Regular IFFI delegate and filmmaker Yogesh Sanghvi from Mumbai:
I’ve attended 31 film festivals, 17 of them in Goa, 14 elsewhere in India. I’m a member of the IIFW or Indian Independent Filmmakers Worldwide and coming to IFFI in Goa right from the inception. I’ve over the years made friends from around the world, some of them useful to me businesswise. This is my platform for worldwide cinema, a lifetime’s opportunity! There is an amazing spirit of cinema here with writers, directors, producers, we speak Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and more…if you’re asking me I think it’s amazing that ESG and DFF have managed to organize this hybrid festival which I believe is at least 30% physical – that itself is amazing! There are 1,400 paid delegates here. Virtual is easy the world over now. I’m happy this is happening in Goa, the show must go on!