The final date of India’s most prestigious award ceremony, Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 were announced at a Press Conference in Mumbai.

Shri Sheo Shekhar Shukla, Principal Secretary, Tourism & Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, marked his presence virtually and gave a head-start to the show.

Abhishek Mishra, CEO of DPIFF, made the official announcement and said, Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 will be held on 20 February and streamed live on ZEE5 from 7 PM onwards. 

The occasion will celebrate the grandeur of Indian Cinema and commemorate 75 years of Independence (Azadi ka AmritMahotsav). The award ceremony has set the benchmark by honouring three broad segments of the Indian Entertainment Industries under one roof.

Miss Universe Judge Urvashi Rautela, Subhash Ghai, AnnuKapoor, Pragya Kapoor, Anil Mishra from Ministry of I&B, Col. Tushar Joshi and Mayor of BMC- Smt. Kishori Pednekarwere the guest of honour at the press conference. 

Sheo Shekhar Sharma, Principal Secretary, Tourism & Culture from the Government of Madhya Pradesh, thanked DPIFF Team for choosing Madhya Pradesh Tourism once again as their esteemed Tourism Partner. 

He said, "Government of Madhya Pradesh has introduced MP Film Tourism Policy 2020 after taking inputs and valuable feedback from experts of this field. As we have a vast experience of film tourism products with a long & strong association with filmmakers, it is our prime aim to build a flourishing ecosystem for Indian and overseas filmmakers where they come with limited crew and get all required facilities in Madhya Pradesh only. M.P. has witnessed maximum web series shoots in 2021.”

“The MP Tourism welcomes the film industry through Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2022 platform to come to Madhya Pradesh for unmatched production costs, Unseen Locations, Unforeseen support, and Unbelievable ease. My best wishes to team DPIFF 2022 for a successful event", said Shekhar.

Anil Mishra from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting highlighted the Certification process and added, "Currently films are certified into three categories U' for unrestricted, public exhibition; U/A' that requires parental guidance for children under 12; and A' for adult films. I urge the filmmakers to physically mark their presence at the office of CBFC during the certification process to obtain the desired certification as the representative i.e. the spot boy or any other crew is not the authorised signatory to proclaim justification on the cuts of the film."

Rohit Bose Roy made the big announcement of the official partners of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 in affiliation with- Incredible India, Powered By CoinDCX & Josh, Co-Powered By Organic India, Koo, Truecaller & Smile Partner Toothsi, Tourism Partners - Madhya Pradesh Tourism, Gujarat Tourism, Rajasthan Tourism, Chhattisgarh Tourism, Karnataka Tourism and Arunachal Pradesh Tourism.

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