Archie Comics proprietor John Goldwater visits Film Bazaar at IFFI 2023; reveals why he selected India to make a movie on his comics
As Zoya Akhtar‘s The Archies premieres at IFFI 2023, the proprietor of Archie Comics John Goldwater is on the pageant too. It’s his first go to to India and on the occasion, he stated, “I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, the National Film Development Corporation, and the organisers of the International Film Festival of India for giving me the opportunity to personally welcoming my company Archie Comics to India and also speak to the young people who will shape the future of the global Indian content industry.”
The writer is thrilled to be in Goa the place he feels inventive vibes in every single place.”I want to congratulate the 75 minds of tomorrow for being selected from all over the country and for embarking on this journey to tap into their creative potential and unleashing their massive wonderful talent. I am always amazed to see how much talent there is in India. Be that filmmaking, directing, acting, singing, songwriting, cinematography, all of it, everything that it takes to be part of the movie business. India’s diversity is part of its creativity and it inspires me to see how young Indians are able to take a deep dive into the melting pot of cultural languages, dance, folk songs, and tales that we use to tell stories to move and motivate millions of people,” he stated.
John stated it is because of this that he selected India as the perfect vacation spot for making the primary function movie of Archie Comics ever. The movie faucets into India’s distinctive inventive expertise and lends the in any other case American-based Archie Comics by infusing it with healthful quantities of Indian spice to make it pleasurable to audiences worldwide whereas experiencing a brand new location and, completely different neighborhood, however the identical themes that proceed to remain relatable to all people fifty years on.
“It gives me immense pleasure to be here today addressing the 75 young people who are as passionate about the film business as I am. When I took over Archie Comics in 2009, I was exactly where you guys are today. Someone who wanted to bring a change by telling life stories from everywhere, continue creating pop-culture moments with iconic characters from diverse generations and make the relatable no matter what the era and I believe that I have done so. I took the idea and the characters and turned them a little bit on their heads. Coming up with experimental shows like Riverdale and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. It is part of that very endeavour that I am in India today unveiling The Archies film made in India by Indians for the entire the world to enjoy.”
The writer is thrilled to be in Goa the place he feels inventive vibes in every single place.”I want to congratulate the 75 minds of tomorrow for being selected from all over the country and for embarking on this journey to tap into their creative potential and unleashing their massive wonderful talent. I am always amazed to see how much talent there is in India. Be that filmmaking, directing, acting, singing, songwriting, cinematography, all of it, everything that it takes to be part of the movie business. India’s diversity is part of its creativity and it inspires me to see how young Indians are able to take a deep dive into the melting pot of cultural languages, dance, folk songs, and tales that we use to tell stories to move and motivate millions of people,” he stated.
John stated it is because of this that he selected India as the perfect vacation spot for making the primary function movie of Archie Comics ever. The movie faucets into India’s distinctive inventive expertise and lends the in any other case American-based Archie Comics by infusing it with healthful quantities of Indian spice to make it pleasurable to audiences worldwide whereas experiencing a brand new location and, completely different neighborhood, however the identical themes that proceed to remain relatable to all people fifty years on.
“It gives me immense pleasure to be here today addressing the 75 young people who are as passionate about the film business as I am. When I took over Archie Comics in 2009, I was exactly where you guys are today. Someone who wanted to bring a change by telling life stories from everywhere, continue creating pop-culture moments with iconic characters from diverse generations and make the relatable no matter what the era and I believe that I have done so. I took the idea and the characters and turned them a little bit on their heads. Coming up with experimental shows like Riverdale and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. It is part of that very endeavour that I am in India today unveiling The Archies film made in India by Indians for the entire the world to enjoy.”