Film
preservation should become People’s Movement: Shri Ajay Mittal
Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting is exploring possibilities of extending financial
and technical support to State Governments in their endeavor to safeguard the
country’s filmic heritage. The objective of preserving the country’s cinematic
heritage has to be achieved in collaboration with State Governments said Shri
Ajay Mittal, Secretary, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Government of
India. He was speaking on the sidelines of a High Level Committee meeting on
National Film Heritage Mission, held in NFAI Pune today.
Speaking
on the occasion, Shri Mittal said that the High Level Committee has reviewed
the progress of the National Film Heritage Mission and taken some major
decisions to expand the horizons of the same. The mission would ensure not only
the preservation of filmic heritage but also its dissemination and access to the
last mile. This would enable awareness amongst youth and children about our
rich cultural heritage.
Appreciating
the efforts of officers at NFAI in implementing the Mission, Shri Mittal said,
all necessary steps are being undertaken to involve International organizations
and institutions to ensure project’s implementation as per global standards. He
further added that NFAI’s facilities would be augmented by creating new state
of the art vaults in its premises.
Speaking
about the need of enhancing research on Indian cinema, Shri Mittal said,
Government is exploring the possibility of extending NFAI’s research fellowship
to the University level through formal institutional mechanisms. NFAI would
reach out to major Universities for short and long term courses in the area of
film studies incorporating subject of film archiving and preservation. This
would ensure building of skilled manpower in the niche area of film preservation.
The
High Level Committee meeting was attended by senior officers of the Ministry
which included Shri Subhash Sharma, AS&FA, Shri Sanjay Murthy, JS, Shri
Mukesh Sharma, DG Films Division, Shri Prakash Magdum, Director NFAI, Shri
Santosh Ajmera, Officer on special duty, NFHM along with film-makers
Shri Jahnu Barua & Shri Rajeev Mehrotra. The meeting was chaired by Shri
Ajay Mittal, Secretary Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
Courtesy:pib.nic.in
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