Odisha Film Development Corporation

Odisha Film Development Corporation

Abbreviation	OFDC
Formation	1976
Headquarters	Chalachitra Bhawan, Buxi Bazar, Cuttack
Region served	Odisha
Chairman	Kuna Tripathy
Website	https://odfilm.org

The Odisha Film Development Corporation is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Government of Odisha. Odisha Film Development Corporation is a promotional agency for the growth and development of film industry in Odisha established in 1976 ^[1] in Cuttack to promote the Odia film industry. ^{[2] [3]}

Achievements

• Establishment of Kalinga Studios with Complete Facilities for Indoor Shooting, Outdoor Shooting, Editing, Dubbing, Music Recording (Mono Stereo), Mixing in 16mm, 35mm and Cinema Scope Format
• Establishment of Prasad Kalinga Film Laboratory for Processing and Printing of Colour and Black & White Films in 16mm, 35mm and Cinema Scope Format
• Establishment of a Video Complex in Kalinga Studio for Production of Video Films, Telefilms and Serials with Facilities for Editing, Recording, Dubbing and Shooting
• Organisation of 16 of Regional Film Festivals for Screening of Various Award Winning and Indian Panorama Films
• Organisation of 9 of Children's Film Festivals in Collaboration with Children Film Society of India
• Organisation of the 5th International Children's Film Festival in the Year 1987
• Organisation of 13 Foreign Film Festivals
• Sanction of subsidy to 283 Oriya & Other Languages Featured Films & Documentary Films
• Sanction of subsidy to 13 New Cinema Houses Equivalent to ET Collected for First 2 Years
• Sanction of loan for Construction of Cinema Houses to 86 Entrepreneurs
• Sanction of Soft Loans for Production of 95 Odia Featured Films
• Sanction of Term Loan for Production of 41 Odia Feature Films
• Establishment of an Office Complex known as Chalachitra Bhawan to House the Headquarter of the OFDC at Cuttack with a Film Archive and Preview Theatre
• Declaration of Film Production and Cinema Hall Construction as Industrial Activities
• Enforcement of Compulsory Screening of Odia Feature Films in the Cinema Houses since 11 December 1978
• Opening of Regional Office of the Board of Film Certification

Past Chairpersons

• Muzibula Khan, Chairman of Odisha Film Development Corporation
• Devdas Chhotray, Director of Odisha Film Development Corporation (1983-89 & 1996-98).
• Sarat Pujari, Member of the Board of Directors

See also

• National Film Development Corporation of India

References

1. Nanda, Jayanta K. (2001). Industrial Development. Sarup & Sons. p. 146. ISBN   978-8176252539.
2. "Position of Oriya Film Industry". Directorate of Film Festivals.
3. "About OFDC | Industries Department". industries.odisha.gov.in. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

External links

• Official Website of Odisha Film Development Corporation (OFDC) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine