panorama section will present 67movies including 15 OSCAR nominated films from different countries.</span></p>”<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">While Israel is the focus country, Jharkhand is the focus state this year.Ten Israeli films including The Other Story will be screened at the IFFI.</span></p>”<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />”</span></p>”<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Veteran Israeli filmmaker Dan Wolman will be given the Lifetime Achievement Award this year. Movies in the Jharkhand Package include Death in the Gunj, Ranchi Diaries and Begum Jaan.<br />”</div>