The Open Forum, which has been an integral part of the International Film Festival of India for the past 29 years, began today. <br/><br/>The 6-day event was inaugurated by IFFI director Sunit Tandon at Panaji in Goa. The Open Forum is a platform where filmmakers, actors, jury members, senior government officials, organisers of film festivals from India and abroad exchange their views and ideas in a free and frank manner. <br/><br/>The topic for today's Open Forum is "New Challenges in Organising Film Festivals." The Speakers are IFFI Director Sunit Tandon, Entertainment Society of Goa CEO Amey Abhyankar and Kiran V Shantaram from Federation of Film Societies of India, among others.<br/> <br/>Other important events lined up for today include a press conference by cast and crew of Pihu and Pushkar Puran. These two movies were the opening films of the Indian Panorama section at IFFI.