<p>Marathi films '<em>Godavari</em>' and '<em>Me Vasantrao</em>' and Dimasa movie '<em>Semkhor</em>' are among 15 films chosen for the international competition section at the India International Film Festival starting in Goa on November 20.</p>.<p>The 15 films will compete for Best Film (Golden Peacock) that carries a cash prize of Rs 40 lakh while Best Director (Silver Peacock, certificate and a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh), Best Actor (male and female -- Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh each and a Special Jury Award for a film or an individual.</p>.<p>Directed by Nikhil Mahajan, '<em>Godavari</em>' is set in present-day Nashik and tells the story of a family that is coping with death while '<em>Me Vasantrao</em>' directed by Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari is a biopic of late music master Vasantrao Deshpande.</p>.<p>'<em>Semkhor</em>' directed by Aimee Baruah, who also donned the role of the protagonist, depicts a midwife confronted with unthinkable choices. This is also the opening film of the Indian Panorama section of the festival.</p>.<p>Hamy Ramezan's <em>Any Day Now </em>(Finland) is another film, which is loosely based on the director's childhood experience, in the competition section and it tells the story of an Iranian refugee family waiting for a decision of whether they will be granted official asylum status.</p>.<p><em>Charlotte </em>(Paraguay) directed by Simon Franco deals with the journey of an actress who in the twilight of her career reinventing herself while Intregalde, a film from Romania directed by Radu Muntean, depicts the experiences of a group of people on a humanitarian mission arrive in a remote area of Transylvania.</p>.<p>A political satire set in the near future America that closed its borders and become more insular than ever, <em>Land of Dreams</em> (New Mexico, US) by Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azaria follows an Iranian American woman who is on a journey to discover the core of what it means to be a free American.</p>.<p>Directed by Mohammad Rabby Mridha, the Bangladeshi film <em>No Ground Beneath The Feet</em> is another film in the competition section and it deals with the life of an ambulance driver Saiful and depicts moral decay, murder, deception, and social bashing.</p>.<p>The film from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina '<em>Once We Were Good For You</em>' by Branko Schmidt is the story of veterans who find that Croatia is not the ideal that they dreamt after 25 years of the Homeland War.</p>.<p>Japanese film <em>'Ring Wandering'</em> by Masakazu Kaneko is another offering in the competition section that deals with the life of Sosuke, who aspires to be a manga artist while Czech film <em>'Saving One Who Was Dead'</em> (Director: Václav Kadrnka), Russian film <em>The Dorm</em> (Roman Vasyanov), Brazilian movie <em>'The First Fallen'</em> (Rodrigo de Oliveira), Polish movie <em>Leader </em>(Katia Priwieziencew) and Russian film <em>Moscow Does Not Happen</em> (Dmitry Fedorov) are also competing for honours.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Marathi films '<em>Godavari</em>' and '<em>Me Vasantrao</em>' and Dimasa movie '<em>Semkhor</em>' are among 15 films chosen for the international competition section at the India International Film Festival starting in Goa on November 20.</p>.<p>The 15 films will compete for Best Film (Golden Peacock) that carries a cash prize of Rs 40 lakh while Best Director (Silver Peacock, certificate and a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh), Best Actor (male and female -- Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh each and a Special Jury Award for a film or an individual.</p>.<p>Directed by Nikhil Mahajan, '<em>Godavari</em>' is set in present-day Nashik and tells the story of a family that is coping with death while '<em>Me Vasantrao</em>' directed by Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari is a biopic of late music master Vasantrao Deshpande.</p>.<p>'<em>Semkhor</em>' directed by Aimee Baruah, who also donned the role of the protagonist, depicts a midwife confronted with unthinkable choices. This is also the opening film of the Indian Panorama section of the festival.</p>.<p>Hamy Ramezan's <em>Any Day Now </em>(Finland) is another film, which is loosely based on the director's childhood experience, in the competition section and it tells the story of an Iranian refugee family waiting for a decision of whether they will be granted official asylum status.</p>.<p><em>Charlotte </em>(Paraguay) directed by Simon Franco deals with the journey of an actress who in the twilight of her career reinventing herself while Intregalde, a film from Romania directed by Radu Muntean, depicts the experiences of a group of people on a humanitarian mission arrive in a remote area of Transylvania.</p>.<p>A political satire set in the near future America that closed its borders and become more insular than ever, <em>Land of Dreams</em> (New Mexico, US) by Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azaria follows an Iranian American woman who is on a journey to discover the core of what it means to be a free American.</p>.<p>Directed by Mohammad Rabby Mridha, the Bangladeshi film <em>No Ground Beneath The Feet</em> is another film in the competition section and it deals with the life of an ambulance driver Saiful and depicts moral decay, murder, deception, and social bashing.</p>.<p>The film from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina '<em>Once We Were Good For You</em>' by Branko Schmidt is the story of veterans who find that Croatia is not the ideal that they dreamt after 25 years of the Homeland War.</p>.<p>Japanese film <em>'Ring Wandering'</em> by Masakazu Kaneko is another offering in the competition section that deals with the life of Sosuke, who aspires to be a manga artist while Czech film <em>'Saving One Who Was Dead'</em> (Director: Václav Kadrnka), Russian film <em>The Dorm</em> (Roman Vasyanov), Brazilian movie <em>'The First Fallen'</em> (Rodrigo de Oliveira), Polish movie <em>Leader </em>(Katia Priwieziencew) and Russian film <em>Moscow Does Not Happen</em> (Dmitry Fedorov) are also competing for honours.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
