India, Sept. 11 -- As a political and diplomatic thaw in the relationship between New Delhi and Ottawa is taking shape, it will also translate to renewal of cinematic ties between the two countries with Canada to have a significant presence at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa in November.

Discussions during the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) led to the decision to upgrade Canada as a joint point of focus for the Goa event. Ajay Nagabhushan, Joint Secretary (Films) with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, who led the Indian delegation to TIFF, said, "Last year, we had good participation from Canada. This year we wanted to make it bigger than Canada."

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