IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award

IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
International honor for contributions to World cinema
Awarded for"Outstanding contribution to the growth and development of World cinema"
Sponsored byInternational Film Festival of India
Formerly calledIFFI Lifetime Achievement Award
First awarded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Last awarded2023
Most recent winnerMichael Douglas
Highlights
First winnerBernardo Bertolucci

The IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award (formerly IFFI Lifetime Achievement Award) is an international honor instituted by the International Film Festival of India. The recipient is honored for their "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of World cinema.[1]

Background

The award was first instituted in the year 1999 from the 30th IFFI.[2] During the 52nd edition in 2021, on the occasion of the birth centenary of Satyajit Ray, the Directorate of Film Festivals in recognition of the auteur’s legacy, "The IFFI Lifetime Achievement award" was rechristened to "IFFI - Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award".[3]

Recipients

Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award (since 2021)

Edition Awardee Nationality Craft
52nd Martin Scorsese American Film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
István Szabó Hungarian Film director
53rd Carlos Saura Spanish Film director, producer, photographer, and actor
54th Michael Douglas American Film director, producer and Actor

Erstwhile Lifetime Achievement Award (1999–2020)

Edition Awardee Nationality Craft
30th Bernardo Bertolucci Italian Film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
34th Liv Ullmann Norwegian Film director, and actress
38th Dilip Kumar Indian Actor
38th Lata Mangeshkar Indian Singer
42nd Bertrand Tavernier French Film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
43rd Krzysztof Zanussi Polish Film director, producer, and screenwriter
44th Jiří Menzel Czech Film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
45th Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong Film director, producer, screenwriter
46th Nikita Mikhalkov Russian Film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
47th Im Kwon-taek South Korean Film director
48th Atom Egoyan Canadian Film director
49th Dan Wolman Israeli / Palestinian Film director
50th Isabelle Huppert French Actress
51st Vittorio Storaro Italian Cinematographer

References

  1. ^ Shayeree Ghosh (19 November 2021). "Three Satyajit Ray classics that still inspire Martin Scorsese". Telegraph India. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Devipriya (January 1999). "30th IFFI Stars" (PDF). 30th International Film Festival of India '99. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 150. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ Shayeree Ghosh (19 November 2021). "Three Satyajit Ray classics that still inspire Martin Scorsese". Telegraph India. Retrieved 20 November 2021.