Lok Sabha Question No. 3390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Organising of Regional Language Film Festivals
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3390

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018)

## ORGANISING OF REGIONAL LANGUAGE FILM FESTIVALS

3390: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## SHRI BHEEMRAO B.PATIL

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether various regional language film festivals  are  organized  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the film festivals organized during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the  total  expenditure  incurred  for  the  said  purpose  in  various  States including in  Jharkhand  and  Telangana during the said period, State/UT-wise.

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

(a  to  c)  :  Several  state  level  film  festivals  with  various  themes  were organized through Directorate of Film Festivals. The details of the regional film  festivals  organized/participated  by  the  Ministry  of  Information  and Broadcasting  during  the  last  three  years  in  different  states  and  Union Territories, along with the expenditure incurred, are attached as Annexure-A

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3390 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2018

## 1. Film Festivals organized by DFF in 2015-16

|   S. No. | Film Festival                     | Venue     | Date              | Sanctioned Amount   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | 62 nd National Film Festival      | New Delhi | 4-14 May, 2015    | Rs. 1,62,500/-.     |
|        2 | Fragrances from The North East    | New Delhi | 21-23 Aug. 2015   | Rs. 38,13,400/-     |
|        3 | DIAF Film Festival                | New Delhi | 27-29 Oct. 2015   | Provided Venue only |
|        4 | Indian Panorama Film Festival     | Bengaluru | 17-20 March, 2016 | Rs. 9,50,000/-      |
|        5 | North East Component in IFFI 2015 | Goa       | 20- 30 Nov. 2015  | Rs. 24,96,850/-     |

## 2. Film Festival organized by DFF in 2016-17

| S. No.   | Film Festival                                | Venue     | Date              | Ministry's Sanction   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.       | Kannada Film Festival                        | New Delhi | 16-18 April, 2016 | Provided Venue only.  |
| 2.       | 63 rd National Film Festival                 | New Delhi | 4- 17 May, 2017   | Rs.96,000/-           |
| 3.       | Festival of National Award Winning Films     | Pune      | 27-29 May, 2016   | Provided films only   |
| 4.       | Brahmputra Film Festival                     | Guwhati   | 22-24 July, 2016  | Rs. 4,00,000/-        |
| 5.       | Indian Panorama Film Festival                | Shillong  | 4-6 Aug. 2016     | Rs. 5,19,183/-        |
| 6.       | Independence Day Film Festival               | New Delhi | 12-18 Aug. 2016   | Rs.12,75,920/-        |
| 7.       | North-East Section in Indywood Film Carnival | Hyderabad | 24-27 Sep. 2016   | Rs. 4,50,000/-        |
| 8.(A)    | IFFI Chapter in North-East                   | Goa       | 16-19 Dec. 2016   | Rs. 6,55,000/-        |
| 8.(B)    | IFFI Chapter in North-East                   | Imphal    | 16-19 Dec. 2016   | Rs.10,000,00/-        |
| 9.       | Indian Panorama Film Festival                | New Delhi | 16-27 Jan. 2017   | Rs. 8,47,676/-        |
| 10.      | Fragrances from                              | Pune      | 28 th - 30 th     | Rs.45,40,759/-        |

|    | the North East                 |            | Jan. 2017       |                     |
|----|--------------------------------|------------|-----------------|---------------------|
| 11 | Bhojpuri Film Festival         | New Delhi  | 3-5 Feb. 2017   | Rs. 8,61,688/-      |
| 12 | Indian Panorama Film Festival  | Puducherry | 10-12 Feb. 2017 | Provided films only |
| 13 | Indian Panorama Film Festival  | Port Blair | 15-19 Feb.2017  | Provided films only |
| 14 | Indian Panorama Film Festival. | Puducherry | 6-8 Feb. 2017   | Provided films only |

3.  70  Saal  Azadi-  Yaad  Karo  Kurbani  a  series  of  Patriotic  Film Festivals organized by DFF during  2016-17.
4. Film Festivals organized by DFF in 2017-18

|   S. No. | Venue                       | Dates               | Sanctioned Amount   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Wardha, Maharashtra         | 30 Sep.- 2 Oct.2016 | Rs. 4,50,000/-      |
|        2 | Jorhat, Assam               | 30 Sep.- 2 Oct.2016 | Provided films only |
|        3 | Bhuj, Gujarat               | 6-8 January 2017    | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|        4 | Jaipur, Rajasthan           | 14-16 January 2017  | Provided films only |
|        5 | Rohtas, Bihar               | 7-9 February 2017   | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|        6 | Kolhapur, Maharashtra       | 22-29 Dec. 2016     | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|        7 | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu      | 10-12 Feb. 2017     | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|        8 | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu       | 17-19 Feb. 2017     | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|        9 | Kasaragod, Kerala           | 23-25 Feb. 2017     | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       10 | Indore, Madhya Pradesh      | 20-22 Feb. 2017     | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       11 | Mau, Uttar Pradesh          | 6-8 March 2017      | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       12 | Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh | 20-22 Feb. 2017     | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       13 | Guwahati, Assam             | 4-5 March 2017      | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       14 | Aizawl, Mizoram             | 9-10 March 2017     | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       15 | Surajpur, Chaattisgarh      | 10-12 March 2017    | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       16 | Banka, Bihar                | 20- 22 March 2017   | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       17 | Nizamabad, Telangana        | 10-12 Feb. 2017     | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       18 | Madurai, Tamil Nadu         | 11-13 April, 17     | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       19 | Warangal, Telangana         | 10-12 March, 2017   | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       20 | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu      | 10-12 Feb, 2017     | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       21 | Kasaragod, Kerala           | 9-12 March, 2017    | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       22 | Thanjavur                   | 14-16 March, 2017   | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|       23 | Vishakhapatnam              | 27-28 March, 2017   | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |

| S.   | Film Festival   | Venue   | Date   | Sanctioned   |
|------|-----------------|---------|--------|--------------|

|   No. |                                 |                      |                    | Amount              |
|-------|---------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Mahatma Gandhi Film Festival    | Motihari, Bihar      | 14-16 April. 2017  | Provided films only |
|     2 | 64 th National Film Festival    | New Delhi            | 4-17 May, 2017     | Rs. 1,31,700/-      |
|     3 | Children Film Festival          | Kanker, Chhattisgarh | 5-20 May, 2017     | Provided films only |
|     4 | Soorya Film Festival Trivandrum | Trivandrum           | 21-30 August, 2017 | Provided films only |
|     5 | Habitat Film Festival           | New Delhi            | August, 2017       | Provided films only |

## 5. A series of Patriotic & Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Film Festivals organized by DFF during  2017-18

|   S. No. | Venue                       | Date              | Sanctioned Amount   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Jodhpur                     | 26-28 April, 2017 | Rs. 3,00,000/-      |
|        2 | Gurdaspur, Punjab           | 22-23 July, 2017  | Rs. 2,70,000/-      |
|        3 | Goa                         | 14-16 August 2017 | Provided films only |
|        4 | Raigad, Maharastra          | 14-16 August 2017 | Provided films only |
|        5 | Dibrugarh, Assam            | 15 th Aug. 2017   | Provided films only |
|        6 | Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh   | 15 th Aug. 2017   | Provided films only |
|        7 | Diu                         | 15 th Aug. 2017   | Provided films only |
|        8 | Lunglei, Mizoram            | 15 th Aug. 2017   | Provided films only |
|        9 | Bikaner, Rajasthan          | 15 th Aug. 2017   | Provided films only |
|       10 | Jammu & Kashmir, Leh Ladakh | Aug. 2017         | Provided films only |
|       11 | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh    | August, 2017      | Provided films only |
|       12 | Bihar, Rajgir               | August, 2017      | Provided films only |
|       13 | Chandigarh                  | August, 2017      | Provided films only |
|       14 | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh    | August, 2017      | Provided films only |