Bollywood Puts Ontario In Global Spotlight
Premier McGuinty is welcomed at IIFA over weekend. (Photos Dalton McGuinty Flickr)
IIFA Weekend and Awards Helps Strengthen Ties Between Ontario, India
The first International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards in North America wrapped up a successful festival in Ontario, bringing unprecedented international attention to the province.
The weekend ended with a tribute to legendary filmmaker Raj Kapoor in a joint event hosted by IIFA and TIFF.
On Saturday evening, Premier Dalton McGuinty walked down the green carpet with Shah Rukh Khan and promoted Ontario to hundreds of millions of international viewers watching the awards ceremony. He thanked IIFA organizers for choosing Ontario and highlighted the strong cultural and economic ties between Ontario and India.
More than 300 business leaders and companies from India and Ontario met to explore investment opportunities during IIFA’s global business forum. Every year, Ontario and India share $1.6 billion in trade — a relationship which continues to grow.
Throughout the weekend, families across the GTA enjoyed South Asian film, culture, food and music festivities. The IIFA Awards Weekend helped promote Ontario as an international destination for tourism, culture and business.
QUICK FACTS
- Toronto is one of the most multicultural cities in the world.
- The Global Business Forum focused on clean technology, postsecondary education, digital media, tourism and film.
- Almost 600,000 Ontarians have roots in India and maintain close ties to Indian culture.
LEARN MORE
- Check out the Premier’s FLICKR page related to this weekend
- See how Ontario and India’s two-way trade has grown.
- Find out more about Premier McGuinty’s trade mission to India in 2009.
- Discover great travel ideas in Ontario.
See more of this weekend's photos in the Premier's related Flickr Page (link listed above)
