Overview
- An immersive procession in Panaji features film floats, an NFDC 50 Years tableau, and tableaus from Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Goa alongside major studios.
- Organisers list more than 240 films from 81 countries, including 13 world premieres, four international premieres and 46 Asian premieres after 2,314 submissions.
- Screenings extend beyond Panaji to Porvorim, Ponda, Margao, Miramar Beach and Vagator Beach to widen access across Goa.
- New elements include an AI-focused CinemAI Hackathon and an AI Film Festival, with centenary tributes, restored classics and a planned felicitation of Rajinikanth at the closing ceremony.
- Officials report 7,500 registered delegates, while local commentary questions actual turnout and points to the absence of Goan films in Indian Panorama and delayed infrastructure upgrades.