With rains likely to play spoilsport the 5123
delegates who have paid up for the 11 days
extravaganza at the IFFI 2006 will have to keep their
fingers crossed.
When this writer visited the venue of the IFFI 2006
there were rehearsals underway at the Campal grounds
and the Kala Academy where the Films Bazaar and the
screenings of "Volver" and others will be underway.
With Shashi Kapoor making it for the opening ceremony
for the third year Amitabh Bachaan has been sidelined
(apparently owing to differences with the UPA
Chairperson Ms Sonia Gandhi )
The volunteers who have been paid Rs 250/- per day
were all taking positions of their gruelling 11 day
itinery so were the CONSTANT security personnel.
There was no visible signs of threat perception
however there were several plainsclothe police
personnel keeping a watchful eye on the goings on.
The traffic promises no snarls but it will only be the
coming days that will tell.
The films bazaar is now within the precincts of the
Kala academy and therefore they expect good business.
Several applicants who could not get delegate passes
as they did not meet the qualifications of cine wary
citizens and they numberd a good 559 found their
applications rejected.
Some photographs of the rehearsal underway this
evening for the opening ceremony.
from the IFFI 2006 venue PANAJI
GODFREY J. I. GONSALVES,
BORDA, MARGAO, 403 602, GOA. (INDIA)
+91 98221 58584 (24 HRS)
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