India’s Information and Broadcasting ministry has transferred operational responsibilities for the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) to the National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc). Iffi was previously the responsibility of the Directorate of Film Festivals.
The Nfdc also runs Film Bazaar, South Asia’s largest film project market which runs concurrently with the first few days of Iffi in the coastal resort state of Goa. In its 11th year now, fFilm Bazaar is a model of efficiency and professionalism.
Iffi, now in its 48th edition, on the other hand has had an incident-filled organizational history. The 2012 edition opened with “Life of Pi” in 3D, but the festival misplaced several boxes of 3D glasses Fox Star India had sent from Mumbai and the majority of the invited audience watched blurred images without glasses.
Another year, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi arrived in Goa, but the festival car got lost and her hotel booking was mislaid. The...
The Nfdc also runs Film Bazaar, South Asia’s largest film project market which runs concurrently with the first few days of Iffi in the coastal resort state of Goa. In its 11th year now, fFilm Bazaar is a model of efficiency and professionalism.
Iffi, now in its 48th edition, on the other hand has had an incident-filled organizational history. The 2012 edition opened with “Life of Pi” in 3D, but the festival misplaced several boxes of 3D glasses Fox Star India had sent from Mumbai and the majority of the invited audience watched blurred images without glasses.
Another year, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi arrived in Goa, but the festival car got lost and her hotel booking was mislaid. The...
- 9/1/2017
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety - Film News
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