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RE: "Money for IFFI" (Nov 13) The extract of Ranjan Narayan's piece from GOAN OBSERVER made interesting reading. I seem to have heard the complaint about Goa's lack of a film culture attributed to a foreign film maker long ago. Then it was voiced by a reputed film maker of Kerala. Given the sniping by the Keral and W.Bengal CMs, I would think that the real challenge facing the Goa CM is not about finding money to pay for the extravaganza he has decided in his great wisdom to foist on Goa right from the word "Go" but to harmonise the viperous factions in the Indian film industry so that they accept the choice of Goa as the permanent venue for IFFI. The Goa CM's mistake might have been to assume that the BJP would return to power and he would have no financial problems vis a vis a Cannes-style IFFI out here. Its odd that the BJP/NDA itself refused to open the purse strings for this event as implied in the Rajan Narayan piece. Btw, the argument that the problem was not time but money is specious because time IS money. No one in his right mind will charge the same rate for something to be done in 6 months as against sixteen (or even sixty) months. The choice was between learning and paying as you go (a long term proposition) or get your ducks all lined up (via integrated infrastructural planning) and go for it. Our honorable CM seems to be going for it alright but like like a bull in a china shop. Let's wish him well for our sakes.
