Scorsese, Istvan Szabo to obtain 1st Satyajit Ray award

By Express News Service

NEW DELHI:  Acclaimed Hungarian movie director Istvan Szabo, American filmmaker and actor Martin Scorsese will likely be conferred with the primary Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at 52nd version of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa subsequent month.

While Szabo is thought for his masterpieces like Mephisto (1981) and Father (1966), Scorsese is likely one of the main figures of the New Hollywood period, broadly thought to be one of many biggest and most influential administrators in movie historical past.

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur made an announcement on this regard on Friday. The Ministry in April introduced to organise year-long celebrations throughout India and overseas to mark his one hundredth delivery anniversary. To recognise his legacy, the ministry additionally instituted ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Cinema’ beginning this yr.

The ministry has made modifications within the format of the pageant. For the primary time ever, IFFI has invited main OTT gamers to take part within the pageant. The minister has knowledgeable that platforms reminiscent of Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee5, Voot and Sony Liv are taking part this yr.

Speaking in regards to the improvement, Thakur mentioned that the development of watching films on OTT is on the rise and IFFI is embracing new expertise and offering a platform for the business artists to work together with OTT gamers. The minister additional introduced that for the primary time ever, movies from 5 BRICS nations will likely be showcased by means of the BRICS Film Festival alongside IFFI.

Around 30 movies have been shortlisted for screening from outstanding worldwide movie festivals within the pageant kaleidoscope and world panorama part on the occasion. One of the sights of the pageant this yr will likely be recognition to 75 ‘creative minds of tomorrow’, which is to mark 75 years celebration of India’s independence –Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.