IFFI Best Director Award

IFFI Best Director Award
International award for contributions to World Cinema
Awarded forOutstanding Film Director
Sponsored byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Reward(s)Silver Peacock Award
First award2000
Final award2024
Most recent winnerBogdan Muresanu
Highlights
Total awarded25
First winnerNonzee Nimibutr

The IFFI Award for Best Director (officially known as the Silver Peacock for the Best Director Award) is an honor presented annually at the International Film Festival of India since the 40th IFFI 2009 for the best direction in World cinema. Earlier the award was presented as the "Silver Peacock for the Most Promising Asian Director" during "31st IFFI 2000" to "39th IFFI 2008"