IFFI Special Jury Award and Special Mention
| IFFI Special Jury Award and Special Mention | |
|---|---|
| International award for contributions to World Cinema | |
| Awarded for | Excellency in Film Art | 
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals | 
| Reward(s) | Special Jury Award Special Mention  | 
| First award | 1969 | 
| Final award | 2023 | 
| Most recent winner | Louise Courvoisier Holy Cow (2024)  | 
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 42 | 
| First winner | Lester James Peries | 
| Last winner | Lav Diaz Praveen Kandregula  | 
The IFFI Special Jury Award and Special Mention (officially known as the Silver Peacock – Special Jury Award and Special Mention) are the two honors presented annually at the International Film Festival of India for excellency in Film Art in World cinema.[1] It was first presented during the 4th IFFI 1969.[2] The award was later re-instated since 29th IFFI 1998.[3][4] On the occasion of 100 years of Indian cinema, centenary awards were conferred during 2012, 2013, and 2014.[5][6] The special mention is being awarded since the 46th IFFI 2015.[7]
List of recipients of IFFI Special Jury Award
List of recipients of IFFI Special Mention
| Year | Recipient(s) | Work(s) | Language(s) | Country | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 (46th)  | 
Goran Radovaovic | Enclave | Serbian | Germany Serbia  | 
[21] | 
| 2016 (47th)  | 
Tiffany Hsiung | The Apology | English | Canada | [22] | 
| 2018 (49th)  | 
Chezhiyan | To Let | Tamil | India | [24] | 
| 2019 (50th)  | 
Abhishek Shah | Hellaro | Gujarati | India | [25] | 
| 2020 (51st)  | 
Kripal Kalita | Bridge | Assamese | India | [26] | 
| 2021 (52nd)  | 
Simon Farriol | The Wealth of the World | English | [27] | |
| Roman Vasyanov | The Dorm | Russian | Russia | ||
| 2022 (53rd)  | 
Praveen Kandregula | Cinema Bandi | Telugu | India | [28] | 
List of recipients of IFFI Centenary Award
| Year | Recipient(s) | Work(s) | Language(s) | Country | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 (43rd)  | 
Mira Nair | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | English | United States India Qatar  | 
[5] | 
| 2013 (44th)  | 
Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | Meghe Dhaka Tara | Bengali | India | [20] | 
| 2014 (45th)  | 
Shrihari Sathe | Ek Hazarachi Note | Marathi | India | [31] | 
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