IN THE LAST two years, Hindi filmmakers have also been
trying to sell their stuff in Cannes, which is a
sensible thing to do. Behind and beyond all that talk
about esoteric cinema, Cannes has always provided
market space for the much-reviled Hollywood films.
So, this year, Information and Broadcasting Minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad was in Cannes as well. But he seems
to have come back an inspired man. He has decided to
make Goa, which is the nearest in atmospherics to Cannes's
French Riviera, a permanent venue for the
International Film Festival of India. All that he forgot
in his enthusiasm is that Cannes is not a governmental
affair, and that bureaucrats cannot recreate Cannes's
stimulating film menu. There is need for mavericks with a
passion for cinema. There are none in India. The critics
and impresarios in this country calculate a little too much...
-- From National Review, a new magazine who's
first issue just hit the Indian market, Oct 2003.
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