IFFI Best Film Award
| IFFI Best Film Award | |
|---|---|
| Golden Peacock | |
| Awarded for | "Outstanding film of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value" |
| Sponsored by | International Film Festival of India |
| First award | 1965 |
| Final award | 2024 |
| Most recent winner | Toxic |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 37 |
| First winner | Gamperaliya |
The IFFI Best Film Award (officially known as the Golden Peacock for the Best Feature Film) is the main prize of the International Film Festival of India presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with the Golden Peacock a representation of the Peacock, India’s national bird, with a permanent motto of the festival Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The whole world is a family). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the world. The award was instituted in 1965 from the 3rd IFFI competitive edition.