Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurates the 5th Global Film Tourism Conclave
5th Global Film Tourism Conclave Inaugurated at Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach in Mumbai by Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Union Minister for Minority Affairs, initially inaugurated the fifth Global Film Tourism Conclave (GFTC). In collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) organised the fifth GFTC with the subject “Unleashing the Power of Cinematic Tourism.”
For Film Commissions, Tourism Boards, and Production Houses, GFTC offers a distinctive platform for promoting its sites, incentives, and services to the thriving Indian film industry. When a viewer is persuaded to travel to a particular site after seeing it in a movie, this is known as film tourism.
“Indian films and foreign films have played a significant role in giving meaningful messages against the menace of terrorism, violence, and radicalism. Today there is a need for such films which can not only entertain but also give an effective message to the society,” Shri Naqvi said in his inaugural address. “The torrent of films can hit hard on terrorism,”
“Film industries are playing important role in the economy of countries across the globe by contributing trillion of dollars.”
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The Minister also spoke about India’s distinctive features as a location for film tourism. “India is the only country in the world with every type of environment, including every type of climate, culture, ritual, and type of landscape, including mountains, rivers, waterfalls, seas, forests, and lovely villages and attractive towns. India is the perfect location for any filmmaker because of these distinctive features.
The Minister also pointed out the significance of film industries and their contribution to economies across the world. “Film industries of many countries are playing an important role in the economy of their countries by contributing trillions of dollars; box office collection of Hollywood movies is around Rs. 47 lakh crore; the worldwide earnings of the British film industry are about Rs. 3.31 lakh crore; earnings of the Chinese film industry are around Rs. 2.53 lakh crore rupees,” he said. “Worldwide box office earning of the Indian film industry is around Rs. 48 thousand crore rupees,” he added.
The Minister said that everyone should be drawn in and not be limited by social boundaries by the successful and magnificent path of the Indian film industry, which began with the common people. “By bridging the classes, we must make the Indian film business the people’s first choice. Only then would the identity and pride of the Indian film industry receive respect on a global scale, he claimed.
Shri Naqvi also praised the nation’s directors, producers, writers, performers, and technicians for their work in bringing Indian cinema to foreign markets.
Arvind Singh, the Secretary of M/O Tourism, spoke about the enormous potential of film tourism in India and why now is the ideal time to concentrate on it. He remarked, underlining the importance of film tourism in India, “Tourism is predicted to see a boom after March 2023, globally; It is believed that post-March 2023, one out of three employment produced will be in Tourism.
Secretary, Animal Welfare Board of India, Dr Sujit Kumar Dutta spoke about the department’s initiative to ensure speedy issues of NOCs to Production Houses and filmmakers. “There will be no obstacles in obtaining clearance from the Animal Welfare Board of India for films, especially where animals are used Process of issuing NOC has been digitised; we have been issuing NOCs within 72 hours of application,” he said.
CEO, Central Board of Film Certification and Managing Director, National Film Development Corporation, Ravinder Bhakar spoke about the several initiatives taken by the Ministry of I&B to promote and support India as a film destination. He also pointed out that we should try and engage the Indian diaspora spread across the globe who are fond of Indian Films. “We are trying to come up with more co-productions and revive many co-production treaties with several countries,” he said.
During the event, notable actors Ranbir Kapoor, Anees Bazmee and Rahul Ravel, well-known film producers, and Manoj Joshi were among those honoured. “There are many gorgeous places in India that have not yet been visited.” Actor Manoj Joshi remarked, “If the film industry starts marketing these uncharted areas, we will not only make better movies but also open up job prospects for the locals.
During the conclave, clips from films like Bajrangi Bhajan, Moheno Daro, Pad Man, Luka Chuppi, and Newton were shown to promote Indian tourist destinations.
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