Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar announced on Tuesday, that Maharashtra Government will organise an international-level Marathi film festival from this year.
A three-day festival will be organised in Mumbai that will showcase Marathi films that often do not reach the audiences. The festival will be organised with a objective to promote the regional film industry.
Shelar while addressing a press conference also announced nominations for the preliminary round of the 60th State Marathi Film Awards alongside winners in the technical and child artist categories.
The State Marathi Film Awards have been held regularly for the last 60 years. But there is no official, government-organised film festival. While various institutions in the state hold international film festivals with the government providing assistance ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs four crore, we do not have an official state-level event,” the minister said.