Vancouver is desperate to run one of the hottest shows of Bollywood, the IIFA 2013 Awards and Weekend in its abode.
Christy Clark from the British Columbia has made this request to Wizcraft International Entertainment to hold its 14th edition of the IIFA awards at Vancouver. It’s worth noting that the 12th edition was hosted at Toronto earlier this year.
“If you could put what happened in Toronto in Vancouver, it will be great. Vancouver has a vast Indian population and one of the youngest Indian populations in Canada. It is a place where IIFA will feel at home,” said Clark.
Clark had a meeting with the important members of the Hindi film fraternity that included the Board members of IIFA committee. Actor Anil Kapoor, a well known face in the Bollywood, Ramesh Sippy, the president of Television and the Film Producers Guild were present among the others.
Christy was quite good at communicating to everyone as to why the IIFA three day festival could turn out fantabulous when conducted at Vancouver. The event will include worldwide film premieres, film festival and a platform for some mind-blowing performances apart from being an awards presentation ceremony.
“We put up a great show for the Winter Olympics 2010 and we will put up a great show for IIFA. If we can bring IIFA to Vancouver, there are so many things we can communicate through this wonderful medium, the business of doing business. I promise you, we know we have to do a lot work to bring IIFA to Vancouver. It is the heart of creativity in Canada and it is also the gateway to North America in more ways than one. People will say, ‘Man, those Winter Olympics were good but IIFA was better!” added Christy.
Clark also invited the Bollywood directors, producers and actors to visit British Columbia for the purpose of shooting Indian films.
The director of the IIFA, Andre Timmins was of the opinion “We are in the process of finalizing the destination for IIFA 2012 and 2013. The remarkable success over the years and especially after its North American premiere in Toronto earlier this year, IIFA has sparked global interest and we have received several bids from countries vying to host the Weekend and Awards. We understand this as a sign of the growing importance of India in the world economy and how the Indian film industry has become an international phenomenon and we hope to further this endeavor.”
It’s also worth noting that the destination for IIFA 2012 remains undecided.