Works from down under to be in focus

Phillip Noyce, will be honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFI

Every year, the International Film Festival of India has a country of origin. Its films, documentaries, and series are showcased. This year, it is Australia.

Veteran Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce, renowned for his acclaimed works such as ‘Clear and Present Danger’, ‘Salt’, and ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’, will be honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

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Philip Noyce’s work has had a lasting impact on both mainstream and critical cinema, shaping suspense and action genres while contributing to cultural conversations through his films.

The festival will play host to some of the best cinema that has emerged from Australia in 2023 and 2024. A total of seven films from various genres will be screened at the festival.

Clear and Present Danger (1994)Dir – Phillip Noyce

Jack Ryan returns, but this time, the enemy is within his own government. When Admiral James Greer falls ill with cancer, Jack is promoted to acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Soon after, the president’s close friend and his family are killed, apparently by drug cartels. Jack is tasked with investigating, but he doesn’t know the CIA has already sent a secret team to Colombia to fight the cartels illegally. Things take a darker turn when his team is betrayed, an agent is lost, and a secretary—also his wife’s friend—is murdered. Jack must risk everything, including his life, to uncover the truth.

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