The Directorate of Film Festivals in
India
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was an organisation that initiated and presented the
International Film Festival of India
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually, currently in the state of Goa, on the western coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common pla ...
, the
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...
and the Indian Panorama. Although the Directorate helped appoint members of the jury panels each year, it had no input on which films are selected for consideration and which films ultimately win awards at the various functions it initiates.
The Directorate set up by
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
Govt of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...
,
[Directorate of Film Festivals]
. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Govt of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...
Official website. to organise national and international film festivals in India.
It was set up by the
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...
in 1973, and works as part of the
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
[ The Directorate was based in New Delhi and its last director Senthil Rajan.
In March 2022, it was merged with National Film Development Corporation.
]
Overview
The Directorate facilitates the participation of India in festivals abroad, and arranges for foreign film programmes to be held in the country.[
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References
External links
Directorate of Film Festivals, Official website
Official website of Directorate of Film Festivals
at National Portal of India
The Indian Panorama
The Indian Panorama
Government agencies of India
Film festivals in India
Film organisations in India
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)
1973 establishments in Delhi
Government agencies established in 1973
Government agencies disestablished in 2022
2022 mergers and acquisitions
Organisations based in Delhi
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