About ESG

Established by the Government of Goa in 2004, as the nodal agency in the organization of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the main objective of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) is to frame an entertainment policy to help cultivate Goa into a world-class international entertainment nerve center of the country.

Successfully hosting the 35th, 36th ,37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st and 42nd International Film Festival of India to a glare of media and fanfare, the objective of the Entertainment Society of Goa is to work towards building global visibility and branding. This goal ensures that the State earns revenue on a long term basis from ventures in film entertainment and leisure projects...read more

Latest Updates

Goa Cinephile Screening

Screening of the best of Shorts 2012
Date: 17th February 2012
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Auditorium, Maquinez Palace

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List of Film Shootings in Goa



Goa Cinephile Registration
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The GOA CINEPHILE club envisages an audience of film enthusiasts all under one banner, deliberating on world class cinema and aims to encourage.. read more




42nd International Film Festival of India 2011 Awards

GOLDEN PEACOCK AWARD
Film: “Porfirio”
Award Winner (Director): Alejandro Landes
Award: Best Film
 BEST ACTOR AWARD
Film: “Restoration”
Award Winner: Sasson Gabay (Actor)
   
SILVER PEACOCK AWARD
Film: “Nader and Simin-A Seperation”
Award Winner (Director): Asghar Farhadi
Award: Best Director		 BEST ACTRESS AWARD
Film: “Elena”
Award Winner: Nadezhda Markina (Actress)
   
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Films: “Adaminte Makan Abu” directed by Salim Ahamed
  


Film Goa


Goa offers a picture perfect setting with it's exotic, multi-hued beauty. It is culturally vibrant, and filming is hassle-free, with low production costs and easy modes of communication, and no language barriers. One can choose from a diverse range of locations and seasons, each with their own moods, offering breath-taking natural visual masterpieces. Beaches, rivers, temples, churches...read more

Shooting Your Film In Goa

The Entertainment Society of Goa offers a unique SHOOTING YOUR FILM IN GOA for granting clearances for the ease of Shooting Films in Goa.

Just one application with your shooting schedule gets you all required permissions against a payment of Rs. 10,000/- per day in Goa within 72 hours. You can choose your locations with your support crew plan your dates, locations and approach ESG with a request. Your request is forwarded to all concerned departments for clearances and is received in the next 48 hours. A No Objection Certificate (NOC) is issued by ESG after the money is deposited by the applicant, which is a Single Window Clearance for film shooting in Goa... read more

Services

GOA FILM ARCHIVE AND FILM BOOK LIBRARY FACILITIES FOR HIRE
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More Information about the various facilities like Media Center, Conference Room, Film Theaters & Art Gallery, that can be availed on the Campus of the Entertainment Society of Goa...read more
Entertainment Society of Goa has set up a Digital Film Archive in Goa which is a novel initiative in Asia... read more

Quick Links

FAQ's SHORT FILM CENTER
Who organizes the International Film Festival of India? The Festival is organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India...read more Big on Ideas. Big on Business The Short Film Center is a business platform being created at the International Film Festival of India, Goa for the first time in an effort to...read more
RELATED FILM FESTIVAL LINKS RTI
Confederation Of Indian Industry (CII) www.ciionline.org Press Information Bureau (PIB) www.pib.nic.in Directorate Of Film Festival (DFF) www.iffi.nic.in National Film Development Corporati...read more Manual 1 Manual 5 Manual 9 Manual 13 Manual 2 Manual 6 Manual 10 Manual 14 Manual 3 Manual 7 Manual 11 Manual 15 Manual 4 Manual 8 Manual 12 Manual 16 , Manual...read more

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