Lok Sabha Question No. 1032 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Co-Production Agreement with Portugal
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, Shrirang Appa Barne, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1032 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## CO- PRODUCTION AGREEMENT WITH PORTUGAL

1032. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT: SHRI  ANANDRAO ADSUL:  SHRI  ADHALRAO  PATIL  SHIVAJIRAO: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) whether  India  and  Portugal  have  agreed  to  work  out  modalities  for  a co-production agreement in the film sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any agreement has been signed in this regard during the recent visit of Portugal delegation and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  has  expressed  interest  in  sharing  of experiences and best practices in social media to enhance the outreach;
- (e) if so, the response of Portugal thereon;
- (f) whether  the  Union  Government  has  taken  initiatives  to  provide  single window clearances for foreign film producers in the country through the Film Facilitation Office; and
- (g) whether the Union Government has setup National Film Heritage Mission to digitize, restore, preserve the rich filmic heritage of the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c):  The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has forwarded a draft Audio Visual Co-Production Agreement for consideration of Government of  Portugal  through  Ministry  of  External  Affairs.  In  this  regard,  no agreement was signed during the recent visit of Portugal delegation.
- (d) and (e): A meeting of Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting with the  Minister  of  Culture,  Government  of  Portugal,  was  held  on  10 th January,  2017.  During  the  discussion,  both  the  Ministers  expressed interest in sharing of experiences and best practices in social media to enhance the outreach.
- (f):  The Government has set up Film Facilitation Office (FFO) to assist film producers of foreign countries in obtaining requisite shooting permissions,  disseminate  information  on  shooting  locations  and  the facilities  available  with  the  Indian  film  industry  for  production/post production and work closely with State Governments towards setting up similar facilities.
- (g):  National  Film  Heritage  Mission  (NFHM)  is  a  Plan  Scheme  to  restore, digitize  and  archive  films  and  filmic  material  through  National  Film Archive  of  India.  The  scheme  is  to  be  implemented  from  2014-15  to 2020-21 with total outlay of Rs. 597.41 Crore. Some of major objectives of NFHM are as under:
- i. To undertake film condition assessment.
- ii. Preventive conservation of film reels.
- iii. Picture  and  sound  restoration  of  landmark  feature  films  and  short films.
- iv. Digitization of feature films and short films.
- v. Construction of archival and preservation facilities for material restored under NFHM.
- vi. Conducting training workshops and courses in field of conservation, preservation and archiving.