India set for accolade at Cannes film event

Union information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said that India will be the ‘Country of Honour’ at the Marche’ Du Film, also known as Cannes Film Market, organised alongside the Cannes Film Festival this year. Thakur said France and India are marking 75 years of their diplomatic ties and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Paris and meeting with President Emmanuel Macron takes even more significance in this context. Thakur said, “This is the first time such an honour is being bestowed to any country.” The minister said that India is also the country of honour at Cannes Next. “The ‘Country of Honour’ status thereby ensures India’s presence as a focused country at the opening night where on one hand India can showcase its cinema, culture and heritage,” Thakur said.