<span style="color: #222222;">Panel discussions at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Film Festivals found a befitting end with the final one being on the challenges and scope of promoting film festivals in SCO countries.<br />''<br />''Participating in the same, film producer and consultant,  Licensing Syndications, Swaroop Chaturvedi said the scenic locations in SCO countries can work as a catalyst for popularizing festival films. He added that the film market is constantly changing and thus scope for profit always remains.<br />''<br />''Founder of Ameli Entertainment from Kazakhstan, Yrys Assel pointed out that the advent of OTT platforms can play a huge role in popularizing cinema across the region.<br />''<br />''Suggesting that community films can attract more audiences, producer, Alliance Media and Entertainment Private Limited, Sunil Doshi said technology can be a great enabler for film festivals in the modern age.<br />''Panelists ended on an optimistic note that the coming decade will continue to see the rise of independent festivals and films.</span><br />