The
Karnataka
Chief
Minister
H.D.Kumaraswamy
wants
the
present
film
industry
crisis
to
end
as
fast
as
possible.
This
desire
of
the
Chief
Minister
was
expressed
by
him
after
he
inaugurated
the
second
Bengalooru
International
film
festival
at
the
Chowdaiah
Memorial
Hall
on
Thursday
Evening.
Talking
on
the
present
crisis
in
the
industry
during
his
speech
in
the
inaugural
function,
Kumara
Swamy
said
the
crisis
in
the
film
industry
will
have
to
be
solved
early
with
the
intervention
of
the
veterans
in
the
industry.
The
Chief
Minister
said
that
government
can
do
whatever
possible
to
resolve
the
crisis,
but
it
is
better
for
the
industry
veterans
to
try
and
settle
the
disputes
internally.
He
mentioned
that
his
Government
will
always
come
forward
to
help
film
societies
and
film
organisations
to
organise
film
festivals.
The
state
government
has
donated
Rs
.
20
lacs
for
this
year's
festival
and
will
continue
to
support
the
endeavors
of
film
societies
in
future
also,
added
Kumaraswamy.
He
also
felt
happy
that
the
festival
was
in
memory
of
Late
Dr.
Raj
Kumar.
Well
known
film
director
and
Member
of
Parliament
Shyam
Benegal
hailed
the
efforts
to
Suchitra
Film
Society
which
is
striving
to
bring
awareness
about
good
and
committed
cinema
around
the
world.
Girish
Kasaravalli,
the
director
of
the
Bengalooru
film
festival
also
spoke.
Tallam
Nanjunda
Shetty,
President
of
the
Karnataka
Film
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
Ms.
Parvathamma
Raj
Kumar
were
the
Chief
guests
of
the
inaugural
function.
V.N.Subbarao
welcomed
the
gathering
and
thanked
the
state
government
for
its
support
in
organising
the
festival.