Panaji: Three-time National Award-winning Goan filmmaker Aditya Suhas Jambhale will be felicitated during the upcoming edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.
Speaking to reporters after chairing the General Body meeting of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), the nodal body hosting IFFI, Sawant said preparations for the upcoming festival were reviewed.
He said it was decided that Jambhale would be felicitated during the festival for his outstanding contribution to cinema.
The 35-year-old director has won National Awards three times for his films — Aaba Aiktaay Naa? (2016) at the 64th National Film Awards, Kharvas (2018) at the 66th National Film Awards and Article 370 (2024) at the 72nd National Film Awards.
The Chief Minister said preparations for the upcoming edition of IFFI were in the final stages. The festival will be held at the Entertainment Society of Goa campus in Panaji.
Sawant said the ESG General Body also decided to clear the pending payments to Goan filmmakers under the Goa Film Financing Scheme, implemented by the ESG. He said the payments would be cleared within the next eight to ten days.
He added that the ESG would also revisit the Goa Film Financing Scheme in consultation with local filmmakers.
The Chief Minister said the curtain-raiser for the upcoming IFFI would be held on November 12 in New Delhi in the presence of officials from the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
