The 45th International Film Festival of India was held on 20 to 30 November 2014 in Goa. China is the focus country for the festival. Winners Golden Peacock (Best Film): "Leviathan" by "Andrey Zvyagintsev" Silver Peacock (Best Film): "Ek Hazarachi Note" by Shrihari Sathe IFFI Best Director Award: Nadav Lapid for "The Kindergarten Teacher" IFFI Best Actor Award (Male): Silver Peacock Award: Aleksei Serebryakov for "Leviathan" and Dulal Sarkar for "Chotoder Chobi". IFFI Best Actor Award (Female): Silver Peacock Award: Alina Rodriguez for "Behavior" and Sarit Larry for "The Kindergarten Teacher" Special Awards Centenary Award for "Ek Hazarachi Note" by Shrihari Sathe Life Time Achievement Award - Wong Kar-wai IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award: Rajinikanth Official selections Special screenings Opening film The President, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Iran) Closing film The Grandmaster, by Wong Kar-wai (China) References External links 2014 film festivals 2014 festivals in Asia International Film Festival of India 2014 in Indian cinema