The World War II film ‘Into the Darkness’ (De forbandede år,) has won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India.
- Directed by Anders Refn, the 152-minute Danish film gives a gripping dive into the complex emotional turmoil which the people of Denmark had to undergo, during the Nazi occupation of the country.
- The Golden Peacock Award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 40 lakhs (Rs. 4 million) to be shared equally between Director Anders Refn and Producer Lene Børglum, both of whom have also been presented with a certificate each as well.
- Silver Peacock for the Best Director: The Silver Peacock for the Best Director goes to Taiwanese Director, writer and producer Chen-Nien Ko, for her 2020 Mandarin drama film The Silent Forest. The Silver Peacock for Best Director carries a certificate and cash award of 15 lakh rupees (Rs. 1.5 million).
- Silver Peacock for Best Actor: The Silver Peacock for Best Actor – Male has been awarded to 17-year-old Tzu-Chuan Liu for his role in The Silent Forest. The Award carries a certificate and cash award of 10 lakh rupees (Rs. 1 million).
- Silver Peacock for Best Actor – Female: The Silver Peacock for Best Actor – Female has been awarded to Polish actor Zofia Stafiej, for her role in Piotr Domalewski’s I Never Cry / Jak najdalej stad.
- Special Jury Award: The IFFI 51 Special Jury Award for a film goes to Bulgarian Director Kamin Kalev for his 2020 film February, which tells the life story of a man at three different ages of eight, eighteen and eighty-two.
- ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Award: The prestigious ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Award, given to a film that best reflects Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence, has been awarded to Ameen Nayfeh’s 2020 Arabic film 200 Meters.
