50th IFFI 2019 -Specially curated section will showcase films of three master filmmakers from the silent era.

International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will witness a specially curated section which pays tribute to the lost form of silent film viewing. Three classics by three master filmmakers viz, Battleship Potemkin by Russian master filmmaker and pioneer of montage editing Sergei M. Eisenstein, Pandora’s Box by German Expressionist Master G.W. Pabst and master of suspense and British filmmaker, Alfred Hitchcock’s Blackmail will be showcased. The films will be accompanied by master pianist Jonathan Lindsay Best from the United Kingdom who will be performing live during the screenings of these movies at IFFI. The 50th International Film Festival of India, 2019 will witness around 200 best films  from 76 countries, 26 feature films and 15 non-feature films in Indian Panorama section and more than 10,000 people and film lovers are expected to participate in the golden jubilee edition.