Toronto To Host 12th Â´IIFA WeekendÂ´ From June 23!

Toronto To Host 12th Â´IIFA WeekendÂ´ From June 23!
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The International Indian Film Academy today announced that the three-day 12th edition of 'Videocon-IIFA Weekend' and the 'Micromax IIFA Awards' will be held at Toronto, Ontario in Canada from June 23.

The 'Videocon-IIFA Weekend, Toronto' will be 'a selection of mega events that spotlights global attention on Indian cinema. The Weekend includes the high-profile IIFA World Premier, the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum, IIFA Rocks, the first look of a number of Indian films, the IIFA Film Workshop and the spectacular 'Micromax IIFA Awards'.

The 'Videocon-IIFA Weekend' is the largest South Asian celebration event and the 'Micromax IIFA Awards' is among the most-watched annual global events, a release here said.

After the success of the 'Micromax IIFA Awards' in Colombo, actors Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani will once again play hosts at the Awards in Toronto. This will be the Boman’s fifth time at the Awards, while good friend and fellow-actor Riteish will co-host for the fourth time.

Talking of the 12th Awards and his hosting stint, Irani said ''I am honoured to host the Awards for the fifth time this year. It is always wonderful to be a part of this larger than life event and hosting is an assignment that I look forward to each year.'' The IIFA 2011 nominations were announced today, with films like 'Dabaang', 'Rajneeti', 'My Name Is Khan', 'Band Baajaa Baraat' and 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbai' being nominated in the Best Film category.

The leading role Male category include Salman Khan (Dabangg), Hrithik Roshan ('Guzaarish'), Ranbir Kapoor ('Rajneeti'), Ajay Devgan ('Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai') and Shah Rukh Khan ('My Name Is Khan'), while actresses such as Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan ('Guzaarish'), Katrina Kaif ('Rajneeti'), Anushka Sharma ('Band Baajaa Baraat'), Vidya Balan ('Ishquiya') and Kareena Kapoor ('Golmaal 3') are up for the leading female role honour.

The nominations were released as a result of the industry voting for the 'Micromax IIFA Awards' at the 'IIFA Voting Weekend 2011' held in March.

Results of the industry voting were audited by PriceWaterhouse Coopers, the auditing firm for the IIFA’s and the Oscars. The online voting for the Awards will go live on April 15, and will be open to audiences of Indian Cinema.

Videocon will sponsor the 'IIFA Weekend', while Micromax will sponsor the 'IIFA Awards' for the second time. Rotomac Pens is the Associate Sponsor of the 'IIFA Weekend 2011', while Air India will partner with IIFA as the Official Airlines Partner, the release added.