Goa, Jan. 26 -- The last popcorn in the tub has been eaten and the cineastes have left the cinema hall. The awards have been announced and the guests are all now flying out. This was the first edition in its fifty year old history where the film market and several sessions featuring conversations with filmmakers and other personalities from the film industry were featured online. Attendance dropped dramatically due to the fears of Covid 19 and seating arrangements in the theatres also reflected the new reality.

Yamini Upadhye Editor of the Ahimsa Gandhi-The Power of the Powerless said the attendance was very low this year and it would have certainly helped all the films in competition and otherwise if they were promoted more. The selecti...