Indian delegation talks about ‘Ease of Filming in India’ at TIFF

Np News 24 Toronto: The Indian delegation has met prominent representatives from the International Film Fraternity during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)2019 and took up the issue of ‘Ease of Filming in India’.

The discussions were wide ranging which included participation at the Golden Jubilee Edition of IFFI, possibility of taking forward government thrust of ‘Ease of filming in India’, recent initiatives to promote film facilitation in the form of single window clearance and the growth potential of different verticals under the M&E Sector of India.

In the discussions, Hannah Fisher, Programming Head of Heartland International Film Festival of US, suggested that there could be a special focus on India for the festival commencing from October 10, 2019 under the ‘Foreign Language Category, a statement said here on Sunday.

The Indian delegation met CEO or Co-founder of Newport Beach Film Festival Gregg Schwenk. The meeting discussed the possibility of enhancing presence of Indian film across North America continent along with exploring business opportunities and collaboration ventures to ensure growth of M&E sector.
According to a report, the discussion with senior representatives from the Global-gate Entertainment, William Pfeiffer and Meg Thompson, focused on the policy framework of films under the Ministry of Information a d Broadcasting especially in the context of ease of filming in India.

Appreciating the government’s initiatives on ease of shooting, Pfeiffer suggested if the process of incentivisation could be fast-tracked, it would provide value to the structure and framework, which would help boost film-making in India.

They also agreed to sensitise participants about IFFI 2019 and suggested to provide names of eminent directors, film-makers, producers and actors who can be invited to IFFI this year. The Indian delegation also met with Mr Thomas Rado, President, Gibraltar and Palme and Dilani Rabindran, with whom the prospect of participation in the 50th Edition of IFFI was discussed.

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is participating at the ‘Toronto International Film Festival’ from September 5-15, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. The Indian delegation includes Chaitanya Prasad, Additional Director General, Directorate of Film Festivals and Dhanpreet Kaur, Deputy Secretary (Films), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.