Film maker Mahesh Manjrekar inaugurated the Film Festival 'Cinema out of the Box' organized by Entertainment Society of Goa in collaboration with Directorate of Film Festivals and National Film Archive of India on June 14 at Maquinez Palace. Soon after the inauguration Manjrekar said, "Goa is taking leaps into the Entertainment Industry and very soon it will be like Cannes, where actors and directors will want to rush too." The event will showcase a bouquet of films that have broken the boundaries of convention and have given the world cinema with an edge.The festival is a unique Film Festival which was brought about by Manoj Srivastava, CEO, Entertainment Society of Goa, after his experience at a film festival where it was assumed that Indian Cinema is all songs and dance.
Through the film festival, the Entertainment Society wants to educate the audience that there are a lot of films that have broken away from the conventional plot and are making waves in the industry as well as enriching audience. Films which have been path breaking and pioneers in social realism like
Jagte Raho, Koshish, Neecha Nagar etc. will be screened during the five-day extravaganza.