Ashoke Pandit and Abhay Sinha urge producers to participate in India’s Oscar selection process

IANS INDIA

Mumbai, Maharashtra: In an exclusive conversation with filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, where he shared that the Film Federation of India (FFI) has announced the opening of applications to select India’s official entry for the 99th Academy Awards. During the press conference, FFI representatives explained that producers from across the country and different language industries can submit their films for consideration. A jury of award-winning professionals from various crafts will evaluate the entries in accordance with the Oscars' guidelines. The selection process is scheduled to begin on September 8, with the final announcement expected on September 19. Ashoke Pandit and Abhay Sinha also appealed to producers, particularly those based in Mumbai, to participate and make the selection process a success.

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00:00Today FFI the Film Federation of India announced the details of the Oscar

00:06nominations where FFI which is a all India body consisting of all the

00:13producers belonging to different parts of the country all languages they it's a

00:21part of this entire body this entire organization called a film

00:24partition of India so today we basically have announced the process has started

00:29and we have invited the producers to send their films so that the jury sees

00:35their film and then we together nominate the best film which should be going to

00:40Oscars which will be the which will be an official entry from our country having

00:46said that all the producer bodies together have come on on this board

00:54on this platform together and the nitty-gritties of this entire process

01:00already started so basically today's first conference has has has has done a

01:08particular process beginning and selection of films will start the jury will start

01:16sitting seeing the films and all the technical technical details have been

01:23given to us by the Oscar committee and all those technical details are followed by

01:28the FFI and accordingly the accordingly with entire following up of technical

01:34details the film will be selected. Now the jury is involved in all the craftsmen

01:53the film will be selected. So basically with following all the rules and regulations of Oscar committee the

02:05process of selecting the film for India's representation has begun from today so through you through INS we want to

02:12appeal to all the producers

02:13along with Abhay Sainan ji who is the president of FFI a Mumbai based producer to send their films to

02:22FFI so that the entire thing begins

02:25begins in Mumbai in Mumbai it's a good thing and it's a good news for the people from Mumbai and

02:36producers based in Mumbai also so they can send their films and make this entire celebration of great success

02:43So what are the guidelines of Oscar this year which has come because early you guidance change

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