New Uttarakhand Film Policy 2024 Appreciated At 55th Edition Of International Film Festival Of India
The new Film Policy-2024 was prepared under the guidance of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
Uttarakhand Film Development Council has participated in the 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at the Film Bazaar in Goa. In this episode, the new Film Policy 2024 launched by the Uttarakhand State Government was discussed in the Knowledge Series on Friday. The title of the Knowledge Series was Building Film Friendly Uttarakhand – Initiatives – Incentives – and the Role of Stakeholders. While discussing, film actor and director Anant Mahadevan Narayan, who was present on the stage, said that Uttarakhand has a simple shooting process, which should be appreciated. Mr. Anant Mahadevan shared his experience from permission to shooting his film in Uttarakhand to the completion of the shooting and also praised every kind of help given by the local people. He told that just a month ago he has shot his film “Past Tense” in Uttarakhand, which stars Paresh Rawal, Aditya Rawal, Adil Hussain etc. He said that the state government should also prepare a digital app for the shooting location, this will promote the shooting location of the state more.
Actor Amit Sial shared his experiences during the shooting of his film “Tikadam” in Khurpatal, Nainital district of Uttarakhand. He said that he will always remember the state of Uttarakhand and the friendly nature of its people. He said that whenever he gets a chance, he would like to shoot in Uttarakhand again. He praised the new film policy. He said that the film policy is very attractive, other film producers and directors should also come to Uttarakhand for shooting.
Actress Shruti Pawar told about her first shooting experience in Dehradun and said that today the state government is encouraging national and international level films in the state in every way through the film policy. Describing Uttarakhand as “No less than Switzerland”, she said that there are many shooting locations here and the state government is also providing full cooperation. She praised the Chief Minister of the state, Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami ji, for making positive efforts for the film industry and implementing a new film policy. She described the “Uttarakhand Film Policy 2024” as an important step for the future.
Filmmaker Anupam Sharma, who came from Australia, said that he is making a biopic on the famous country singer of Indian origin, Bobby Cash, who lives in Australia. Half of the shooting of this film will be done in Australia and half in Uttarakhand. This will give Uttarakhand international recognition. He praised the efforts being made by the state government. He also praised the efforts being made by the Chief Minister of the state, Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami ji, for the film industry.
Detailed information about Uttarakhand Film Policy 2024 was given by Dr. Nitin Upadhyay, Joint Chief Executive Officer and Nodal Officer of Uttarakhand Film Vikas Parishad. He said that the new Film Policy 2024 has been implemented in accordance with the guidance and vision of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. He said that the new film policy focuses on the principle of 3T (Talent-Technology and Training).
Dr Upadhyay informed that the work of creating location and resource directory is already underway in Uttarakhand. A national website is being made under Indian Cine Hub, an institution of the Government of India, in which the locations and resources of Uttarakhand are being updated. The film industry is being developed at the local level. Work is being done keeping in mind the creation of employment related to films at the local level. The Knowledge Series was conducted by senior IRS officer, Chief Income Tax Commissioner Bhopal, Mrs. Maya Maheshwari.
On this occasion, Council’s Joint Chief Executive Officer Dr. Nitin Upadhyay presented mementos to all the guests on the stage.
Film producer and director Shalini Shah, actor and senior journalist Satish Sharma, Om Prakash Bhatt, senior officials of NFDC and representatives of other states participating in the film market were present in the program.
