Thursday, November 21, 2019

IFFI Goa 2019

GOA FILM FESTIVAL IFFI 2019 

I am a registered professional delegate for IFFI 2019 coming all the way from Mumbai. It is very sad state of affairs at the venues. From the day 1, their so called App is not working. The website also hangs indefinitely. People at the help-desk provided at the venue are helpless themselves. You ask them anything, they don't have any clue accept for the locations of toilets. The helpline number provided is either busy/not-reachable/doesn't respond.
We have nothing to do all the day but while around to figure out what to do. They have even stopped walk-in entries against the vacant seats into the shows. So effectively seats remain vacant but people desiring to watch can't go inside. The lines at ticket counters on venues to book your seats are long and test of patience, because by the time one reaches the window seats get filled up.
Almost all shows are running houseful. So no booking, no walk-in, no other help leaves you clueless about what to do.
I think they are merely interested in numbers to boast how many people come, but least concerned about giving anything to them in return. We have come to watch films of our choice from the list, ok we can compromise and watch any other good films if not of our choice, but when after coming hundreds of KMs we don't get to watch anything is pretty frustrating. I regret that I came here.
Won't advice anybody to come here if s/he wants to watch films.