Panaji, Nov 4 (PTI) Three-time national award-winning Goan filmmaker Aditya Suhas Jambhale will be felicitated during the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters after chairing the general body meeting of the Entertainment Society of Goa, the nodal body hosting IFFI, Sawant said they reviewed preparations for the upcoming event, scheduled to be held between November 20 and 28.
He said Jambhale would be felicitated for his outstanding performance in the cinema field.
The 35-year-old director has won national awards three times: Aaba Aiktaay Naa? (2016) during the 64th National Film Awards, Kharvas (2018) at the 66th National Film Awards and Article 370 (2024) at the 72nd National Film Awards.
The Chief Minister said preparations for IFFI are in the final stage. The event will be organised at the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) campus in Panaji.
“The ESG general body meeting also decided to clear the pending amount of Goan filmmakers under the Goa Film Financing Scheme implemented by the ESG. The amount would be cleared within the next eight to ten days,” he said.
Sawant added that the ESG will also revisit the Goa Film Financing Scheme by taking local filmmakers into confidence.
He added that the curtain raiser for the IFFI would be held on November 12 in New Delhi in the presence of Information and Broadcasting Ministry officials. PTI RPS NSK
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