The countdown to India’s biggest ever global celebration of cinema has begun! The International Indian Film Academy announced Madrid, Spain as the host city of the highly anticipated 17th Edition of the IIFA Celebrations on Monday. IIFA has visited London, Yorkshire and Amsterdam previously and will make its forth foray into Europe this year – the capital of Spain- Madrid!
One of Europe’s busiest cultural centers and the football capital of the world – Madrid has come to be known as “A City with Music in Its Soul” and a “City That Knows How To Live”. 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.
As fans across the world waited with bated breath and undying enthusiasm, megastars of Indian cinema, Anil Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan andSonakshi Sinha along with the IIFA Management flew down to Madrid and unveiled the IIFA Celebrations to audiences and world media at the IIFA Welcome Flashmob at the Cibeles Fountain opposite City Hall.
The IIFA Celebrations are all set to take over Madrid from June 23-26 June 2016.