| The Film Bazar will be inaugurated by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister S Jaipal Reddy on November 30. It will continue till December 8, concurrently with the IFFI. |
| The Bazar will provide a platform for negotiations between filmmakers and financiers "" both domestic and international "" to buy, sell, co-produce, distribute and commission films, the CII said in a statement. |
| The Bazar will invite buyers from around the world interested in Indian cinema, including film-brokers and representatives of production houses, who seek to invest in joint ventures. Around 20 international buyers from the UK, the US, Romania, Brazil, Mauritius, Paris and Sri Lanka are likely to participate. |
| The Film Bazar will have exhibitors like Sahara India Pariwar, Prasar Bharti Corporation, Satellite Media Group, Ramoji Rao Film City, UTV, Adlabs, Indian Film Exporters Association, Eros Multimedia, Mukta Arts, Films Division, Mumbai, Children's Film Society, Osian's Cinefan, EFX Magic (Prasad Corporation), Mauritius Film Development Corporation, Ernst & Young, Digiquest and Prime Focus. |
| The other initiative, 'India, the big picture', will represent the Indian film industry internationally. The CII will organise a one-day seminar on "Indian Entertainment - Strategy for the Upward Spiral" on December 2. A conference on "Globalisation of Indian Entertainment Industry" will also be held during the festival. |
| It is being organised along with the Commonwealth Business Council. Delegations from the UK and Brazil will be present to explore business opportunities in the Indian entertainment sector. |
| The CII is organising this in association with the ministry of information and broadcasting, the National Films Development Corporation (NFDC) and the government of Goa. |
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