MUMBAI: Goa will promote itself as a destination for shooting films during the upcoming International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

Addressing the delegates of South Asian Film Festival (SAFF), Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG)‘s chief executive officer Manoj Srivastava said, "The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) will have a stall during ensuing IFFI, which will showcase Goa as a destination for shooting films. We are trying to attract people. How do you attract people? We have to give them benefits and make it easier for them to shoot."

Srivastava said that initially when IFFI travelled to Goa, the state did not have a film culture. But with the passage of time, the participation of locals has increased. "Goa has enough to shoot. Except snow, the state has everything. Even if you want to create a desert scene, it can be done having the beach as the background."

ESG is a nodal agency created by the state government to promote film culture and film related activities in Goa.