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Goa to be permanent venue for film fests
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 2
An MoU has been signed between the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) and the Goa Government to make Goa the permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

Making Goa a permanent venue for the IFFI is expected to help in branding the festival globally and promoting Goa as a tourist destination.

DFF Director and Joint Secretary (films) Afzal Amanullah and Secretary, Information, Goa Government Debashree Mukherjee signed the MoU in the capital today.

The DFF and the Entertainment Society of Goa will collaborate for the festival, an official press note said.

The 10-day festival begins on November 24 and will showcase cinema of the world along with the best of contemporary Indian cinema.