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The five day SCO Film Festival opened in Mumbai Friday evening in a glittering ceremony with the Union Minister Shri Anurag Thakur and Minister of State Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi lighting the lamp along with other dignitaries.
“Indian movies are a rage across SCO countries and have played a great role in people-to-people connections ” said the Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur adding that showcasing the diversity of films and styles of film making from SCO region is a major goal of the film festival. Shri Thakur further said this festival provides an incredible opportunity to forge cinematic partnership between the countries of region.
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The SCO Film Festival screens a total of 57 films and 14 Films have been nominated in the Competition Section of the Film Festival. These include Pan Nalin’s Oscar short listed Gujarati Film ‘Chhello Show’ and Nikhil Mahajan’s award winning Marathi Film ‘Godavari’.
The SCO Film Festival is being held during India’s Presidency of the International Cooperation Organization. It also coincides with the celebration of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
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About SCO
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), formed in 2001 is the world’s largest regional organization in terms of geographic scope and population, covering approximately 60% of the area of Eurasia, 40% of the world population, and more than 30% of global GDP. India, China, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are the member nations.
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