Dehradun, April 19 -- Western Australia backs NIFFA

Garhwal Post Bureau

Perth, 17 Apr: The National Indian Film Festival of Australia (NIFFA) has made a strong statement in Western Australia, opening its Perth edition with a sold-out red carpet gala and visible backing from a powerful mix of government, civic, academic and cultural institutions. With support from the City of Perth, Department of Creative Industries, Murdoch University, WA Museum, State Library of Western Australia, Reading Cinemas Belmont, the Consulate of India in Perth, and the Indian Society of Western Australia, NIFFA's WA chapter has become much more than a festival stop.

In just its second year, NIFFA has grown into what organisers describe as the largest nationa...