{"id":107735,"date":"2025-11-22T21:01:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=107735"},"modified":"2025-11-22T21:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:31:29","slug":"ambassadors-praise-indias-talent-technology-and-co-production-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=107735","title":{"rendered":"Ambassadors praise India\u2019s talent, technology, and co-production opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Goa Khabar : The International Film Festival of India, brought together diplomats for an Ambassadors\u2019 Roundtable held today at the Taj Cidade de Goa Heritage Hotel, Dona Paula. The session explored new pathways to advance bilateral audio-visual cooperation, with a focus on co-production opportunities, creative-economy growth, and deeper cultural exchange.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conceived as a space for dialogue between India and partner nations, the roundtable centred around emerging possibilities in filmmaking, technology partnerships, and regulatory harmonisation that can strengthen global creative ecosystems. The discussion focused on unlocking economic value through co-production treaties, fostering cultural and technological exchange, easing regulatory challenges for filmmakers abroad, and building a more interconnected creative landscape.<\/p>\n

Delivering the welcome remarks in the roundtable Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, highlighted India\u2019s rapidly expanding media environment and its growing appeal as a production hub.<\/p>\n

He noted that the roundtable would \u201chelp in strengthening cultural ties and deepening partnerships,\u201d while emphasising the country\u2019s multilingual talent pool and its emergence as a \u201cstudio of the world, where global stories can be imagined, produced, and shared.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jaju underlined India\u2019s strengths, ranging from diverse filming locations to advanced animation and VFX studios, and invited delegates to explore the opportunities available at the WAVES Film Bazaar, IFFI\u2019s flagship platform. He stressed that partnering with India provides access to an expansive global diaspora, enabling stories to travel seamlessly across cultures and markets.<\/p>\n

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In his special address, Dr. L. Murugan, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, who chaired the roundtable, positioned co-production as \u201cthe most powerful avenue for strengthening audio-visual cooperation.\u201d He noted that India\u2019s media and entertainment sector is projected to touch USD 31.6 billion in 2025, fuelled by exponential growth in VFX, animation, and next-generation production technologies.<\/p>\n

Dr. Murugan highlighted the role of bilateral agreements in enabling joint development ventures, simpler permissions, smoother mobility of talent and resources, and increased creative freedom for filmmakers. He also spoke about India\u2019s strengthened measures against piracy, facilitated through inter-ministerial collaboration with MeiTY, MHA, and the Ministry of Law, ensuring a safer ecosystem for global productions.<\/p>\n

Following the ministerial remarks, Shruti Rajkumar, Consultant, NFDC, presented India\u2019s evolving anti-piracy framework before the roundtable. The presentation detailed technological interventions and policy-level mechanisms designed to curb digital leakage and protect content owners.<\/p>\n

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Ambassadors of Cuba and Nepal, senior diplomats representing Israel, Guyana, Australia, Ireland, Morocco, Togo, and C\u00f4te d’Ivoire, participated in the roundtable and shared insights into the film industries in their respective nations.<\/p>\n

The dignitaries collectively expressed optimism about collaborating with India\u2019s creative workforce, accessing its technological strengths, and exploring co-production avenues that could mutually enrich their cinematic ecosystems.<\/p>\n

The session concluded with a vote of thanks by Shri Rajesh Parihar, Director (XPD), Ministry of External Affairs, who acknowledged the diplomats\u2019 contributions and reaffirmed India\u2019s commitment to fostering a collaborative global audio-visual environment. The Ambassadors\u2019 Roundtable at IFFI 2025 marked a significant step toward building stronger bilateral ties, more vibrant media partnerships, and a shared vision for the future of storytelling.<\/p>\n

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