IIFA Awards weekend to be held in Macau this coming June 第十屆IIFA國際印度電影大奬頒奬禮移師澳門舉行 (第十届IIFA国际印度电影大奬颁奬礼移师澳门举行)

Video - Amitabh Bachchan in Macau to announce IIFA 2009




After traveling to countries like Britain, South Africa, Singapore, Dubai and Thailand, the International Indian Film Academy will be taking Indian films and its annual award ceremony at the Venetian Macau this year, on the 12nd June. IIFA brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan and government representatives of Macau were present when the announcement was made.

The organisers of the event - Wizcraft International Entertainment, are promising to bring a whole set of surprises in this IIFA. This year the IIFA awards night will be hosted by Abhishek Bachchan and Ritesh Deshmukh.

"2009 celebrates a decade of IIFA magic and promises to be yet another enthralling experience to be held at the Venetian Macau. It is an excellent choice for IIFA's celebrations and we are excited to bring its magic to that fabulous city," said Amitabh Bachchan, the IIFA brand ambassador. Apart from the award function, fashion extravaganza and business forum would be the other highlights of this event.

The IIFA Weekend is expected to attract more than 500 luminaries from the Indian film industry. Amongst famous Bollywood personalities present at the event were Sholay maker Ramesh Sippy and Manmohan Shetty. The event was launched in 2000 to promote Indian cinema globally, since then it has traveled to nine countries in three continents.



電影大國印度一項具代表性的電影頒奬典禮, 素有『寶萊塢奧斯卡』之稱的“國際印度電影大奬頒奬禮”(IIFA), 本屆將落定於澳門舉行。 頒奬典禮將於六月十二日傍晚正式舉行。 角逐奬項的全為印度優秀電影業者、著名影星、幕後工作人員。 多位在國際影壇舉足輕重的影星將應邀來澳主持頒奬, 各人將踏上大會象徵性的綠色地氈閃亮登場。 傳奇電影人阿米特巴·巴赫卡安將擔任頒獎禮主持人。 據估計屆時將有大約6億觀眾觀看這場電影盛宴。

著名荷里活印度影星, 大會形象大使巴赫卡安在昨日印度舉行的記者招待會上表示, IIFA將會在澳門為大家呈上精彩的頒奬禮, 作為紀念IIFA十周年的巨獻。 主辦方今年選擇在澳門舉行據悉是因為澳門鄰近內地和香港, 交通網絡便捷。 大會於頒奬活動期間將舉辦印度電影節及商務論壇。 將有四、五百名印度政府相關官員, 企業總裁及貿易主管等出席。

印度電影寶萊塢(Bollywood)每年生產過千部電影, 是全球之最。 印度國際電影學院正試圖在全世界擴大寶萊塢的影響力和受歡迎程度。 由印度演員為班底的劇情片《一百萬零一夜》（或譯作《貧民窟的百萬富翁》）在國際影壇屢獲殊榮。 雖然該片屬荷里活製作, 但片中濃烈的“印度風”席捲全球。

國際印度電影大奬頒奬禮”是印度多個重要的電影頒奬典禮中最面向國際, 每屆都在印度之外的地區舉行。

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan - displays a mask presented to him by a representative from Macau during the press conference organized by the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) in Mumbai