“When there is a new technology, it is important to take it head on instead of not engaging with it. Because if we take it head on then there is an opportunity we might be able to fight it”, said filmmaker Dibaker Banerjee about AI in films.

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Penpa Tsering, the Sikyong or the President of the Central Tibetan Administration in exile, says the Dharamshala International Film Festival is boosting the local economy and bringing business to Dharamshala.

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“When I started making Aasmani, we were positive about being able to sell the movie and monetise it. But now the situation is very different in India and globally” – actor Sayani Gupta said on the sidelines of DIFF India after the premier of her debut short film.

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Ritu Sarin, organizer of the Dharamshala International Film Festival alongside her husband Tenzing Sonam, said distribution continues to be a major challenge for independent films. 
Sarin noted this hurdle is something they constantly ponder and try to figure out.

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