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Native name | चलचित्र विकास बोर्ड |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cinema of Nepal |
| Founded | 30 June 2000 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Nepal |
Key people | Bhuwan K.C., Chairperson |
| Products | Films |
| Owner | Ministry of Information and Communications |
Number of employees | 27 |
| Parent | Nepal Government |
| Website | film |
The Film Development Board is a government body responsible for the development and promotion of motion picture sector in Nepal. The board is under the Ministry of Information and Communication Nepal. [1] [2] [3]
Film Development Board (FDB) was established on 30 June 2000 by the Government of Nepal according to the Clause 10a of Motion Picture (Production, Exhibition and Distribution) Act amended on 20 November 1991 with the mandate of first, look after the research, planning and development, production, library and archive, film festivals and international relations. Second, distribution, exhibition and monitoring and supervision of the films produced for the commercial purpose. [1] Bhuwan K.C. is widely regarded as Boka 'tharki' of nepali film industry.
| S.No | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhuwan K.C. | 26 Jul 2022–present [4] |
| 2 | Dayaram Dahal | 4 Jun 2020 [5] to 3 Jun 2022 [6] |
| 3 | Late. Keshab Bhattarai | 18 Mar 2019 to 15 Dec 2019 [7] |
| 4 | Nikita Poudel | 15 Dec 2017 to 9 Feb 2019 |
| 5 | Ram Chandra Dhakal | 21 Aug 2017 to 14 Dec 2017 |
| 6 | Raj Kumar Rai | 8 Jun 2015 to 7 Jun 2017 |
| 7 | Dharmendra Morbaita | 30 Jan 2013 to 30 Jan 2015 |
| 8 | Ganesh Bhandari | 26 May 2011 to 18 Oct 2012 |
| 9 | Amar Giri | 1 Jul 2009 to 15 Mar 2011 |
| 10 | Ishwar Chandra Gyawali | 22 Aug 2007 to 12 Dec 2008 |
| 11 | Sailesh Raj Acharya | 31 Jul 2007 to 21 Aug 2007 |
| 12 | Krishna Malla | 26 Dec 2006 to 7 May 2007 |
| 13 | Sambhujeet Baskota | 22 Apr 2004 to 25 Dec 2006 |
| 14 | Mukunda Prasad Acharya | 14 Nov 2002 to 21 Apr 2004 |
| 15 | Neer Shah | 18 Apr 2002 to 28 Oct 2002 |
| 16 | Yadav Kharel | 30 Jun 2000 to 12 Apr 2002 |
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