30th International Film Festival of India
The 30th International Film Festival of India was held from 10–20 January 1999 in Hyderabad, India. The non-competitive edition was restricted to lifetime achievement awards, and tributes. Argentina was the country of focus in the festival, whilst Bollywood actor Dev Anand was the chief guest. Lifetime Achievement Award - Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy) = Elizabeth by Shekhar Kapur = Bhanumathi Ramakrishna - Holding Sway for 60 years Shabana Azmi - The Icon and the Actress Savitri - A Moon Among Stars = Homage - Akira Kurosawa (Japan) Centenary Tribute - Sergei Eisenstein (Russia) = Theo Angelopoulos (Greece) Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan) Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács (Hungary)