56th International Film Festival of India begins in Goa

PANAJI: The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) began with a spectacular procession, including floats depicting the history of cinema from the states of Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana. It was also notable that there were no floats from states, including Kerala. The procession that started from INOX premises in Panaji ended at the Kala Academy.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by Union Ministers L Murugan, Shripad Naik, Goa Governor Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Festival Director Shekhar Kapur, Anupam Kher, famous Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna and a posse of cine actors. Brazilian film Blue Trail was the inaugural screening of the festival.

The main feature of this year's film festival is the AI ​​hackathon. Union Minister L. Murugan said that the impact of AI in the fields of editing, sound and film piracy will be discussed. Inaugurating the Waves Film Bazaar, he announced a prize of $ 20,000 for the film and script selected from the bazaar. Marketing discussions will also take place at the bazaar conducted by Malayali director R. Sarath.

Sarath told Kerala Kaumudi that the plot of the film is the life of V.K. Krishna Menon in Britain until 1947. The character of Menon is played by renowned British actor Tennessee Brown.