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Article: Italy woos Indian film makers for shoots.
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- Economic Times (New Delhi, India)
- Article date:
- February 13, 2007
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Feb. 13--KOLKATA, India -- After Switzerland and New Zealand, it is Italy which is now keen woo Indian film makers to get their projects shot in that country.
"We have a special focus on the India film industry as part of our initiative to increase bilateral trade. We want to invite Indian film makers to shoot in Italy. After all, we too have some of the most picturesque locales. We want to compete with Switzerland or New Zealand in this," Emma Bonino, Italy's minister for international trade said during a press meet on Monday.
Coming as it does from Italy, known the world over as Mecca of good cinema, the statement is a strong affirmation of the ...