33rd International Film Festival of India explained

The 33rd International Film Festival of India was held from 1–10 October 2002 in New Delhi.^{[1] [2] [3]} The competitive edition was restricted to "Asian Directors". Deepak Sandhu served as the director for the festival.^[4] The Devdas retrospective received special mention.^{[1] [5]} From this edition, the "Film Bazaar" was instituted.^[4]

Winners

• Golden Peacock (Best Film)

"Letters to Elza" by Igor Maslennikov (Russian film)

• Silver Peacock Award for the Most Promising Asian Director

Reza Mirkarimi for "zir e noor e maah" ("Under the Moonlight") (Iranian film)

• Silver Peacock Special Jury Award

"Mitr, My Friend" by Revathi (India) and "Asrar EL-Banat" by Magdy Ahmed Aly (Egyptian film)^[4]

Devdas Retrospective

• Devdas (1935 Bengali) by Pramathesh Barua
• Devadasu (1953 Telugu) by Vedantam Raghavayya
• Devdas (1955 Hindi) by Bimal Roy
• Devdas (2002 Hindi) by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Notes and References

1. Web site: Directorate of Film Festival . 2018-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171223151140/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm33IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=33IIFA.pdf . 2017-12-23 . dead .
2. Web site: International Film Festival in India. rrtd.nic.in. 31 March 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20041121093039/http://rrtd.nic.in/iffi-2002.htm. 21 November 2004.
3. Web site: The Hindu Business Line : It's actually not so panoramic. www.thehindubusinessline.com.
4. Web site: Tame fare at the festival. frontline.in. 8 November 2002. Gopalakrishnan. Amulya. 31 March 2020.
5. Web site: Loved Devdas? See 7 versions at 33rd IFFI. 27 September 2002. The Economic Times.