The festival was earlier scheduled to be held in Goa from November 20-28. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said in an statement that the festival will be conducted in a hybrid format, which will be both virtual and physical.

The festival will be conducted in a Hybrid format i.e. Virtual & Physical format. All #COVID related protocols will be strictly enforced as per the festivals convened recently in the #InternationalFilmFestival circuit. 2/2

— PIB India (@PIB_India) September 24, 2020

Prakash Javadekar added that the decision to postpone IFFI was arrived at after he discussed the matter with Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. The ministry officials said the decision was taken keeping in mind the Covid-19 situation.

Prakash Javadekar in the statement said, “It has also been jointly decided to hold the festival from January 16 to 24, 2021 at Goa as per the International Film Festival guidelines and protocols. The festival will be conducted in a Hybrid format i.e. Virtual and Physical format.”

The International Film Festival of India is held in Goa every year.

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The Information and Broadcasting Minister was speaking at the inauguration of FCCI Frames 2020, a convention on the business of entertainment.

Mr Javadekar said all stakeholders need to work together to make progress and harness the soft power of India – media and entertainment. “Government is coming up with a standard operating procedure for shooting films in India in the light of the pandemic,” he said.

“Further, to accelerate the restart of film-making that had come to a standstill as a result of COVID, it is also coming up with incentives of production in all sectors, including TV serials, film-making, co-production, animation, gaming. We will be announcing these measures shortly,” he said.

Prakash Javadekar also said that more than 80 foreign film producers have taken advantage of the film facilitation office. They have got a single-window clearance for shooting their films in India, he said.

He said the discussions at FICCI FRAMES would certainly throw up new and innovative ideas that can be acted upon.

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