Akshay Kumar with R Balki in a studio in Mumbai. (Image courtesy: indianfilmhistory_official)
Strong points
- Prakash Javadekar spoke at the inauguration of FICCI FRAMES 2020
- The center will offer incentives to speed up the restart of filming, he said.
- Union Minister said incentives will be provided in all sectors
New Delhi:
The government is preparing a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the filming of films in India in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and should also provide production incentives to speed up the restart of filming, the minister said on Tuesday. of the Prakash Javadekar Union. , reported the PTI news agency. Speaking at the launch of FICCI FRAMES 2020, an entertainment business convention, Mr. Javadekar said that all stakeholders must work together to advance and harness India’s soft power – the media and entertainment. “The government is proposing a standard operating procedure for filming films in India in the light of the pandemic,” said the Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
“In addition, to accelerate the restart of film production that had stopped following COVID, it also offers production incentives in all sectors, including television series, filmmaking, co-production, animation, We will be announcing these measures shortly, “he said.
Prakash Javadekar also said that more than 80 foreign film producers have taken advantage of the film facilitation office. They have obtained one-stop shop authorization for the shooting of their films in India, said Javadekar.
He said that discussions at FICCI FRAMES would certainly give rise to new and innovative ideas that could be followed up on.
Virtual inaugurations are the new standard and these virtual spaces are the new places for real partnerships, he said.
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