India 2018

442 India 2018
100 years of Indian Cinema, lot of historical material suitable for the film
museum has been destroyed, damaged or not taken care of properly due to
lack of restoration and preservation facilities of this kind. The Film Museum
will not only provide a store house of information to the laymen but it will
also help film makers, film students, enthusiasts and critics to know the
development of cinema as a medium of artistic expression not only in the
country but in all parts of the world, as there is no Film Museum in India.
FD Zone
FD Zone is a collaborative effort of Films Division with independent film
makers to organize regular curated screenings of documentaries, short films
and animation films and avant-garde and meaningful cinema. For every
screening, an independent film maker curates on voluntary basis a mixture
of films of Films Division and independent film makers. The Director,
cinematographer or editor, sound recordist and other main members of the
crew of the independent films screened in the event are invited for interaction
with the audience. The screenings are free and open to all.
National Film Development Corporation Limited
www.nfdcindia.com
The National Film Development Corporation Limited (NFDC), incorporated
in 1975, (100 per cent owned GOI body) was formed by the Government of
India with the primary objective of planning and promoting an organized,
efficient, and integrated development of the Indian film industry. NFDC
was reincorporated in the year 1980, by merging the Film Finance Corporation
(FFC) and Indian Motion Picture Export Corporation (IMPEC) with NFDC.
The erstwhile Film Finance Corporation (FFC) was set up in 1964, with
the primary objective of extending finance to young talented film makers for
film production, whereas, the Indian Motion Picture Export Corporation
(MPEC), an autonomous body, was set up to regulate the import and export
of Films and canalization of new stock into the country. In recognition of the
need for a body that could facilitate the growth of the Indian film industry,
the Government of India merged the FFC and IMPEC and NFDC. The
NFDC has so far funded/ produced over 200 films. These films, in various
Indian languages, have been widely acclaimed and have won many national
and international awards. The Corporation has its corporate office at Mumbai
along with three regional offices situated at Chennai, Kolkata, and Delhi and
a branch office at Thiruvananthapuram.
Directorate of Film Festivals
www.dff.nic.in
The Directorate of Film Festivals was set up in 1973 with the prime objective
of promoting good cinema. This is undertaken by organizing a range of
activities under these broad categories: (a) the International Film Festival of