1.1    OBJECTIVES OF ODISHA STATE FILM POLILCY, 2019

The film producers and entrepreneurs may go through the Odisha State Film Policy, 2019 now available in the website or obtain from the office of the corporation and follow the procedures to avail different facilities under the said policy.  The aims and objectives of the policy are as follows.

1. Eligibility criteria for films for incentives
2. Institutional support
    a. Single Window Approval Process for films shooting in Odish
    b. Applications for film city, Multiplexes and Cinema Halls through GO-Swift

3. Encouraging filmmakers to shoot in Odisha
4. Assistance to first three big budget films
5. Concession on stay for shooting in Odisha
6. Development of Film city and Kalinga Studio
7. Incentives for development of Film Cities, Cinema Halls and Multiplexes

• Capital investment subsidy
• Allotment of Land
• Interest subsidy
• Stamp Duty exemption
• Reimbursement of Land conversion charges
• Reimbursement of SGST
• Exemption in electricity duty
• Environmental protection infrastructure subsidy
• Upgradation of screening infrastructure

8. Training and Scholarship
9. Strengthening of Biju Patnaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha (BPFTIO)
10. International Film Festival
11. Dedicated website for promotion of film sector
12. Awards and Recognitions
13. Film Archive and Library
14. General Terms and Conditions
15. Ineligible Films for Incentives

For details, the producers/entrepreneurs may go through film policy.

2. SETTING UP OF AN ODIA FILM ARCHIVE 

Setting up of an Odia Film Archive is an initiative that aims to preserve and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of our Odia cinema by preserving Odia films.  This archival facility will not only give a repository for classic and contemporary films but also serve as a platform for cinephiles, researchers, filmmakers and the public to explore, study and appreciate the value of the film industry.  By safeguarding this cinematic masterpieces including posters, music, stills and all other film related materials, we ensure that the posterity could connect them for cultural legacy and learnt from the artistic venture of our predecessors.

The corporation has set up a Film Archive in the corporate office at Chalachitra Bhawan, Buxi Bazar, Cuttack.  Steps have been taken to acquire vintage Odia films from a broad range of film personalities.  More than 200+ VCD, DVD, VHS, U-Matic, BetaCam Cassettes have been procured for preserving such films in the archive for preserving the cinematic heritage of Odia films.  A bunch of modern technological archive equipments have been installed in the film archive to preserve films in LTO Tapes which can be preserved for a long period of time.

Early Odia film sketch posters in black and white have been acquired and displayed for the visitors.  In addition, a variety of colorful posters have been put on display in its corporate building to highlight the legacy of Odia cinema.  Photographs of legends of Odia Film Industry including the photographs of Jayadev Awardees (Odisha State’s Highest Recognition in the field of Cinema) and other legends.  A graphical representation of the production of Odia films have been prepared by the corporation showcasing the cinematic journey of Odia films from 1936 to 2022.  Two analogue projectors Cinecita and Westrex brought from overseas are restored and on public display in the office to highlight the transition from the earlier to the later eras of film technology.  Besides that, digitization of 2000+ old photographs of film festivals organized in Odisha along with movie show card, theatrical posters, song books, film related materials, vintage and rare photographs of Kalinga Studio establishment are going to be preserved in the film archive.

Furthermore, Odia film magazines, Odia film related books, film stills, working still, current cinema posters along with the synopsis of the films, cast and credit details and the songs of each film have been collected and preserved under the film archive to safeguard the same for the posterity.