A roundtable meeting was held between the State Industries Department and the media and entertainment industry stakeholders from Odisha and other parts of India with a focus on assistance to be provided by the Odisha State Film Policy 2019 to enhance the opportunities for the film sector in Odisha. It was organised by the FICCI.
It saw participants, which included Bollywood film personality Sanjay Suri, Himanshu Dhanuka from Eskay Movie, Kolkata, South film producer Sabu Cherian, Business Head, Zee Rahul Rao, Sidhant Mohapatra from
Odia film industry, producer/directors Manmohan Mohapatra, Akshya Parija, Deepak Samantray, Jugal Debata and representatives from Cine Chambers, Film Producers Association among others.
Key speakers at the roundtable included Sanjeev Chopra, Principal Secretary, Industries Department, Dr Nitin Jawale, MD, IPICOL and Satyabrata Tripathy, Chairman Odisha Film Development Corporation (OFDC).
They shared information and knowledge about the Odisha Film Policy 2019 through open house discussion and presentations.
Addressing the audiences, Chopra said, “Odisha Film Policy 2019 is the most comprehensive and attractive policy by any State in India.”
A detailed presentation on the provisions of the Film Policy was made by Dr Nitin Jawale.
Tripathy said, “We are the first State in India to declare film sector as an industry.”