New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) The India Pavilion at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) 2019 was inaugurated by Mr Matthijis Wouter Knol, Director, European Film Market (EFM).
The poster of IFFI 2019 was also inaugurated by the dignitaries during the inaugural ceremony where Mrs Paramita Tripathi, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India in Berlin and Mr Peter Domsch, Head of Sales and Technical Department, EFM were also present.
Members of the Indian delegation including Addl. DG, Directorate of Film Festivals, Chaitanya Prasad and Director, Films in the information and broadcasting ministry GC Aron, apprised the EFM representatives about the significance of Golden Jubilee celebration of IFFI, the recent policy initiatives of Government to ensure ease of filming in India, setting up of Film Facilitation Office, launch of the Web portal www.ffo.gov.in for online application for film shooting at a single point and efforts of Government through amendment to the Cinematograph Act to tackle film piracy.