HISTORY

Awards and Honour

Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award

  • American actor and producer Michael Douglas will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
  • IFFI is planned to be held in Goa from 20th to 28th November, 2023.

About Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Launch – 1999 (30th IFFI)
  • Presented to individuals for their outstanding contribution to the growth and development of World cinema.
  • Spanish film Director Carlos Saura was awarded with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award in 53rd IFFI in 2022.

About IFFI

  • Formation – 24 January 1952
  • Location – Goa
  • Conducted by – National Film Development Corporation of India (under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the State Government of Goa.

Note

  • Michael Douglas is an american actor and film producer
  • He had won two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and an Emmy Award.

Appointments

New Governors of Odisha and Tripura appointed

  • Raghubar Das have been appointed as the Governor of Odisha
  • He was the first non-tribal Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2014 to 2019.
  • Indra Sena Reddy Nallu have been appointed as the Governor of Tripura.

About Odisha

  • Capital – Bhubaneswar
  • Chief minister – Naveen Patnaik

About Tripura

  • Capital – Agartala
  • Chief minister – Manik Saha
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