IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal
| IFFI ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal | |
|---|---|
| International honor for contributions to World cinema | |
| Awarded for | "Outstanding film which promotes peace and inter-cultural dialogue" |
| Sponsored by | International Film Festival of India |
| First awarded | 2015 |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
| Most recent winner | Drift |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 10 |
| First winner | Cinemawala |
The IFFI ICFT UNSESCO Gandhi Medal is an international honor instituted since the 46th International Film Festival of India. The annual award is presented to an outstanding film which promotes peace and inter-cultural dialogue.
History
In the year 1994, UNESCO issued a commemorative medal, marking the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. Subsequently, since 2015, ICFT, the UNESCO international advisory body on all matters concerned with film, television and news media, headquartered in Paris France, in collaboration with International Film Festival of India, honors the commemorative Fellini Award to an outstanding film that best reflects Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence.
Medal Winners
| Year | Film | Original Title | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cinemawala | Kaushik Ganguly | India | |
| 2016 | Cold of Kalandar | Mustafa Kara | Turkey | |
| 2017 | Kshitij A Horizon | Manouj Kadaamh | India | |
| 2018 | Walking With the Wind | Praveen Morchhale | India | |
| 2019 | Rwanda 72 Hoorain (Special Mention) |
Riccardo Salvetti Sanjay Puran Singh |
Italy India | |
| 2020 | 200 Meters | Ameen Nayfeh | Palestine | |
| 2021 | Lingui, The Sacred Bonds | Lingui, les liens sacrés | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Chad France Belgium Germany |
| 2022 | Nargesi | Payam Eskandar | Iran | |
| 2023 | Drift | Anthony Chen | United Kingdom France Greece |