Film and entertainment centre to be set up in Mumbai: Ashish Shelar

The state government has allotted 10 acres of land in Mumbai’s Film City to establish a centre of excellence for the film and entertainment industry, cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar announced at the inauguration of the 23rd Pune International Film Festival at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch on Thursday. Left to Right Dr. Jabbar Patel, Swati Mhase Patil, Vikas Kharge, Shubha Khote, Ashish Shelar The festival, jointly organized by the Pune Film Foundation and the Maharashtra government, runs from February 13 to 20 and is themed ‘Celebrating the Showman’ in honour of Raj Kapoor’s birth centenary. Veteran actress Shobha Khote was conferred with the PIFF Distinguished Award for her contribution to Indian cinema, while legendary playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy received the SD Burman International Award for creative music and sound. Key events Vijay Tendulkar Memorial Lecture by actor Boman Irani on The Art of Acting Government Schemes to Promote Marathi Cinema by Swati Mhase Patil Talk on Documentary Filmmaking featuring Umesh Kulkarni, Anupama Srinivasan, Sarvnik Kaur, and Kuldeep Barve Cinema and Soul: Tapan Sinha by Swapan Kumar Mallick and Goutam Ghosh Creating Content with AI Films by Pacco Torres Marathi Panel: Challenges in Marathi Cinema with Paresh Mokashi, Aditya Sarpotdar, Adinath Kothare, and Sunil Phadtare