Cannes Film Festival 2022: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated the Indian Pavilion at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. During this, he said, India’s cinema wants to fly, wants to run, just doesn’t want to stop. This year, India wants to pass on to the audiences across the globe the country’s glorious legacy of great cinema, technological advancement, culture and storytelling.
Thakur said, we have started the biggest film restoration project under the National Film Heritage Mission. Under this, 2200 films in different languages ??will be revived. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting said, “I am pleased to announce today at Cannes an incentive scheme for audio-visual coordination and shooting of foreign films in India, up to 30% with a limit of USD 260,000. Cash incentive will be given.
Indian stars shine the brightest at the #RedCarpet on #Cannes2022 opening night, as the largest-ever Indian delegation climbed up the iconic stairs of the Palais des Festivals.
India is geared up for the inaugural of India Pavilion at 75th #CannesFilmFestival today.#IndiaAtCannes pic.twitter.com/HJNcpRygYL
— Office of Mr. Anurag Thakur (@Anurag_Office) May 18, 2022
Anurag Thakur further said, foreign films that will be shot in India will be given an additional bonus in addition to the US$65,000 limit for employing 15% or more manpower. We will do whatever we can to make India the world’s content hub, the world’s destination for film production and post-production. Apart from Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, actresses Deepika Padukone, Tamannaah Bhatia, actors R. Madhavan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, film director Shekhar Kapur, music maestro A.R. Rahman and India’s Ambassador to France Javed Ashraf attended an interactive session in Cannes.
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui said, ‘There are many stories in our country which are local, but they can do a lot of work at the global level. Everywhere we have a story. Such films get very little encouragement. I hope Anurag Thakur will help in promoting such films.
Actress Deepika Padukone said, ‘I am feeling very proud. When I came into this industry 15 years ago, no one believed in my talent or art. It is a pleasure for me to experience the best of cinema in the world after 15 years by being a part of the jury panel. I am thankful’.
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