Lok Sabha Question No. 296 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: International Film Festival
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.296

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2015

## INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

*296: SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL

## Will the Minister of Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state:

- (a)  Whether the 46 th   International  Film  Festival  of  India  was  organized  by  the Government recently;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  and  theme  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  countries participated in the said film festival;
- (c) whether any objective was set for the said film festival; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with benefits derived therefrom?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  FINANCE;  MINISTER  OF  CORPORATE  AFFAIRS;  AND MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

- (a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d)  OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 296 FOR ANSWER ON 18.12.2015 REGARDING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The 46 th  International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was organized in Goa  from  20 th   -  30 th   November,  2015  by  Government  of  India  in association with Government of Goa.

In  the  46 th   IFFI,  more  than  380  films  from  90  countries  from different  parts  of  the  world  were  screened.  List  of  these  countries  is attached  as  an  Annexure  to  the  Statement.  Fifteen  films  from  different countries including two Indian films competed for the top honours of the festival  which  were  decided  by  an  International  Jury  headed  by  Shri Shekhar Kapur and comprising Mr. Michael Radford from United Kingdom, Ms. Julia Jentsch from Germany, Ms. Suha Arraf from Israel and Mr. Jeon Kyu  Hwan  from  South  Korea.  The  Indian  Panorama  segment  of  the festival  which  is  a  package  of  best  of  contemporary  Indian  cinema showcased 26 feature and 21 non-feature films in different languages. In addition  to  film  screenings,  workshops  and  master  classes  by  eminent filmmakers/experts from India and abroad were organized for the benefit of film makers including young/upcoming film professionals.

The objective of the Festival  is  to  provide  a  common  platform  for the film fraternity of the world to project the excellence of the film art, contributing  to  the  understanding  and  appreciation  of  film  cultures  of different  nations  in  the  context  of  their  social  and  cultural  ethos  and promoting  friendship/co-operation  among  different  countries.    IFFI  also aims at nurturing, encouraging and inspiring Indian cinema and introduce it to the international film community.

IFFI creates an opportunity for filmmakers and film lovers to watch /appreciate the art of filmmaking and also provides a great platform for networking with some of the best industry professionals from India and abroad.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d)  OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 296 FOR ANSWER ON 18-12-2015

## Countries Participated in 46 th   International Film Festival of India

1 Afghanistan 23 Egypt 2 Albania 24 Estonia 3 Argentina 25 Ethiopia 4 Armenia 26 Finland 5 Australia 27 France 6 Austria 28 Georgia 7 Azerbaijan 29 Germany 8 Bangladesh 30 Greece 9 Belarus 31 Guatemala 10 Belgium 32 Hong Kong 11 Bolivia 33 Hungary 12 Brazil 34 Iceland 13 Bulgaria 35 Indonesia 14 Canada 36 Iran 15 Chile 37 Ireland 16 China 38 Israel 17 Colombia 39 Italy 18 Cambodia 40 Japan 19 Croatia 41 Jordan 20 Cuba 42 Kazakhstan 21 Czech Republic 43 Kenya 22 Denmark 44 Kosovo

45 Lebanon 46 Lithuania 47 Luxembourg 48 Malaysia 49 Mali 50 Mauritius 51 Mexico 52 Montenegro 53 Morocco 54 Nepal 55 Netherlands 56 New Zealand 57 Norway 58 Pakistan 59 Palestine 60 Peru 61 Philippines 62 Poland 63 Portugal 64 Qatar 65 Republic of Macedonia 66 Romania 67 Russia 68 Senegal 69 Serbia 70 Slovakia

71 Slovenia 72 South Africa 73 South Korea 74 Spain 75 Sri Lanka 76 Sweden 77 Switzerland 78 Taiwan 79 Thailand 80 Tunisia 81 Turkey 82 UAE 83 UK 84 Ukraine 85 USA 86 Venezuela 87 Vietnam 88 Yemen 89 Uruguay 90 India