ESG, a Goa government agency, is a co-host of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), along with the Directorate of Film Festivals, which functions under the aegis of the Union ministry for information and broadcasting.

Anthony Gonsalves, a popular Goan violinist, was immortalised in the famous Amitabh Bachchan song "My name is Anthony Gonsalves" from the Manmohan Desai film "Amar Akbar Anthony".

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The song was dedicated to the maestro by music director duo of Laxmikant-Pyarelal, who were taught the intricacies of the string instrument by Gonsalves himself.

A short documentary based on the life of the musician was also screened at the IFFI held in Goa in 2011.

Gonsalves, who was ailing for a long while, died in January 2012.