The Film Federation of India (FFI) is an apex body of the Indian film producers (around 18,000), distributors (around 20,000), exhibitors (around 12,000) and studio owners, headquartered in Mumbai.
The FFI selects the Indian official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film each year. In 2013 they had a shortlist of fourteen films.
Notable past presidents of FFI include, Mehboob Khan, G. P. Sippy, J. Om Prakash.
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Film Federation of India Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA