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Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Virtual India Pavilion at Cannes Film Market 2020: Key Highlights

Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Virtual India Pavilion at Cannes Film Market 2020 Key Highlights
Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Virtual India Pavilion at Cannes Film Market 2020 Key Highlights

Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Virtual India Pavilion at Cannes Film Market 2020: Key Highlights

Indian Participation at Cannes Film Festival – 2020 began with the e-inauguration of the Virtual India Pavilion by Hon’ble Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar. The Festival will be held from 22 - 26 June, 2020.

The virtual edition of Cannes Film Market exemplifies, what our Prime Minister has said, “togetherness and resilience” when the humanity is facing a common challenge.

The Minister Prakash Javadekar invited international film fraternity to come shoot in India and sell in the world market. The Minister express hope that the two films sent to Cannes from India would be appreciated world over.

The Indian Pavilion at Cannes has always been a hub of activity. It is here that the Indian film makers and delegates interact with the international community, who while experiencing the colour, flavor and aroma of Indian cinema, also explore the opportunities of working with Indian film makers and to shoot within Incredible India that has almost unparalleled variety of locations and people.


There are couple of first time events in the participation this year. Two film screenings, MaiGhat: Crime No 103/200 (Marathi) and Hellaro (Gujarati) which are National Film Award winning movies are being screened in the Market. Additionally, to mark the Centenary year of legend film maker Satyajit Ray next year, a preview festival of some his films as also music and documentary by and of Satyajit Ray will be show cased at the Indian pavilion Website. The Website will also make available the data on film shooting in India, producers who have experience in co-production as also a list of producers who are interested in linkages with international media and entertainment industry.


In another first, Film Bazaar is featuring at Cannes, wherein NFDC's Film Bazaar is partnering with Marche' du Films and is taking 5 Films from Film Bazaar 2019 for pitching in the Market.

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