Recognizing the importance of cinema as a powerful tool for the development and promotion of various tourist destinations, Union Tourism Minister Shri K. Chiranjeevi  announced, several initiatives for promoting “Film Tourism” through films shot in India.  Announcing this in New Delhi today the Minister said that a “Land of Pi” campaign would be launched soon across all media, including print, online, electronic and outdoor, to promotePuducherry and Munnar as tourist destinations. The highlights of the campaign will be : 

• “Land of Pi” posters produced by Tourism Ministry will be displayed worldwide through the Indiatourism offices overseas. These would also be put on the “Incredible India” website and the websites of thePuducherry and Kerala Tourism Departments. 

• Luxury buses plying between Chennai and Puducherry and Kochi andMunnar will be branded with “Land of Pi” creatives. 

• Special “Land of Pi” tours and walking trails will be organized for tourists visiting Puducherry and Munnar . Maps depicting these tours have already been produced. 

• Short films and virals on the tourist attractions in Puducherry andMunnar which have been depicted in the film have been created and one being put on Youtube and other Social Media networks. 

• “Land of Pi” contests will be organized online, with two prizes given every month. The prize would be a holiday package to Puducherry orMunnar, including air tickets to Chennai / Kochi and local hospitality. 

• A boat that hints at “Life of Pi”, with a stuffed toy tiger will be permanently placed at two prominent locations in Puducherry, to provide a photo opportunity to visiting tourists. One location will be a child-safe shallow water near Puducherry’s Paradise Island and the other the soon-to-be-inaugurated Puducherry airport. 

• T’shirts and caps branding the two lands of Pi will be produced and distributed. 

• Online video games will be made as part of the campaign. 

• The campaign will be undertaken in English as well as in French, German, Chinese, Spanish and Japanese. 

• Road shows for promoting tourism to the country will be organized in China and Taiwan, where the film “Life of Pi” has been very well received. Mr. Ang Lee is of Taiwanese origin. 

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