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Panaji, Dec 2 (PTI) `Tulpan', a Kazakhstan film produced along with Germany, Switzerland, Russia and Poland, won the Golden Peacock Award and a cash prize of Rs 40 lakh as the curtains came down on the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here today. Directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy, the film is based on the life of a Kazakh youth who, after completing his naval service, settles in the Central Asian republic which was once part of the Soviet Union. The movie is Kazakhstan's official entry for the Best Foreign Film at the 81th Academy Awards. Dvortsevoy was also honoured with Most Promising Director's Award.
The winners were chosen from 15 films from Asian, Asia Pacific and Latin American countries, including Indian entries `Kanchivara' (Tamil) by Priyadarshan and `Mahasatta' (Marathi) by Ramesh More. The jury was headed by well-known Hong Kong-based South Korean filmmaker Peter Chan. Venice Film Festival Director Marco Muller, Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz, Iranian actress and director Niki Karimi and Indian actress Tabu were members of the jury. About 225 films from 40 countries were screened during the festival that started on November 22. Over 6,000 delegates from all over the world attended the 10-day festival. Noted Actor Kamal Hassan was the chief guest at the closing ceremony which was attended by Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat among other dignitaries.
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