Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday unveiled the plaque to mark the foundation stone-laying ceremony of redevelopment of the Kalinga Studio. Chairman, OFDC Satybrata Tripathy explained the CM about the key infrastructure of the project for which the State Government has approved Rs 200 crore.
The project work will be executed by the IDCO and is expected to complete the construction and landscaping of the core support area by December 2022.
The project concept and master plan will be given an international consulting firm M/s Grant Thornton Bharat LLP while the studio will be developed spreading into three different zones comprising infrastructure such as multi sized indoor shooting halls with all modern facilities, make believe shooting locales, theme based parks, post-production facilities such as dubbing and mixing studio, animation work station, editing suite, DI (Digital Intermediate) Studio, preview theatre, Directors’ room, space for brainstorming, script narration, casting etc, recording lab, radio and media houses etc. Along with film production, the studio proposes to contain comprehensive fun, entertainment, and a leisure hub.
The infrastructure includes live performance stage, adventure parks, kids play area, water games, castle view, snow world, iconic points etc along with boarding and lodging facilities for the film crew, and space for social and cultural gatherings.