Mumbai:23/9/24:Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ashwini Vaishnawvisited the NFDC campus in Mumbai today to conduct an extensive review of the activities of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC). During his visit, the Minister also visited the National Museum of Indian Cinema including the heritage building of Gulshan Mahal. ...

Newdelhi:16/9/24:The “Accessibility Standards” module in E-Cinepramaan has been successfully deployed as per the scheduled timeline i.e. 15th September 2024. The applicants may now apply/submit their films with the required accessibility features for the hearing and visually impaired, as specified in the guidelines. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had set 15th September 2024, as the effective date for implementation of these guidelines. ...

Newdelhi28/8/24:The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for conduct of 3rd batch of ascending e-auctions for 730 channels in 234 new cities with estimated reserve price of Rs.784.87 crore under Private FM Radio Phase Ill Policy. State-wise list of the cities / towns and the number of Private FM channels approved for fresh ...

Mumbai:21/8/24: The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) received more than 150 applications this year from 21 states out of which 6 projects of various genres have been selected for the 17th edition of NFDC Screenwriters’ Lab, an ongoing initiative to develop, nurture, and promote original voices from all over India. The six screenwriters, who also happen to be filmmakers of ...

Bhubaneswar:18/8/24: The first radio artiste of Odisha Sanjukta Roy passed away at her residence in Bhubaneswar on August 15 at the age of 91. A disciple of classical instrumentalist late Ustad Haafiz Ali Khan Saheb of Gwalior, Sanjukta was allowed to perform at the launch of the All India Radio (AIR) station at Cuttack in 1948. Her performance was lauded ...

Bhubaneswar:17/8/24:Babushaan Mohanty-starrer Odia film ‘Daman‘, which brought Ollywood’s focus back on original content, has won the 70th National Film Award in the Best Odia Film category for the year 2022. The award comprises a Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh. Written and directed by Vishal Mourya and Debi Prasad Lenka, the film was released on November 4, ...

Newdelhi:16/8/24:The Jury for the 70th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2022 today. Ahead of this announcement, Sh.. Rahul Rawail, Chairperson of the Feature Film Jury, Sh. Nila Madhab Panda, Chairperson of the Non-Feature Film Jury, and Sh. Gangadhar Mudalair, Chairperson of the Best Writing on Cinema Jury, along with the respective jury members presented the list of ...

New Delhi, August 10, 2024: In commemoration of the 152nd birth anniversary of the eminent philosopher and spiritual leader Sri Aurobindo Ghose, the India International Centre (IIC) is set to organize a special screening of the film ‘Sri Aurobindo: Beginning of a Spiritual Journey.’ The event will take place on August 14, 2024, at 6:30 PM at the C.D. Deshmukh ...

New Delhi:30/7/24:In the bustling corridors of colonial Bihar’s bureaucracy, a young law officer named Mukhtar Samlal schemes his way to the coveted British title of Rai Bahadur. This delightful caper told through the humorous and satirical lens of Jayanath Pati in his novel ‘Fool Bahadur,’ has been resurrected in the first-ever English translation by the renowned poet, author, translator, and ...

Newdelhi:18/7/24:National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), a public sector enterprise under the aegis of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB), has joined hands with Netflix India to launch an upskilling program for voice-over artists in India called “The Voicebox”. Shri graced the occasion. Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, MoIB, Ms. Vrunda Desai, Joint Secretary (Films), MoIB, Shri. Aditya Kutty, Legal Director, Netflix, ...