The IFFI Award for Best Debut Director (officially known as the Silver Peacock for the Best Debut Film of a Director) is an honor presented annually at the International Film Festival of India since the 47th IFFI 2016 for the best debut film direction in World cinema. The IFFI Award for Best Indian Debut Director was instituted since the 55th IFFI 2024 for the best debut film direction in Indian cinema.
Recipients IFFI Best Debut Director Award (since 2016) +List of Silver Peacock award recipients, showing the year, film(s), language(s) and Country YearRecipient(s)Work(s)Language(s)Country 2016Papa San Martin Rara Spanish 2017Kiro Russo Dark Skull Spanish 2018Treb Monteras II Respeto Filipino 2019 Amin Sidi-BoumédièneMarius Olteanu Abou LeilaMonsters. FrenchRomanian 2020 Cassio Pereira dos Santos Valentina Portuguese 2021Marí Alessandrini Zahorí Italian 2022 Asimina Proedrou Behind the Haystacks Greek 2023 Rêger Azad Kaya When The Seedlings Grow Arabic 2024 Sarah Friedland Familiar Touch English 2025 Hesam FarahmandTõnis Pill My Daughter’s HairFränk IranEstonian
IFFI Best Indian Debut Director Award (since 2024) +List of Silver Peacock award recipients, showing the year, film(s) and language(s)YearRecipient(s)Work(s)Language(s) 2024Navjyot Bandivadekar Gharat Ganpati Marathi 2025 Karan Singh Tyagi Kesari Chapter 2 Hindi
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