New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday stated cinema has the facility to attach individuals and it creates alternatives for rising artists.
Her remarks got here on the 2026 Delhi Worldwide Movie Competition, which celebrated a ‘Night time of Honors’ at Bharat Mandapam right here.
Gupta stated the pageant was an essential step in direction of positioning Delhi as a world cultural and cinema hub.
Lieutenant Governor Taranjeet Singh Sandhu, in his tackle, described the pageant as greater than an occasion and the start of a bigger cultural motion that would form Delhi’s inventive future and strengthen India’s world presence within the arts.
He stated tales rooted in India have the potential to attach with audiences worldwide, and platforms like IFFD will help take them to a wider stage.
Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra stated the federal government goals to develop Delhi as a centre for creativity and innovation.
He stated six movie initiatives have been shortlisted through the pageant, of which three are anticipated to be launched throughout the nation.
He additionally urged filmmakers to create content material that not solely succeeds commercially but additionally has a social impression.
The occasion was attended by filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and actors Anupam Kher, Bhumi Pednekar, and Divya Dutta, based on a press release.
Veteran filmmaker Ramesh Sippy was felicitated for the fiftieth anniversary of his movie Sholay.
A poem recitation by Kher and a efficiency by composer Ricky Kej have been a part of the night.
The pageant acquired over 2,100 movie entries from greater than 100 nations, with over 125 movies from 47 nations screened throughout venues within the metropolis.
Greater than 30,000 registrations have been recorded, based on the assertion.
Spain was the main target nation for this version, held in partnership with the Singapore Worldwide Movie Competition, it stated.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between Delhi Tourism and Prasar Bharati to advertise movie tourism and broadcasting alternatives.
The pageant will conclude on March 31.
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