30th International Film Festival of India

The 30th International Film Festival of India was held from 10–20 January 1999 in Hyderabad, India. The non-competitive edition was restricted to lifetime achievement awards, and tributes. Argentina was the country of focus in the festival, whilst Bollywood actor Dev Anand was the chief guest.

Winners

• Lifetime Achievement Award - Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy)

Opening Film

• Elizabeth by Shekhar Kapur

Woman in Cinema Honors

• Bhanumathi Ramakrishna - Holding Sway for 60 years
• Shabana Azmi - The Icon and the Actress
• Savitri - A Moon Among Stars

Honors

• Homage - Akira Kurosawa (Japan)
• Centenary Tribute - Sergei Eisenstein (Russia)

Tributes

• Theo Angelopoulos (Greece)
• Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan)
• Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács (Hungary)

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