Panjim, Goa, Nov 22: Faced with having to cope with the pressures of shifting its venue from the Indian national capital to the country's smallest province, the IFFI (International Film Festival of India) is currently working to win friends and influence people here in the former Portuguese colony of Goa.India's attempt -- which started since the IFFI shifted here in November 2004 -- is aimed at recreating an "Indian Cannes" of sorts, in this small region, known better for being a holidayer's pa...

I am not unhappy for ‘Iqbals’ rejection…Interview / Nagesh Kukunoor‘Iqbal’, arguably the best-reviewed film between two Indian films selected for the competitive section at Goa's International Film Festival of India. Being a very simple and down to earth personality, he never poses for his existence, but he is always a point of attraction for all press & delegates in the iffi-Goa. Here are few extracts of personal interaction with him.What about your next film? I have been working on m...

The 36th International film Festival of India (IFFI-2005) got off to colorful start at Panaji, Goa in India This evening. The Inaugural ceremony was preceded bu a carnival which included floats, Cultural pageantry and other festivities. The hour-long carnival procession and dazzling spectacles was watched by thousands of local people on route. Evergreen star of Hindi cinema Mr. Dev Anad was the chief guest for the inagural where as popular telugu film star Mr Chiranjivi was the guest of Honor. A...

November 24, 2005 GOA, India ~ In an effort to gain additional worldwide recognition as a production base, India will sign a film co-production agreement with the United Kingdom on December 05 and will ink similar agreements with Germany and China in the near future. News of the agreements was revealed today (Thursday 24 November) prior to the inauguration of the 36th annual International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The agreement with the UK, which runs to 15 pages ...

GOA, India ~ In an effort to gain additional worldwide recognition as a production base, India will sign a film co-production agreement with the United Kingdom on December 05 and will ink similar agreements with Germany and China in the near future.News of the agreements was revealed today (Thursday 24 November) prior to the inauguration of the 36th annual International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.The agreement with the UK, which runs to 15 pages of fine print, states that the maximum n...