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.

Winners

 * Lifetime Achievement Award - Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy)

Opening Film

 * Elizabeth by Shekhar Kapur

Woman in Cinema Honors

 * Bhanumathi Ramakrishna - Holding Sway for 60 years
 * Shabana Azmi - The Icon and the Actress
 * Savitri - A Moon Among Stars

Honors

 * Homage - Akira Kurosawa (Japan)
 * Centenary Tribute - Sergei Eisenstein (Russia)

Tributes

 * Theo Angelopoulos (Greece)
 * Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan)
 * Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács (Hungary)