Pawlikowski, who earlier directed award-winning films such as Ida and Cold War, completes his trilogy of historical stories with Fatherland, which won him the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.
IFFI, which will be held from November 20 to 28 under the theme "Stories Without Borders", will conclude with Singapore's "We Are All Strangers" by director Anthony Chen, festival director and filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker said at a press conference on Friday.
The festival received 1,400 film submissions from 137 countries and will feature nine world premieres, two international premieres, 24 Asia premieres, 116 India premieres and 14 gala premieres.
The international competition will feature 15 films, while seven titles will compete in the Best Debut Feature Film category and 10 films will vie for the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal.
The international jury will be chaired by filmmaker Aanand L Rai and include Bogdan Muresanu, Maria Alejandra Rojas, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke and Sol Berruezo Pichon-Riviere.
The Golden Peacock for Best Film carries a cash prize of Rs 51 lakh, while the Silver Peacock for Best Director comes with Rs 20 lakh.
The awards for Best Actor (Male) and Best Actor (Female) carry Rs 15 lakh each, while the Special Jury award carries Rs 20 lakh. The Best Debut Feature Film Director will receive Rs 15 lakh.The Indian Panorama section will showcase 76 films in 18 languages, with Dhurandhar opening the feature film segment and Ladakhi-language film Becoming opening the non-feature section. The selection comprises 25 feature films and 20 non-feature films chosen from over 700 entries. (IANS)