46th International Film Festival is being held from 20th to30th November 2015 in Goa.Here is a chronology of the IFFIs held so far.
| S. No | Name of the Event | Year | Venue | Status- Competitive/ Non-competitive |
| 1 | 1st International Film Festival of India | 24th January 1952 | Bombay | Non-competitive |
| 2 | 2nd International Film Festival of India | 27th October- 2ndNovember 1961 | Delhi | Non-competitive |
| 3 | 3rd International Film Festival of India | 8th January 1965 | Delhi | Competitive- Golden Peacock as top award |
| 4 | 4th International Film Festival of India | 5th – 18th December 1969 | Delhi | Competitive |
| 5 | 5th International Film Festival of India | 30th December 1974 – 12th January 1975 | Delhi | Competitive |
| 6 | International Film Festival of India | 14th November 1975 | Calcutta | Non-competitive |
| 7 | Festival of Films International | 2nd – 15th January 1976 | Bombay | Non-competitive
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| 8 | 6th International Film Festival of India | 3-16 January 1977 | Delhi | Competitive |
| 9 | Filmotsav | 3 -16 January 1978 | Madras | Non-competitive |
| 10 | 7th International Film Festival of India | 3-16 January 1979 | Delhi | Competitive |
| 11 | Filmotsav | 3 -16 January 1980 | Bangalore | Non-competitive |
| 12 | 8th International Film Festival of India | 3-16 January 1981 | Delhi | Competitive |
| 13 | Filmotsav | 3 -16 January 1982 | Calcutta | Non-competitive |
| 14 | 9th International Film Festival of India | 3-16 January 1983 | Delhi | Competitive |
| 15 | Filmotsav | 3 -16 January 1984 | Bombay | Non-competitive |
| 16 | 10th International Film Festival of India | 3-16 January 1985 | Delhi | Competitive |
| 17 | Filmotsav | 10-24 January 1986 | Hyderabad | Non-competitive |
| 18 | 11th International Film Festival of India | 10-24 January 1987 | Delhi | Competitive |
| 19 | Filmotsav | 10-24 January 1988 | Trivandrum | Non-competitive |
| 20 | 12th International Film Festival of India | 10-24 January 1989 | Delhi | Competitive |
| 21 | IFFI 90 (International Film Festival of India-1990) | 10-20 January 1990 | Calcutta | Non-competitive |
| 22 | IFFI 91 (International Film Festival of India-1991) | 10-20 January 1991 | Madras | Non-competitive |
| 23 | IFFI 92 (International Film Festival of India-1992) | 10-20 January 1992 | Bangalore | Non-competitive |
| 24 | 24th International Film Festival of India | 10-20 January 1993 | Delhi | Non-competitive |
| 25 | 25th International Film Festival of India | 10-20 January 1994 | Calcutta | Non-competitive |
| 26 | 26th International Film Festival of India | 10-20 January 1995 | Bombay | Non-competitive |
| 27 | 27th International Film Festival of India | 10-20 January 1996 | Delhi | Competitive (only Asian Women Directors) |
| 28 | 28th International Film Festival of India | 10-20 January 1997 | Thiruvananthapuram | Non-competitive |
| 29 | 29th International Film Festival of India | 10-20 January 1998 | Delhi | Competitive (only Asian Directors) |
| 30 | 30th International Film Festival of India | 10-20 January 1999 | Hyderabad | Non-competitive |
| 31 | 31th International Film Festival of India | 10-20 January 2000 | Delhi | Competitive (only Asian Directors) |
| 32 | 32nd International Film Festival of India | 2001 (Cancelled) | Bangalore | Non-competitive |
| 33 | 33rd International Film Festival of India | 1-10 October 2002 | Delhi | Competitive (only Asian Competition) |
| 34 | 34TH International Film Festival of India | 9th – 19th October 2003 | Delhi | Competitive (only Asian Competition) |
| 35 | 35TH International Film Festival of India | 23rd November-3rdDecember 2004 | Goa | Competitive |
| 36 | 36TH International Film Festival of India | 24th November-4th December 2005 | Goa | Competitive |
| 37 | 37TH International Film Festival of India | 23rd November-3rdDecember 2006 | Goa | Competitive |
| 38 | 38TH International Film Festival of India | 23rd November-3rdDecember 2007 | Goa | Competitive |
| 39 | 39TH International Film Festival of India | 23rd November-3rdDecember 2008 | Goa | Competitive |
| 40 | 40th International Film Festival of India | 23rd November-3rd December 2009 | Goa | Competitive |
| 41 | 41st International Film Festival of India | 22nd November-2nd December 2010 | Goa | Competitive |
| 42 | 42nd International Film Festival of India | 23rd November-3rdDecember 2011 | Goa | Competitive |
| 43 | 43rd International Film Festival of India | 20th – 30thNovember 2012 | Goa | Competitive |
| 44 | 44TH International Film Festival of India | 20th – 30thNovember 2013 | Goa | Competitive |
| 45 | 45TH International Film Festival of India | 20th – 30thNovember 2014 | Goa | Competitive |