MUMBAI: The fifty first edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which was to be held from 20-28 November in Goa was looking iffy thanks to the unabated spread the SARS COV2 virus in India. Today, any doubts about it were put to rest: the directorate of film festivals which comes under the ministry of information & broadcasting decided  that it was being rescheduled to 16-24 January 2021. The announcement was made by I&B minister Prakash Javadekar after consulting Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant.

IFFI – when it will be held next year in Goa – will comply with all international film festivals guidelines and protocols. The ministry added that it would held in a phygital format – that is both physical and virtual.