IIFA to be held at Singapore again after eight years

IIFA to be held at Singapore again after eight years
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is famous for holding its event at the exotic locales and this time they are heading towards Singapore after eight years of showcasing Bollywood’s wonder there.

IIFA is heading back to the City of Lions for its annual weekend and awards, to be held from June 7-9. Singapore will host the 13th edition of IIFA, which will have fashion shows, a musical extravaganza, and all the celebrations culminating into a glittering awards presentation ceremony.

"Our focus is to showcase the best of Indian cinema to the world. With the unparalleled success of IIFA Singapore in 2004, we are back here to relive the magic," Sabbas Joseph, director, Wizcraft International Entertainment, said in a statement.

"We have only just opened the Wizcraft Event Management operations in Singapore and are delighted to showcase our most prestigious creation, IIFA once again in Singapore. We hope that the IIFA’s help bring India and Singapore closer together," he added.

Bollywood stars Anil Kapoor and Bipasha Basu were at the country to unveil this year’s IIFA venue. Last year, the award ceremony was held in Toronto.

We are sure it is going to be loads of fun and entertainment yet again!

Housefull 2 cast in full attendance at IIFA voting weekend 2012 for 13th IIFA Awards 2012

The first day of the IIFA Voting Weekend saw several members of the Indian Film Fraternity come forward to cast their vote for IIFA Awards 2012. Amongst the many that came in were Dia Mirza, Arbaaz Khan, J P Dutta, Ramesh Sippy, Parineeti Chopra, Vidyut Jamwal, Arjan Bajwa and the cast of Housefull 2.

The cast of Housefull 2 - The Dirty Dozen showed up to vote for the 13th IIFA Awards, with Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Asin, Shazahn Padamsee and Zarine Khan addressing the press today. The film is the second super star packed installment in the Housefull franchise. Director, Sajid Khan voted alongside the cast.

Every year, Academy members and the Film Industry are invited to cast their votes and shortlist nominations in the category of the Popular Awards. The Technical Award winners and the Popular Award nominations are derived from the voting weekend.


The IIFA Voting process is a stringent and methodical procedure that is closely monitored by PriceWaterHouse Coopers (PwC), the official auditors for the event. The popular category nominations will then be available for the global audience to participate in the voting process. The final winners of the IIFA Awards will be revealed on the night of the Awards ceremony when the envelope is opened onstage, in front of the live audience.