Locations Exhibition Conference was held at The Orchids Hotel, Santacruz East in Mumbai. Spread over from 18 (Friday) – 19 (Saturday) September 2015 is an annual B2B Platform Based on the concept “Films are Catalysts to Tourism”
In 2010 BBC declared it as the “World’s First Film Tourism Event”
Conceptualized in 2003 was launched through Variety at Cannes and simultaneously in Mumbai in the presence of an illustrious Advisory Board comprising Ashutosh Gowariker and Kiran Shantaram ( then Sherriff of Mumbai) and Manmohan Shetty.
The award ceremony “Locations” – A Pioneering Concept Created By Sudhanshu Hukku was a grand affair which took place in the presence of dignitaries from Bollywood.
The starry awards night was attended by the who’s who of Bollywood including Awarders Rajat Rawail,Shweta Khanduri , Babloo pachisia,,Vijay Galani ,Prashant Virender sharma ,Actress Niharicka Raiszeda,Rj Anuraag pandey ,Pravin Nischol,Aneel Murarka,Babubhai thiba, etc.
The winners are: – 1) Locations 2015- Appreciation for Sponsorships- ICELAND Embassy; 2) Locations 2015- Appreciation for Sponsorships; Consulate of GEORGIA; 3) Locations 2015- Appreciation for Participation of THREE Years- Romania : Family Film; 4) Locations Appreciations for Participation of FOUR Years and Best Subsidy for Indian Films @ Locations- Country : HUNGARY Company MFM Productions.
1) Locations Awards 2015- Introducing a Foreign Destination in Indian Television- Series : Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma- Country : Hong Kong- Producer Asit Kumarr Modi Dir: Harshad Joshi Rajda; 2) Locations Awards 2015- Contributing to Bringing Offshore Indian talent into mainstream Indian Films & Entertainment- Mr. Aneel Murarka ; 3)Locations Awards 2015- NEW Entrant to Promoting Destinations through Indian Film- GEORGIA; 4) Locations Awards 2015- Maximum Mileage to a Foreign Destination in Indian Film- Film : KICK Country POLAND- Producer / Director : Sajid Khan; 5) Locations Awards 2015- BEST Production Value in Indian Film on Foreign Destination- Film : Dhoom 3 Country / City : Chicago- Producer Yash Raj Films- Director : Vijay Krishna Acharya; 6)Locations Awards 2015- Most Aesthetically Presented Foreign Destination in a Song- Film : Jai Ho Song : Tere Naina- Country : Romania- Producer / Director : Sohail Khan; 7)Locations Awards 2015- Special Achievement Award- Maximum Indian Films by a Foreign Line Producer- Country & Co : Thailand / Indo Bangkok Films.
Locations have completed Twelve Annual Editions and have bought the Indian Film Fraternity under one roof into a face to face with various aspects of International Locations and Production possibilities including Subsidies, Tax Rebates & Other Global vendor Concessions to Shoot a Film on their Shores. Achieved through interaction with global destination vendors: tourism boards, film commissions, line production companies, airlines, railways, resorts and travel and tourism service providers.
Locations have seen the presence of the destination promoters from more than Fifty Countries and some Indian states too. These include Austria, Australia, Czech Republic, France, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Romania, Russia, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, UP, Gujrat, Mizoram & Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Source : Lokesh Shastri
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