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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Kerala film policy conclave is held in August
T'puram: Kerala Film Policy Conclave will be held in Thiruvananthapuram on Aug 2 and 3 as part of the state's film policy formulation. The conclave, which will take place at the Sankaranarayanan Thampi Hall in the Kerala Legislative Assembly complex, will be inaugurated by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan under the chairmanship of the minister of cultural affairs, Saji Cherian. The conclave will comprehensively discuss various aspects of cinema and will include representatives from 17 states that have formulated film policies, the National Film Development Corporation, the ministry of information and broadcasting, the central ministry of culture and tourism, international representatives from the Indian cinema sector, various film organisations and experts from the fields of labour and law. There will be in-depth discussions on about twelve topics related to the film industry. Following the conclave, govt aims to publish a draft of the film policy within a month. The conclave has been the biggest demand of the women's collective in the cinema industry since the Justice Hema Committee submitted the report to state govt. The committee was appointed by state govt to look into the alleged atrocities against women in the film industry and to suggest remedial measures. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Manchas, rugas e pele opaca? Uma aplicação disso à noite está virando febre. A arte do herbalismo Undo However, even after the committee submitted the report, govt delayed convening of this conclave. Police cases registered against the male actors based on the statements given by a few actors before the committee are also on the verge of closure, due to the female actors who deposed before the committee not being interested in going ahead with the police cases. When reports of the police withdrawing the cases registered came out, a few of the actors from the women's collective came out against state govt, remembering the unfulfilled promise of convening a film conclave to formulate a film policy.
The Hindu
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Kerala film conclave to be held in Thiruvananthapuram in August
The Kerala Film Policy Conclave, organised by the State government as part of the framing of a policy for the Malayalam film industry, will be held in Thiruvananthapuram on August 2 and 3 this year. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the conclave at a function to be held at the Sankaranarayanan Thampi Hall inside the Legislative Assembly complex here. Minister for Cultural Affairs Saji Cherian will preside over the function. The conclave, which will comprehensively discuss various aspects of cinema, will be attended by representatives of the seventeen states that have formulated the film policy, representatives of the National Film Development Corporation, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Union Ministry of Culture and Tourism, personalities from the Indian film industry as well as international experts, various film organisations and experts in the fields of labour and law. Comprehensive discussions will be held on various issues related to the film sector. Following the conclave, the government aims to publish the draft of the film policy within a month. The film policy committee has till now held a total of 75 meetings with various stakeholders in the industry as part of efforts at formulating the policy. One of the major issues raised by various stakeholders in the meetings was the lack of formal recognition as an industry, due to which regulations are not in place to govern most of the activities in the Malayalam film industry. Following the discussions, the film policy panel outlined thematic areas regarding issues to be taken care of by the different government departments. The key thematic area will be the one related to gender and working conditions in the industry regarding issues to be handled by the Labour and Women and Child Development departments as well as the Human Rights Commission. These include issues related to casting couch, lack of proper implementation of Internal Committees in film sets, disparity in remuneration, threats against dissenting voices, long working hours, lack of women in technical departments, exploitation by agents and substance abuse.
