The Odisha Film Development Corporation is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Government of Odisha. Odisha Film Development Corporation is a promotional agency for the growth and development of film industry in

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

established in 1976 in

Cuttack Cuttack (, or officially Kataka ) in Odia is the former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of ''Kataka'' which literall ...

to promote the Odia film industry.

Achievements

* Establishment of Kalinga Studios with Complete Facilities for Indoor Shooting, Outdoor Shooting, Editing, Dubbing, Music Recording (Mono Stereo), Mixing in 16mm, 35mm and Cinema Scope Format * Establishment of Prasad Kalinga Film Laboratory for Processing and Printing of Colour and Black & White Films in 16mm, 35mm and Cinema Scope Format * Establishment of a Video Complex in Kalinga Studio for Production of Video Films, Telefilms and Serials with Facilities for Editing, Recording, Dubbing and Shooting * Organisation of 16 of Regional Film Festivals for Screening of Various Award Winning and Indian Panorama Films * Organisation of 9 of Children's Film Festivals in Collaboration with Children Film Society of India * Organisation of the 5th International Children's Film Festival in the Year 1987 * Organisation of 13 Foreign Film Festivals * Sanction of subsidy to 283 Oriya & Other Languages Featured Films & Documentary Films * Sanction of subsidy to 13 New Cinema Houses Equivalent to ET Collected for First 2 Years * Sanction of loan for Construction of Cinema Houses to 86 Entrepreneurs * Sanction of Soft Loans for Production of 95 Odia Featured Films * Sanction of Term Loan for Production of 41 Odia Feature Films * Establishment of an Office Complex known as Chalachitra Bhawan to House the Headquarter of the OFDC at Cuttack with a Film Archive and Preview Theatre * Declaration of Film Production and Cinema Hall Construction as Industrial Activities * Enforcement of Compulsory Screening of Odia Feature Films in the Cinema Houses since 11 December 1978 * Opening of Regional Office of the Board of Film Certification

Past Chairpersons

* Muzibula Khan, Chairman of Odisha Film Development Corporation *

Devdas Chhotray Devdas Chhotray is an Indian Odia author, administrator and academician. He was the first vice-chancellor of Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha. His work consists of poetry, short stories, lyrics, musicals and screenplays. Chhotray's fathe ...

, Director of Odisha Film Development Corporation (1983-89 & 1996-98). *

Sarat Pujari Sarat Pujari (8 August 1934 – 12 May 2014) was an Indian actor, director and producer in Odia film industry (Ollywood). He was originally from Jhaduapada, Sambalpur. Early life and background Sarat Pujari was born on 8 August 1934 at Khand ...

, Member of the Board of Directors

References

External links

Official Website of Odisha Film Development Corporation (OFDC)
Cinema of Odisha State agencies of Odisha Film organisations in India Government agencies established in 1976 1976 establishments in Orissa Cuttack {{film-org-stub

Achievements

Past Chairpersons

See also

References

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