Fireside Chat Session with Mr. Santosh Sivan and Ms. Aditi Rao Hydari at Cannes 2024.

The founder and director of the Film Heritage Foundation discussed with Secretary, I&B, Mr. Sanjay Jaju, the journey undertaken to restore the classic film by Shyam Benegal.

India has all the right ingredients to become a major filming destination and attract major productions.

Co-productions have become increasingly common in the film industry due to their potential to combine resources, expertise, and creative talent from multiple countries, resulting in diverse and culturally rich content

Focus on incentives being offered, co-production opportunities with India, and a case study of a successful international co-production with India was presented. A discussion also tool place about the post-production facilities currently available in India. Overall, the focus was to promote India’s soft power through cinema.

The panel discussed the federal and state policies and the ease and efficiency for the industry for doing business.

Inauguration of the Bharat Pavilion at Cannes 2024

The Motion Picture Assocation, The Walt Disney Company, and the Congressional Popular Arts Caucus, co-hosted a screening of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes at the MPA’s global headquarters in DC.

The Motion Picture Association co-hosted a screening of The Fall Guy with Comcast NBCUniversal at the MPA’s global headquarters in DC.