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Goa Khabar : The WAVES Film Bazaar, South Asia\u2019s global film market, opened today at the Marriott Resort in Panjim, Goa with an inspiring inaugural ceremony attended by a distinguished gathering of leaders, policymakers, filmmakers, and global delegates. Held annually alongside the prestigious International Film Festival of India, the 19th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of the Bazaar, which is now rebranded as the Waves Film Bazaar, serves as a global meeting point for filmmakers, producers, sales agents, festival programmers, and distributors seeking creative and financial partnerships. The market is scheduled from November 20th<\/sup>\u00a0to 24th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In his opening remarks, Shri Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, described WAVES Film Bazaar as the natural and fitting beginning to IFFI\u2019s celebrations. He called it a \u201ccomplete ecosystem of screenings, masterclasses, and technology showcases,\u201d and emphasised how the new identity of WAVES aligns with the Prime Minister\u2019s vision of \u201cconverting art into commerce.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He highlighted the world\u2019s first e-marketplace for filmmakers and stressed that WAVES is \u201cconnecting creators and countries, making India a meeting point for global collaboration.\u201d He noted the wide array of curated projects, cash grants and structured feedback processes, while also spotlighting India\u2019s first-ever AI Film Festival and Hackathon as essential steps toward embracing the future of cinematic technology.<\/p>\n

Guest of Honour Ms. Jaewon Kim, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, applauded the organisers for their commitment and consistency since the first edition of the festival. Expressing hopes for active collaboration between India and Korea, she also delivered a soulful rendition of Vande Mataram, drawing warm applause and standing ovation from the audience.<\/p>\n

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Dr. L. Murugan, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, while inaugurating the Bazaar, spoke about the Prime Minister\u2019s vision for India to emerge as a global hub of film production. Calling it a \u201cbridge between creators and producers,\u201d he praised the platform for empowering young voices and new storytellers, noting the participation of 124 new creators in the bazaar this year and reaffirming its role in taking Indian culture and content to the world.<\/p>\n

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Additional Secretary Prabhat delivered the vote of thanks at the ceremony. The inaugural ceremony was also attended by IFFI Festival Director and celebrated filmmaker Shekhar Kapur; actors Nandamuri Balakrishna and Anupam Kher; Jerome Paillard, Advisor to Waves Bazaar; Garth Davis, Australian Film Director; and Prakash Magdum, Managing Director, NFDC, together symbolising the dynamic confluence of creativity and industry leadership at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Goa Khabar : The WAVES Film Bazaar, South Asia\u2019s global film market, opened today at the Marriott Resort in Panjim, Goa with an inspiring inaugural ceremony attended by a distinguished gathering of leaders, policymakers, filmmakers, and global delegates. Held annually alongside the prestigious International Film Festival of India, the 19th\u00a0edition of the Bazaar, which is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":107679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,6],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-107678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-155","category-6","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107678"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107680,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107678\/revisions\/107680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}