India in Discussions for Local Offshoot of Annecy Animation Festival
Naman Ramachandran The Indian government is in talks with France’s Annecy Animation Film Festival to hold a local version of the festival in the country. Senior Indian bureaucrat Ravinder Bhakar, who serves as CEO of India’s Central Board of Film Certification and Children Films Society of India, MD of the National Film Development Corporation and director general of Films Division, revealed the development while speaking at a Focus on India panel discussion at the Venice Production Bridge on Saturday. When panelist Cristian Jezdic, VP Cartoon Italia and CEO of beQ entertainment, hoped for a strong animation film festival in India, Bhakar said, “Definitely, we have good news about this. Talks are ongoing with Annecy and we will announce it very soon.”