(a) the details of the films for which the Government provides financial
assistance during each of the last three years and the current year,
film-wise;
(b) the criteria for providing the said assistance;
(c) the names of the person who received the said assistance; and
(d) the number of films completed out of the above and the places
where were screened?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
(DR. S.JAGATHRAKSHAKAN)
(a): The Government provides funds under the Plan Scheme “Film Production in
various regional languages†to National Film Development Corporation Ltd.(NFDC)
for production of films in various regional languages and films in Hindi/English
languages. Under the Plan Scheme, for the 11th Five Year Plan, Rs. 36.00 crores
has been earmarked for production/co-production by NFDC for 15 feature films in
regional languages and 3 films in Hindi/English languages. Out of Rs. 36.00 crores,
Rs. 19.34 crores has been disbursed to NFDC till date. The details of films, which
has been completed by NFDC so far with the funds provided are given in Annexure.
(b): The criteria for providing said assistance is as per NFDC’s production guidelines.
This includes Bye-laws and Regulations for the regulation of the Corporation’s Scheme
for Film Production and related activities and is available on the website of NFDC
i.e. www.nfdcindia.com.
(c): Does not arise. The NFDC does not extend financial assistance to individuals.
(d): The details of films completed with the fund provided to NFDC and the places
where these films have been screened are given in Annexure.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 4540 FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2010.
Number of Films completed by NFDC under the Plan Scheme “Film Production in
various regional languages†and the places where these were screened.
S.No. Name of the Films Places where screened
1. Paltadacho Munis (Konkani) Mumbai, Goa, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru, Toronto (Canada), Hongkong (China), Cairo(Egypt), California(USA), Berlin(Germany)
2. Haat The Weekly Bazaar (Rajasthani) Mumbai, Goa, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru, TPune, Cairo(Egypt)
3. Bioscope (Malayalam) Goa, Delhi, Mumbai,Thiruvananthapuram, Thrisur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Kochi, Kolkata, Cannes(France), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Florence(Italy), Mannheim (Germany), Atlanta(USA), Tehran(Iran), New York (USA), New Jersey(USA), San Francisco(USA)
4. Manjadikuru (Malayalam) Thiruvananthapuram, Cannes (France)
5. Maya Bazaar (Bengali) Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru
6. That Girl In Yellow Boots (Hindi) Toronto (Canada), South Asia International Film Festival.