Noted actor Anil Kapoor would be the Chief Guest for the opening ceremony while music director AR Rehman would be present for the closing ceremony. 

In the World Cinema section of IFFI 2015, 187 films will be screened in various sections from 89 countries. Spain is the country of focus. The Indian Panorama section will bring a mélange of 47 spectacular films from India in Feature and Non-Feature category. The opening film “The Man Who Knew Infinity” directed by Mathew Brown is the true story of friendship that forever changed mathematics. In 1913, Ramanujan a self-taught Indian mathematics genius travelled to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he forged a bond with his mentor, Professor GH Hardy who helped reveal his mathematic genius to the world.

Film Bazaar, in its 9th edition, will be focusing on more than 150 film projects at various stages under film labs, co-production market, viewing room and industry screening. Film Bazaar is aimed at facilitating collaboration in the realm of production and distribution. Delegates from 38 countries will be participating in the Bazaar from November 20-24.