Director, Information and Public Relations Department (IPRD), Awadesh Kumar Pandey, on Monday briefed the gathering of renowned film producers and other dignitaries in Gujarat about Jharkhand Film Policy 2015.
Interacting with filmmakers in a seminar christened as ‘Cinematic Tourism in Gujarat-The Way Forward’ under the aegis of 8th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017, Pandey said, “Jharkhand Film Policy provides attractive package of facilities, including financial support to all the film makers. Moreover, special and additional facilities, including support to those promoting regional languages and local artists will be given special package. The films consciously and actively promoting tourism and culture will be given special grant,” he said.
“The provisions relating to grants will also benefit the Gujarati film makers willing to shoot films in Jharkhand in Gujarati or other languages. The state has a considerable number of Gujarati speaking people,” he added.
In an interaction with ‘Gangs of Waseypur’ producer and director Tigmanshu Dhulia, Pandey explained to him about the facility of a single window system for shooting permissions and proposal approvals in Jharkhand.
Earlier, Gujarat Governor Om Prakash Kohli, in his address, said that Cinematic Tourism or Film Tourism can be used as an effective medium in promoting tourism and has potential to attract visitors to destinations and concomitantly boosting economy.