48th International Film Festival of India

The 48th International Film Festival of India was held on 20 to 28 November 2017 in Goa. "Celebrating the Future of Cinema" was set as the festival's theme and registrations were opened in early October 2017.
Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, who was appointed head of the jury of the Indian panorama section, resigned from the position on 14 November after alleging that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, that co-organizes the festival, dropped two films "S Durga" and "Nude" from screening in the Indian Panorama section, despite being chosen by the jury and without consulting them. Two other members Apurva Asrani and Gyan Correa quit the jury the following day.
Official selections.
Closing film.
BRICS.
Out of the 30 films that were screened at the second BRICS Film Festival in June 2017 in China, seven award-winning were chosen to be screened.
Bond Retrospective.
Nine James Bond films were chosen to be featured to celebrate "over 50 years of James Bond's legacy".
Committees.
Three committees — Preview, Steering and Technical — were constituted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting prior to inviting films for the festival. The Preview Committee, headed by filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri was set up to shortlist films for the festival. Filmmakers Jahnu Barua and Nagesh Kukunoor were named conveners of the Steering and Technical Committees.
Steering Committee.
A Steering Committee was set up composed of noted entertainment industry professionals:
Film Preview Committee.
A 40-member Film Preview Committee was set up to "enhance the involvement of the Indian film industry". Its members included: