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Goa Gleanings: Takeaways From the International Film Festival of India and Film Bazaar
The International Film Festival of India and project market Film Bazaar have concluded what has been possibly their most successful editions yet.
“We don’t have enough theaters,” Nirupama Kotru, Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor, Government of India, pointed out, explaining that with just 3,000-5,000 screens for a population of over 1.4 billion, independent films struggle to secure exhibition slots. The picture is marginally rosier abroad with French producer Dominique Welinski underlining that while streaming platforms and international markets offer opportunities, theatrical releases remain vital in territories where cinema-going culture persists. AI is a pet theme of IFFI festival director, acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur who said that the technology recently helped generate the best plot outline he had received for a potential “Mr.
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