India and Vietnam to
strengthen bilateral relations through medium of Cinema
Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister
for Information & Broadcasting has said that collaboration in the field of
Films, Broadcasting and Information Dissemination would strengthen the ties
between India and Vietnam. Cooperation in the field of institutional capacity
building in social media, student exchange programs between premier institutes
of both the countries in the field of journalism and films would bring the two
countries close. He mentioned this while meeting the Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Information
and Communications, Government of Vietnam Mr. Truong Minh Tuan.
During the discussions, Shri Naidu said
that Ministry of Information & Broadcasting would extend all possible
support to promote exchange programs between public broadcasters of the two
countries, content creation, screening and distribution of films.
Shri Naidu apprised the Vietnam delegation
about the Film Facilitation Office (FFO) setup in the Ministry of I&B to
facilitate single window clearance for film makers. The FFO setup shall act as
a facilitation point for film producers and assist them in obtaining requisite
permissions, disseminate information on shooting locales as well as the details
about the various facilities available within the Indian film industry for
production/post production thereof.
Vietnam Minister in his remarks gave a
brief overview about the Media scenario in their country and expressed hope
that there would be cooperation between the National Broadcasters of both the
countries to work closely in the field of real time information gathering and
dissemination.
The Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP)
signed in 2014 between the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Government of Vietnam for the year
2015-17, provided the institutional framework for collaboration in the Films
sector. Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s visit to Vietnam in 2016 was
a significant event for both the countries reinforcing the Government of
India’s “Act East Policy.” The year 2017, marks 45th anniversary of the
diplomatic relation and 10 years of strategic partnerships between the two countries.
Courtesy:pib.nic.in
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