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ESG (Entertainment Society Of Goa) is tasked with helping promote Goa as a film-production destination.
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ESG also has been hosting the prestigious International Film Festival of India since 2004 Established by the Government of Goa in 2004, as the nodal agency in the organization of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the main objective of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) is to frame an entertainment policy to help cultivate Goa into a world-class international entertainment nerve center of the country.

30/10/2026

The spotlight is on IFFI 2026, and media professionals still have time to be part of the action!

The deadline for media accreditation has been extended to 4 November 2026. Apply now for an opportunity to cover the 57th International Film Festival of India, taking place in Panaji, Goa, from 20th–28th November.

🔗 Apply at: https://accreditation.pib.gov.in/eventregistration/login.aspx

29/10/2026

The 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) returns to Goa from 20–28 November 2026, bringing together filmmakers, film professionals, students and cinema enthusiasts for a celebration of stories from across the world.

Explore films. Discover new perspectives. Connect with the world of cinema.

Register as a delegate and be part of the experience!
www.iffigoa.org/delegate-registration

20th–28th November 2026

12/10/2026

🎬 A Hitchcock Classic on the Big Screen!

This Thursday, 15th October at 6:30 p.m., join us for a special screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959, Colour, 135 mins), presented as a tribute to the legendary Eva Marie Saint, who passed away recently.

Starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, this timeless Hitchcock classic is a masterful blend of suspense, humour, romance and thrills.

From the unforgettable crop-duster sequence to the breathtaking climax at Mount Rushmore, North by Northwest is packed with moments that have become part of cinematic history.

Cary Grant plays an advertising executive who is mistaken for a spy and plunged into a perilous cross-country chase—leading to one of Hitchcock’s most entertaining and enduring films.

Shot in VistaVision and directed at the height of Hitchcock’s powers, this is a cinematic experience that deserves to be seen on the big screen.

🎞️ Don’t miss this evergreen masterpiece!

📅 Thursday, 15 October
🕡 6:30 p.m.
🎥 North by Northwest | 1959 | Colour | 135 mins

09/10/2026

🎬 LAST CALL FOR GOAN FILMS!

The countdown is on! Submit your Konkani and Marathi Feature & Non-Feature Films for the 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2026.

Showcase your stories, celebrate Goan cinema, and be a part of India's prestigious film festival.

📅 Last date for submission: 15 October 2026

Don't miss the opportunity. Submit your entries before the deadline!

07/10/2026

🎬 A Hollywood classic awaits!

This Thursday, 8th October at 6:30 PM, join us for a screening of All About Eve (1950) — the acclaimed classic directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

🏆 Winner of 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, the film is a razor-sharp backstage drama about ambition, fame and the price of stardom.

Bette Davis stars as celebrated Broadway actress Margo Channing, whose world is turned upside down when the seemingly devoted young fan Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) enters her life. What begins as admiration soon takes a darker turn as Eve reveals her relentless ambition to climb the ladder to stardom.

✨ Featuring unforgettable performances by Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders, All About Eve remains one of the defining films of Hollywood's Golden Age.

📅 Thursday, 8 October
⏰ 6:30 PM
🎞️ All About Eve | 1950 | 2 hrs 18 mins

Come experience a timeless masterpiece on the big screen.

28/09/2026

🎬 Cinephile Film Club presents El Sur (1983)
A haunting coming-of-age story about a young girl, her enigmatic father, and the secrets of his past. Víctor Erice’s poetic exploration of memory, family, love, and the things we can never fully know about those we love.
As Pedro Almodóvar put it: “One of the best in the history of Spanish cinema.”
📅 1st October, Thursday | 6:30 PM
📍 Maquinez Palace Theatre, Old GMC Complex, Panjim, Goa
Come experience a classic of Spanish cinema. 🎞️

21/09/2026

🎬 CINEPHILE CLUB SCREENING | 24 SEPTEMBER 2026

Step into the world of cinema, memory, culture and resistance with acclaimed National Award-winning filmmaker Meghnath, who will present two powerful documentaries at the next Cinephile Club Screening.

📅 24 September 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM

🎥 In Search of Ajantrik | 2024 | 47 mins
An award-winning documentary that traces a filmmaker’s journey through Jharkhand in search of Adivasi culture, drawing inspiration from Ritwik Ghatak’s Ajantrik.

🎥 Gadi Lohardaga Mail | 2011 | 26 mins
A nostalgic yet poignant journey through the lives and struggles of people connected to the century-old narrow-gauge train that once ran between Ranchi and Lohardaga. Accompanied by evocative songs, the film captures the emotional end of an era as the train made its final journey in January 2004.

🏆 Meghnath, based in Jharkhand, has received several honours for his work, including the National Film Award for Best Environmental Film (2010) and Best Biographical Film (2018).

💬 The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, offering audiences an opportunity to engage with Meghnath and explore the stories, people and histories behind his films.

Come watch. Listen. Reflect. Engage.

24/08/2026

🎬 This Thursday, enter Roy Andersson’s strange, funny and melancholic world where everyday life becomes wonderfully absurd.

We’re screening You, the Living (2007), the acclaimed Swedish comedy told through a series of loosely connected stories about loneliness, anxiety, disappointment, desire and the unexpected humour of being alive.

📅 Thursday, 27 August
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Maquinez Palace
🎞️ You, the Living | 2007 | 95 mins
🎬 Dir. Roy Andersson

Come for the absurdity. Stay for the strangely familiar stories of being human.

17/08/2026

🎬 CINEPHILE CLUB | MOVIE SCREENING

This Thursday, 20th August at 6:30 PM, join us for Volver (2006), the acclaimed Spanish film by one of world cinema’s masters, Pedro Almodóvar.

Starring Penélope Cruz as Raimunda, Volver is a vibrant, emotional story about family, motherhood, resilience and unfinished business—with unexpected twists, humour and joyful moments.

The film won Best Screenplay and the Best Actress Award at Cannes for its remarkable female ensemble.

As critic Roger Ebert described Almodóvar, he is “a director who loves women” — and Volver is a wonderful testament to that.

📅 Thursday, 20th August 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM
🎞️ Volver | 2006 | 2 hrs
🎬 Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Come experience this celebrated work of world cinema with fellow cinephiles.

10/08/2026

🎬 THURSDAY SCREENING | 13 AUG | 6:30 PM

This Thursday at Maquinez Palace, watch Yasujirō Ozu’s Equinox Flower (Higanbana, 1958) - his first film in colour.
A father. A daughter. A choice he struggles to accept.
A quiet, tender exploration of family, tradition, and individual freedom.

🎞️ 118 mins | 🎬 Yasujirō Ozu
📍 Maquinez Palace |
🕡 6:30 PM

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Entertainment Society Of
Panaji
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Telephone

+918322428111

Website

http://www.esg.co.in/

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