Manipur Pavilion attracting visitors
Source: Chronicle News Service / Bony Thongamcha
Goa, November 22 2022:
As the state gets a special place, courtesy of its 50 glorious years of cinema, at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the Manipur pavilion in the Big Bazaar hosted on the sidelines of the film festival has been attracting many visitors including film personalities.
The pavilion is displaying photos and short videos of the scenic landscape and film history of Manipur for the visitors with the objective to attract film personalities and film companies by offering exquisite locations for film shooting.
Drawing their attention would not only help the film industry of the state but also give a boost to the tourism sector of the state.
Based on the feedbacks from some of the visitors, the natural beauty of the state could be promoted not only as popular film shooting location but also as tourist destination.
Film and tourism are interrelated as shooting films will increase tourist footfalls, which could also benefit the film industry of the state by showcasing the excellence in cinema to the tourists.
Considering the relation be tween the two industries, the state needs to develop exotic and beautiful landscapes, which could attract more number of tourists as well as film companies.
There is also the need to improve the film infrastructure in the state for bringing development in the entertainment sector, as well as to promote local culture and tradition to a wide number of platforms.
According to a Manipuri filmmaker, the idea and tradition of filmmaking have changed significantly today.
People see new and innovative film making techniques, which take the audience to whole new experiences.
Film-makers in the state too need to adopt the new and innovative techniques and adapt to the changing trend to bring out more and more engaging movies capable of capturing attention and imagination of the global audience, the filmmaker said.