WAVES Bazaar to feature Viewing Room, market screenings and Pitchroom at WAVES 2025
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry said on 31 March 2025 that WAVES Bazaar, a global e-marketplace for media and entertainment, will hold its first edition on 1–4 May 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai.
Summary
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on 31 March 2025 that WAVES Bazaar, a global e-marketplace for the media and entertainment industry, will hold its first edition from 1 to 4 May 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai as part of WAVES 2025. It will cover film, TV and AVGC (animation, VFX, gaming and comics). Its segments include a Viewing Room and Market Screenings for buyers and distributors, Buyer and Seller Meetings organised with FICCI Frames Content Marketplace, and a Pitchroom for projects seeking partners.
Key facts
- Announced
- 31 March 2025, Ministry of I&B (PIB Mumbai)
- Dates
- 1–4 May 2025 (first edition)
- Venue
- Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai
- Sectors
- Film, TV, AVGC
- Segments
- Viewing Room, Market Screenings, Buyer & Seller Meetings, Pitchroom
- Partner
- FICCI Frames Content Marketplace (buyer-seller meetings)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was the first edition of WAVES Bazaar, announced on 31 March 2025, scheduled to be held on 1–4 May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai
WAVES Bazaar was to be held at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, as part of WAVES 2025.
WAVES Bazaar's Buyer and Seller Meetings segment, announced on 31 March 2025, was organised in collaboration with which body?
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Correct answer: C — FICCI Frames Content Marketplace
The Buyer and Seller segment was organised in collaboration with FICCI Frames Content Marketplace.