I always look forward to IIFA awards. Whole of my family gets glued to the TV during IIFA awards. The 17th Edition of IIFA, IIFA 2016 is all set to celebrate with multiple festivities across Cinema, Fashion, Dance and Music From 23rd-26th June 2016 In Madrid, Spain marking the 60th anniversary celebration of India & Spain diplomatic relations. Announcement of the celebration was held at ITC Maurya Delhi. 

IIFA 2016 Celebrations announcement

IIFA 2016 in Madrid, Spain is a much awaited event. Specially, Spain as a destination is one of its kind in the world with lovely beaches, splendid hills, breathtaking desserts and chilling snowey areas. All in one at a single destination! Wow! Indians are going to enjoy its views while sitting at home! Lovely. While our stars Anil Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Sonakshi Sinha went to Madrid, it was a mob of crowd awaiting to see them.

Madness in Madrid as shown by IIFA

As our stars rock the show at IIFA, Spain gets to know about the Indian culture and variety of movies. It will be an amalgamation of culture, showbizz and diversity.

IIFA 2016 to witness power-packed performances by Bollywood superstars- Salman Khan Photo IIFA Photo by IIFA

An opportunity to mingle. As the Tourism authority of Spain Mr. Luis Cueto, Coordinador General de la Alcaldía de Madrid mentioned, we are friendly people and looking forward to the glorious event. He said, we are thrilled to host IIFA 2016

Mr. Luis Cueto, Coordinador General de la Alcaldía de Madrid

Agenda of IIFA 2016 @Madrid, Spain

So, looking forward to the show! Wiz Sabbas Joseph- Director – Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd formally welcomed Indian Audiences to the IIFA 2016.

Wiz Sabbas Joseph- Director – Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd

Friends of IIFA, Anil Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar invited all to enjoy IIFA 2016 Awards to Spain. The show will be telecasted on one and only Colours TV. The agenda is going to be like this.

Agenda for IIFA 2016 as shown by IIFA

Farhan Akhtar and Shahid Kapoor will co host the IIFA awards ceremony in Madrid Spain.

IIFA Awards 2016 Hosts Charismatic Bollywood Actors Farhan Akhtar & Shahid Kapoor – Photo Courtesy IIFA

Videocon d2h IIFA weekend 2016 festivities will include the FICCI – IIFA Business Forum , IIFA Stomp in collaboration with MULAFEST Urban Trends Festival

There would be jaw dropping performances by Bollywood superstars Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Sonakshi Sinha, among others

Bollywood stars ; Photograph courtesy IIFA

IIFA Rocks, along with the glamorous awards night, NEXA IIFA Awards 2016. Recreating the magic of Indian cinema, the 17th edition of the IIFA Celebrations will play host to some of the most celebrated stars of the Indian film industry, notable guests, and dignitaries from India and the region, world media and Indian cinema fans from across the globe.

Wiz Andre Timmins, Director – Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, said, IIFA 2016 would be a grand opportunity for  exchange of art, film, culture, music, fashion and business culminating into a gift of opportunity to bring both countries even closer together.  More fans will come to Spain to attend the magnificient show live on stage at the spectacular IFEMA – Feria de Madrid.  As ever this year is set to be a bigger and better extravaganza of entertainment than ever before!

Mr. Raj Nayak, CEO – COLORS said we are looking at close to 600 million viewers from across the globe to regale in this extraordinary celebration of the Indian Film Industry on the Colors platform.

Raj Nayak, CEO Colours TV

Excited to host the most coveted awards of Indian Cinema, the successful film maker, actor, musician and writer all rolled into one, Farhan Akhtar said, “I am looking forward to hosting the IIFA Awards with Shahid Kapoor and enthralling the audience all over again.  I am super excited to be a part of!”

Commenting on the major announcements about the NEXA IIFA Awards, Anil Kapoor, Actor and Friend of IIFA said, “I have noticed that IIFA goes a long way in bringing out the best of the Indian film industry and presenting it before the world on this great platform. I was also in Spain for the announcement recently to see the warm welcome by the fans of IIFA there; I was swept away. So I am eagerly looking forward to the Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend and I’m sure it’s going to be more special than ever before.”

Mr. RS Kalsi, Executive Director, Marketing & Sales, Maruti Suzuki India Limited , Mr. Saurabh Dhoot, Executive Chairman – Videocon d2h , Mr. Pankaj Munjal, Chairman and Managing Director, Hero Cycles Pvt. Ltd.

As a platform, the FICCI- IIFA Global Business Forum will be stimulating space for business between India and Spain and subsequently paving the way for better relations between India, Europe and Latin America. Highlights to include innovation and entrepreneurship, soft power, global issues of renewable energy and climate change.

With the perfect destination to host the gala celebrations, the International Indian Film Academy is all geared up to unfold and present a breathtaking amalgamation of two richly diverse countries and cultures. IIFA 2016 aims at bringing the magic of Indian Cinema not only to Spain but to Latin America as well.

IIFA 2016 Awards Team

The Title Sponsor for the weekend celebrations this year are Videocon D2h, the Title Sponsors for the Awards are Maruti Suzuki and Hero Cycles are the Cause Partners. IIFA Awards celebrations will air exclusively on Broadcast partners, Colors TV.

About IIFA (International Indian Film Academy)

Conceptualized and produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and supported by the key members of the Indian film fraternity, IIFA is the most appreciated South Asian film academy and a global platform that gives the Indian film fraternity an opportunity to reach audiences in international territories. The alliances made via the platform of IIFA provide huge benefits and gain to India but an equally important objective of this prestigious brand is to create similar outcomes in its host country.  The aim is to establish a system of mutual benefit to both India as well as the host destinations by boosting tourism, economic development, trade, culture, cross-border investments and film co-productions.

Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd promotes the IIFA Weekend & Awards globally each year and travel to new, exciting and beautiful destinations, taking the film fraternity with it to unite and celebrate the best of Indian film and culture, thereby taking Indian Cinema& India to a wider audience. www.iifa.com

Nidhi KM