Today, I plan to enjoy a different genre of movie, so I decided to be at INOX Theater for the Taxi 4 premier.

Directed by Gerald Krawczyk, Taxi 4 is the fourth episode of one of the biggest box-office successes of French cinema. Just on the opening day, the original film was watched by close to half a million viewers in Paris.

This 90 min film is fast paced -- a high comedy factor - with an insanely fast chase and a compelling story about a Belgian master-criminal wanted all over Europe for his crimes. He is in the detention of the Police Department of aFrench city to be watched for a few hours before extraditing to a prison in Central Africa. Being in the wrong place on wrong time, Émilien, played by Frederic Diefenthal, is tricked by the baddie and persuaded to let the detainee go. After these events he hooks up with his friend Daniel, played by Samy Naceri, and things fire up with lots of comedy and some mixup about who is the good guy and who is the baddie. A quick note…Do take a ride on prequels, before you hop on .

During the second half of the day, I am at another very engaging seminar about animation, gaming, and visual effects called “Digital Entertainment” at the beautiful deluxe beach resort Cidade de Goa.

The whole idea of this technology-based seminar is to explore, realizing the importance of digital technologies to the entertainment industry. From analog to digital animation to SFX…Indian multiplexes, gaming stations, and broadcasting are adopting the digital technology.

Earlier, business models were driving technological applications. The scenario is just the opposite now, it’s technology driving the business of Indian Entertainment. Digital technology is fast changing the trend in the Indian Media and Entertainment industry.

Present in the seminar were, speakers from leading digital services providers, such as PriceWaterCooper (Entertainment & Media), UFO Moviez, and few SFX specialists from overseas. By investing in this seminar during the film festival, Indian movie-makers are trying to foresee what lies in the digital-future ahead.

Tomorrow I’ll get a chance to attend a first of its kind exhibition on antique film equipment and filmmaking techniques, specially organized during the festival.