Odisha Film Development Corporation (OFDC) Managing Director Nitin B Jawale has said the State’s new Film Policy providing incentives for movie shootings would boost tourist footfalls.
In March this year, the Government unveiled the policy, which aims to provide subsidy up to Rs 2.5 crore to a film that promotes the State, its culture, heritage as a tourist destination, Jawale told reporters on the sidelines of the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
He said operational guidelines have been prepared for filmmakers, informing them about dos and don’ts to avail the benefit of the subsidy. The response for the subsidy has been good as more than 20 filmmakers have already submitted their proposals, he said.
OFDC Chairman Satyabrata (Kuna) Tripathy said the Odisha film industry is 83-year-old; and annually, 30 to 40 films are produced.
State Tourism Director Sachin Jadhav said. “Be it the virgin environs of Odisha’s sea beaches and Chilka lake, the tranquility of the Diamond Triangle, Buddhist Circuit, the unique synthesis of the modern and traditional in Smart Temple City of Bhubaneswar or the spiritual ethos of Puri, shooting films in the State is sure to give filmmakers greater cinematic output at a lower cost.”