In Goa the ten day long film carnival is coming to an end with the closing ceremony of the international film festival of India on Thursday. Three movies from Poland, Mexico and Thailand are to be screened in the international comepetition section today. Including repeated shows thirty four movies in different sections are to be showcased on the penultimate day of the festival. AIR correspondent R. K. Pillai reports that in terms of quality and prize money one of the richest film festival is coming to a close in a glittering function by tomorrow evening. The mexican film Norteado to be screened today in comeption section has already won a handful of awards around the world. Beauty guru Shahnaz Hussian, industrialist Vijaya Mallya, eminent director Mira Nair and actor Nana Patekar were the attraction of the festival yesterday. Apart from the main venue, the movies of Indian Panorama were screened in different places in Panaji for those who could not make to the festival. The inclusion of movies from all continents has trnformed the profile of the festival and the same is widely appreciated by the media and film buffs.
News On AIR | December 1, 2010 10:11 AM
Goa International Film Festival to close on Thursday