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Panaji: Prakash Javadekar chairs IFFI 2019 meet

Panaji (Goa) [India], July 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Sunday chaired a steering committee meeting of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji on Sunday.

ANI Jul 14, 2019 11:42 IST googleads

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar an other members of IFFI steering committee after their meeting in Panaji, Goa

Panaji (Goa) [India], July 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Sunday chaired a steering committee meeting of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji on Sunday.
The meeting was also be attended by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
"This year the prestigious International Jury at IFFI will be headed by John Bailey, the President of Oscar Academy," Javadekar told reporters after the meeting.

He informed that Russia will be a partner in this edition and that there are plans to rope in private theatres in order to reach out to the masses.
Besides Goa Chief Minister, other members of the committee - directors Madhur Bhandarkar, Shaji N. Karun, Rahul Rawail and Manju Borah, famous cinematographer Apurba Kishore Bir and Ravi Kottarakara, the owner of Kottarakara Films - were also present.
Started way back in 1952, the first-ever IFFI was organised by the Films Division, Government of India, with the patronage of the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
IFFI aims at providing a common platform to the cinemas across the world to project the excellence of the art of film making. This is India's most prestigious film extravaganza and is also the first international festival held in Asia. (ANI)

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