The Ministry was pursuing the idea of funding Indian Films in collaboration with the industry to participate in the prestigious International awards such as Oscar and Cannes. This was being noted keeping in mind the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister to project the soft power potential of the country. In this context, the Ministry also proposed to set up NFDC as a Single Window Institution for all film shooting permissions in India. The Minister called upon the industry to undertake ‘ Out of Box Solutions ’ to promote cinema through small theatres and mobile theatres in rural areas to enhance the reach of cinema. He also called upon the Industry to reinforce campaign and networking to project the importance of India’s soft power across global communities.
Regarding the various initiatives undertaken by the Government across M&E sectors, Col. Rathore said that the potential of India as “ Film shooting destination” was a part of the proactive initiative in the policy domain.In his address Col. Rathore emphasized the need to provide top class training to the media fraternity so as to ensure good quality skills and content in view of the challenges facing the sector.
The Minister also emphasized that the future road map of the M&E Sector depended upon technology, creativity and vision to tap resources for optimal utilization. The Government’s policy would incorporate the same keeping in mind the contemporary M&E domain framework. Quoting some of the initiatives of the Ministry, Col. Rathore reiterated the success of FM Phase III auctions in the light of the transparent process adopted, measures being put in place to fast track digitization and the emphasis of the Government on Social Media and Digital advertising to ensure enhanced presence of Government initiatives.
Shri J.S. Mathur,Special Secretary, Information & Broadcasting Ministry, speaking at the Summit said that M&E landscape was undergoing transformative changes and this was a challenge for all concerned stakeholders. Shri Mathur emphasized that the rapidly changing technology provides great opportunities for the players in the sector specially the content developers and creators. He also said that the Government had taken many initiatives for providing an enabling environment for the growth of the sector.