IFFI 2020 To Go Hybrid Amid Pandemic, Will Have Mix Of Virtual And Auditorium Screenings In Goa
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa will be held in a "hybrid fashion", with a mix of virtual and auditorium screenings in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
The
International
Film
Festival
of
India
(IFFI)
in
Goa
will
be
held
in
a
"hybrid
fashion",
with
a
mix
of
virtual
and
auditorium
screenings
in
light
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
a
senior
official
said
on
Friday.
In
a
virtual
meeting
last
week,
the
IFFI
steering
committee
decided
to
hold
the
festival
in
compliance
with
the
Central
government's
SOP,
said
Subhash
Faldesai,
vice-chairman
of
the
Entertainment
Society
of
Goa.
The
meeting
was
attended
by
officials
of
Directorate
of
Film
Festival,
ESG
and
filmmakers
including
Subhash
Ghai
and
Madhur
Bhandarkar.
Another
meeting
will
be
held
to
decide
on
segments
that
could
be
screened
virtually
and
those
which
can
be
shown
at
auditoriums
in
Goa,
Faldesai
said,
adding
that
the
festival
will
be
held
as
per
schedule
from
November
20
to
28.
Cultural
activities
and
events
that
are
open
to
the
public
and
take
place
outside
the
festival
premises,
stand
cancelled
this
year
due
to
the
pandemic,
he
said.
The
possibility
of
giving
online
access
to
delegates
for
films
rather
than
inviting
them
to
the
venue
is
also
being
considered,
he
added.