Government To Announce SOPs For Resumption Of Film Production: Prakash Javadekar
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Union
Minister
for
Information
&
Broadcasting
Prakash
Javadekar
today
said
that
the
Government
will
soon
issue
Standard
Operating
Procedures
to
speed
up
resumption
of
film
production
in
the
unlock
phase.
"To
accelerate
the
restart
of
film-making
that
had
come
to
a
standstill
as
a
result
of
COVID,
we
are
also
coming
up
with
incentives
of
production
in
all
sectors,
including
TV
serials,
film-making,
co-production,
animation,
gaming.
We
will
be
announcing
these
measures
shortly," said
Shri
Javadekar
addressing
the
21st
edition
of
FICCI
Frames.
In
view
of
the
Covid-19
pandemic,
the
2020
edition
of
the
annual
gathering
of
the
Media
&
Entertainment
Industry
is
being
held
in
a
virtual
mode,
instead
of
its
usual
location
by
the
Powai
lake
in
Mumbai.
The
Minister
further
remarked
that
the
Covid
pandemic
has
forced
people
to
think
of
new
ways
to
communicate.
Virtual
gatherings
have
become
the
new
normal,
but
the
partnerships
forged
are
real".
He
said
that
India
enjoys
a
huge
cost
advantage
in
content
creation
and
the
Indian
content
is
being
watched
in
over
150
countries
worldwide.
The
Minister
called
upon
all
stakeholders
to
work
together
to
make
progress
and
harness
the
soft
power
of
India
-
media
and
entertainment.
Delivering
the
key-note
address,
Minister
of
State
for
Finance,
Anurag
Thakur
said
the
creative
industry
has
a
significant
role
to
play
in
transforming
India
into
a
knowledge
based
economy.
"From
volume,
the
focus
must
shift
to
value
creation" he
added.
Participating
in
a
technical
session,
Secretary,
Information
&
Broadcasting
Amit
Khare
said,
in
films,
the
role
of
the
government
should
be
that
of
a
facilitator.
"Different
regulatory
structures
must
be
brought
in
sync
to
ensure
less
regulation"
he
added.
Shri
Khare
also
said
that
the
Government
was
fully
in
support
of
granting
infrastructure
status
to
the
Media
&
Entertainment
Industry
and
added
that
some
definitions
need
to
be
fine
tuned.
Niti
Ayog
CEO
Amitabh
Kant
in
his
address
said
every
crisis
can
be
turned
into
an
opportunity
and
India
must
identify
12-13
sunrise
sectors
in
which
it
can
leapfrog
to
become
global
champions
to
achieve
sustainable
high
growth
and
create
jobs.
He
listed
Media
&
Entertainment
industry
as
one
of
them.