• Mr. M. Nandha Kumar
• Dr. S. Saleema Rabiyath

India is a land of stories. It has a long history in storytelling, from folk tales to epics, from short stories to ballads, from plays to films. This legacy should be exhibited to the world on a proper platform. To that end, the Government of India has begun showcasing Indian cinema to an international audience with the annual International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Indian Film Festival of India (IFFI) has celebrated its 50 th festival from November 20 th to November 28 th , 2019. This paper attempts to explain the short history of IFFI, genres of films which were screened in Golden Jubilee of IFFI, awards issued and Film Bazar. It is a qualitative research. The descriptive writing has been used for this paper.

IFFI, Golden Jubilee, History of IFFI, Film Screening, Awards, Film Bazar

"INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA (IFFI) – AN OVERVIEW OF GOLDEN JUBILIEE YEAR 2019", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 12, page no.163-168, December-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912265.pdf

"INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA (IFFI) – AN OVERVIEW OF GOLDEN JUBILIEE YEAR 2019", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 12, page no. pp163-168, December-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912265.pdf