Revered filmmaker and International Film Festival of India (IFFI) festival director Shekhar Kapur is steering the Goa-based event toward a future emphasizing technological innovation, audience engagement and international co-production opportunities as it enters its 56th edition.
In an interview, Kapur outlines three key priorities reshaping India’s flagship film festival: integrating artificial intelligence and emerging technologies into the festival infrastructure, transforming the WAVES Film Bazaar into a major international marketplace, and positioning IFFI as an audience-focused celebration rather than solely an industry event.
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