Iffi limits delegate entry to 5,000
By Pamela DÂ’Mello Panaji: Iffi organisers have decided to limit registration to 5,000 for the film festival that starts November 23-December 4 in Goa. ESG CEO Nandini Paliwal said the restriction was due to limited theatre space. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Goa government and the directorate of film festivals on Thursday. State authorities will be providing logistics and hospitality to invitees as per the MOU. The festival will screen Indian panorama films in feature and non feature sections, besides 60 award winning films from forty countries in the cinema of the world section. A competition section will have 14 feature film entrees from Asia, Latin America and Africa, vying for the golden and silver peacock awards. Proportional delegate pass sharing worked out at an organising committee meeting, reserves 1,400 passes for state delegates, and 3,600 passes for DFF delegates. Pared down fringe activities has a pruned budget of Rs 2 crore, and will decentralise activities to interior towns and away from festival venues. Beach screenings are likely to continue. http://203.197.197.71/presentation/leftnavigation/news/news-makers/iffi-limits-delegate-entry-to-5,000.aspx Sanny de Quepem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com