At IFFI closing ceremony, Anurag Thakur says India will emerge top film shoot destination

52nd annual International Film Festival of India is a nine-day event, that came to a close on Sunday, November 28. Minister of Information and Brocasting of India, Anurag Thakur, who has been sharing several updates from film festival on social media gave a speech at closing ceremony on Sunday. During his speech, she spoke about how India will soon emerge as top destination for film shoots.

Anurag Thakur's dresses closing ceremony of International Film Festival of India

During his speech at IFFI, Anurag Thakur mentioned that prestigious film festival me use of new technology and also gave young talent from country a platform to showcase ir talent. To nurture this young talent, minister mentioned that a 'unique initiative' was put in place. He lauded youngsters present and mentioned he was sure y would one day be on global stage.

According to a media statement, speaking about it during closing ceremony he said, "In a unique initiative aimed at identifying and nurturing young talent, we selected and invited “75 young Creative Minds of Tomorrow” from across country. I am extremely confident some of m will one day be on global stage and come back to IFFI as icons of Cinema in ir own right."

Thakur also took price in India and mentioned that it would soon emerge as top destination for film shoots and movies in post-production. He also h a message for foreign guests at IFFI and he mentioned y were most welcome to make use of India's post-production facilities.

minister said, "India will emerge as top film shoot & post-production destination. My message to our foreign guests and filmmakers, you are always welcome to shoot in India and take vantage of our highly skilled post-production facilities."

 52nd International Film Festival of India saw five major OTT players including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee5, Voot and SonyLIV participating in event for first time. OTT giants did so through masterclasses, previews, virtual events and several film screenings.  move was aimed to bolster quality and produce fresh content since se platforms curate a plethora of shows and movies regularly.

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