FILM BAZAAR-2002 ATTRACTS
MANY FOREIGN FILM BUYERS
Buyers from many
countries including China, Australia, Mauritius, South Africa,
Iran and Dubai have shown interest in the Film Bazaar-2002, being
set up during the International Film Festival of India, (IFFI-2002)
to be held in Delhi from October 1 to 10, 2002. This year's Film
Bazaar-2002 would be inaugurated by the Minister of Health &
Family Welfare, Shri Shatrughan Sinha on October 2. National Film
Developmemt Corporation (NFDC) is organising the Film Bazaar with
the joint participation of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
& Industry (FICCI) and Confederation of Indian Industries
(CII).
The initial response
to the film market has been very enthusiastic and a number of
sellers have evinced interest in taking up the available stall
space. Fourteen stalls have been set up along with facilitation
and business centre for sellers in the film market. Facility for
market screening of films has been provided in Siri Fort Auditorium
No. III and a video viewing room has also been set up within the
precincts of the Siri Fort Complex. Film Bazaar will also hold
three seminars and eminent speakers and experts from relevant
spheres will hold wide range of discussions and debates on issues
such as growth of animation industry in india, co-productions
and export of Indian films abroad.
The objective of
Film Bazaar-2002 will be to create a focused opportunity for the
entire international fraternity that is interested in buying,
distributing, commissioning and co-producing Indian films and
all those international products intended for sale, co-production
and distribution in India, to meet and interact with the Indian
counterparts. The market is also an opportunity to provide a showcase
for facilities and locations for filming in India and an opportunity
for foreign participants to showcase their countries similarly.
These objectives and opportunities are given strength and direction
in the backdrop of screening of films for IFFI-2002.The market
has been launched on a modest but comprehensive scale and the
size of the market is lilkely to increase in the coming years
with the overall objective of making the Indian film market the
largest in Asia.
