GUWAHATI: Bringing a ray of hope to the struggling Assamese film industry, the state government is expected to implement a new Film Policy within a month or two.
Once implemented, the policy would help in developing infrastructure and facilitate growth of the Assamese film industry, which has a glorious history of 84 years.
Speaking to G Plus, chairman of Jyoti Chitrabon Film Studio, Pabitra Margherita said, “The film fraternity of the state have been demanding a film policy for the last three to four decades. Finally, the government has decided to come up with a policy, which is set to come into force in a month or two. The government is currently reviewing the policy to finalise it soon. Once approved, the policy will support the movies made not only in Assamese language but also other languages and dialects of the state.”
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In order to prepare the policy, a high-level drafting committee has been set up, including the members of the film fraternity such as producers, artists and cinema theatre hall owners among others.
The policy is expected to support the state government’s strategy on the ease of doing business and the ease of making movies, among other things.