What is the News?
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced the merger of its four-film media units– Film Divisions, Directorate of Film Festivals(DFF), National Film Archive of India (NFAI), Children’s Film Society of India(CFSI)– with National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).
| Read more: Merging Film and Media Units with NFDC – Explained, pointwise |
What is the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)?
Established in: 1975
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Aim: To plan, promote and organize an integrated and efficient development of the Indian Film Industry and foster excellence in cinema.
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Reason for merger: Bringing all these four film media units under single management will reduce the overlap of various activities and ensure better utilisation of public resources.
Significance of this merger: With this merger, the mandate for the production of documentaries and short films; organization of film festivals; and preservation of films have been transferred to the NFDC.
| Read more: Need and challenges with the merger of other film archive bodies with the National Film Development Corporation (NDFC) |
Source: This post is based on an article “Four govt run film units merged with NFDC” published in The Hindu on 31st March 2022.
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