WAVES Film Bazaar 2025 Concludes with Record International Participation, Strategic MoUs and over ₹1050 Crore Business Leads

WAVES Film Bazaar 2025 Concludes with Record International Participation, Strategic MoUs and over ₹1050 Crore Business Leads

Unprecedented Global Participation

Robust Business Activity and Market Impact

Strengthening Indo–Australian Collaboration: Four Major MoUs Signed

#IFFIWood, 27 November 2025

 

WAVES Film Bazaar 2025, organized alongside the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), concluded on a high note, reaffirming India’s position as a rising global hub for film production, collaboration, and market expansion. This year’s edition witnessed exceptional international participation, landmark partnerships, and unmatched opportunities for content creators, distributors, and industry professionals.

This year, 2,500+ delegates from 40+ countries participated in the five-day market, marking one of the largest international gatherings at a South Asian film market. A total of 320 projects were showcased across the Viewing Room, Co-Production Market, Screenwriters’ Lab, and Market Screenings, representing 15+ countries and demonstrating strong global interest in India’s content ecosystem.

WAVES Film Bazaar 2025 facilitated a dynamic environment for networking, collaborations, and deal-making:

These outcomes underline WAVES Film Bazaar’s emergence as one of South Asia’s most influential film markets, offering unmatched access to Indian and international storytellers, producers, distributors, and investors.

In a landmark development, WAVES Film Bazaar 2025 facilitated the signing of three key MoUs with Media & Entertainment based in Australia, greatly enhancing bilateral cooperation across education, distribution, talent development, and festival exchanges:

MoU between International Film Festival of India, NFDC & Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
 A strategic three-year partnership to strengthen Indo–Australian screen relations through festival exchanges, producer labs, and a new Waves Bazaar–IFFM Co-Distribution Fund. The collaboration will boost curated screenings, premieres, training programmes, and joint promotion of creative projects across both countries.
 

PTC Punjabi has partnered with Australian production company Temple to co-present three punjabi language feature films under the Australia- India Co Production treaty. The estimated valuation of the projects are over 7 million USD

Strong collaboration with other international festivals

WAVES Film Bazaar 2025 also emerged as a vital platform for deepening India’s engagement with major international film festivals. In a significant development, Raindance Film Festival (UK), Tribeca Film Festival Lisboa, and Busan International Film Festival (South Korea)  expressed their interest in hosting India as the ‘Focus Country’ in their upcoming editions.

WaveX Startup Pavilion Showcases 14 Creative-Tech Innovators at IFFI 2025

The WaveX Startup Pavilion marked a significant milestone at the Waves Film Bazaar by featuring 14 emerging startups from the creative, media, and entertainment-technology sectors.

The participation enabled WaveX startups to:

 

About IFFI

Born in 1952, the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) stands tall as South Asia’s oldest and largest celebration of cinema. Jointly hosted by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India and the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), State Government of Goa, the festival has grown into a global cinematic powerhouse—where restored classics meet bold experiments, and legendary maestros share space with fearless first-timers. What makes IFFI truly sparkle is its electric mix—international competitions, cultural showcases, masterclasses, tributes, and the high-energy WAVES Film Bazaar, where ideas, deals and collaborations take flight. Staged against Goa’s stunning coastal backdrop from November 20–28, the 56th edition promises a dazzling spectrum of languages, genres, innovations, and voices—an immersive celebration of India’s creative brilliance on the world stage.

 

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