Agreement worth Rs. 3.45 million signed to promote indigenous films

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Mar. 29; Film Development Board (FDB) has signed a deal worth Rs. 3.45 million to make the Nepali film industry more inclusive and promote indigenous mother tongue films.

The FDB and 15 organisations through the ‘Adivasi Janajati Matribhasi Chalachitra Prabardhan Samiti’ signed the agreement on Friday, according to a press statement issued by FDB. 

The signing ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the Film Development Board, Dinesh DC, board officials, the coordinator of Adivasi Janajati Matribhasi Chalachitra Prabardhan Samiti, Sunil Manandhar, representatives of the Federation of Indigenous Nationalities Film, and officials from various ethnic organisations.

Under this programme, a total budget of Rs. 3450,000 has been approved. 

The organisations signing the deal include the Federation of Indigenous Nationalities Film, Tharu Film and Cultural Association, Tamang Film Association, Magar Filmmakers Association, Rajbanshi Film Maker's Samad Committee, Sunuwar Artists and Filmmakers Society, Dhimal Filmmakers Association, Majhi Filmmakers Association, Gurung Film Association Nepal, Bhujel Filmmakers Association, Kirat Rai Filmmakers Association, Yakthung Munchait Chok Sayang, Thami Film Association, Newas Film Society, and Sherpa Film Association Nepal.

 These organisations have been entrusted with the responsibility of promoting films in various indigenous languages.

The indigenous filmmakers have expressed their enthusiasm for the agreement, stating that it has encouraged them. 

Former president of the Federation of Indigenous Nationalities Film, Amrit Bahadur Sunuwar, welcomed the initiative taken by the FDB to promote mother tongue films.

According to him, “This programme will help make films in various languages in the market and make the Nepali film industry more inclusive.”

Chairman of the Film Development Board, Dinesh DC, said that this initiative would promote diversity in the Nepali film industry. 

Coordinator Sunil Manandhar said that such programmes and initiatives would continue in the future to further strengthen indigenous films.

 This initiative is expected to bring indigenous and ethnic language films into the mainstream. 

The Board also plans to expand the programme more effectively in the coming years, read the press statement.