########################################################################## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ##########################################################################
Today's Times of India (Mumbai) carries a letter (via email) from a reader named Deepak Sadarangani which reads in part as follows: <There is a crying need for better coordination between the Goa government, the Directorate of Film Festivals and other concerned central government bodies. ... [W]hile the lovely Goan music and culture was an added bonus, the festivities seemed to overshadow the raison d'etre of the film fest. I dont know how, but a better balance needs to be struck. After all, do you want a tourist mela or a serious festival that show cases the best of cinema?> In my opinion, it was not just the "festivities" which threw a smoke-screen over IFFI 2004 in Goa but more importantly the sheer over-kill on the infrastructre/beautification front. Let's hope next year we will see a more classy event.
