The High Commission of India in Dhaka organized a special event on Sunday, 23 February 2025, at the Indian Cultural Centre to commemorate 111 years of Indian cinema.
The program featured the soft launch of the upcoming World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025, the inauguration of an exhibition titled Journey of Indian Cinema, a discussion on the evolution of Indian and Bangladeshi filmmaking, and a screening of the Oscar-winning Indian documentary The Elephant Whisperers.
The first edition of WAVES 2025 is set to take place from 1 to 4 May 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India. Speaking at the occasion, High Commissioner of India Shri Pranay Verma emphasized that WAVES would serve as a dynamic platform to foster collaboration, innovation, and artistic excellence within the global media and entertainment industry.
WAVES aims to bring together the leaders of the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry from across the globe, including TV & radio, news media, music, advertising, animation, visual effects, gaming, comics, social media, online creators, artificial intelligence, film, OTT platforms, and exhibitors. The Summit includes Global Media Dialogue of Ministers & Policymakers, Roundtable of M&E CEOs, WAVES Awards recognising the best of the M&E industry, 22 international challenges, masterclasses and workshops, classical and fusion cultural performances, showcasing media startups, plenary and conference sessions, Bharat pavilion and exhibition, and an e-marketplace for M&E industry, called WAVES Bazaar.
The event was attended by many notable personalities from the Media and Entertainment Industry of Bangladesh, who also participated in an interactive discussion on the trends in Indian and Bangladeshi filmmaking and avenues to promote greater collaboration between them.
