People Are Unwilling To Co-Produce Films With India: Golda Sellam

A film co-production is a production where the production companies from different countries (typically two to three) are working together. The main benefits of such a partnership are the ability to pool financial resources and to access the partner government's incentives and subsidies. “Most of the people are unwilling to partner with India in a co-production agreement because the Indian government doesn’t give any significant tax benefits or subsidies”, said Golda Sellam, French producer who has years of experience working as a financer for films in Europe. She was conducting a presentation on “Co-production Opputunities for Documentary and Short Filmmakers” at Nila theatre yesterday, as a part of the 7th IDSFFK which is concluding today.

The presentation was aimed at helping those Documentarians and Short Fimmakers who are having a hard time finding a willing producer for their work, by exploring the many avenues that are available to them on an international scale, like film festivals, TV channels and the internet.

Golda Sellam is French producer who has years of experience as a financer and co-producer of television programs and films from Europe. She has studied Comparative Literature and Film in London, before joining the ‘Media Program’ of the ’European Community’ in 1995. She has conducted numerous cultural cooperation projects, workshops and media training seminars around the world for international institutions such as the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF).