 EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Aug 24: A panel discussion on JK Film Policy was organized today in which the speakers expressed their views.
The panel discussion on JK film policy 2021 was organized by popular and eminent artists, technicians, film professionals of Jammu and Kashmir union territory at press club Jammu.
Mohit Mattoo, Tanvir Dar, Atul Vinod Duggal,Bharat Arora and Shiv Kumar were the speakers in the panel discussion supported by all media and press representatives of the union territory . The Panel body included eminent professionals from various departments of filmmaking,
The panel concluded “we are collectively in support of the government initiative but at the same time we demand amendments in jk film policy, the policy should assure maximum benefits to the people involved in art, culture and cinema in union territory, film producers working in Bollywood are not the one who actually require subsidy and grants but for sure local bodies and local professionals requires it the most, from past ten years there is no source of income for people connected to the field of art, culture and cinema, hence forth they are forced to do odd jobs just for their survival, this film policy should assure the survival of those who passionately work and want to earn their livelihood through art, culture and cinema.
The government should also provide guarantee and security to people who wanted to invest in equipment’s for the film shoot , we also urge to facilitate exhibition policy for our regional cinema. We request government body especially JKFDC to make us and other professionals inclusive in policy amendments for whom cinema is a serious business concluded by the panel.
Mohit mattoo, Tanvir Dar, Atul Vinod Duggal, Bharat Arora, Shiv Kumar all the respected panellist gave vote of thanks for the kind support of Media and press representative of the union territory and appealed to Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, JKFDC and other dignitaries to kindly make us part of the change we all welcome it with folded hands. |
