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National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC)

The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) based in Mumbai is the central agency established in 1975, to encourage high quality Indian cinema. It functions in areas of film financing, production and distribution and under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The primary goal of the NFDC is to plan, promote and organise an integrated and efficient development of the Indian Film Industry and foster excellence in cinema.

It was established in 1975. Over the years, NFDC has provided a wide range of services essential to the growth of Indian cinema especially Indian parallel cinema in the 1970s and 80s. The NFDC (and its predecessor the Film Finance Corporation) has so far funded or produced over 300 films. These films, in various Indian languages, have been widely acclaimed and have won many national and international awards. A recent example is the third ever Kashmiri feature film, Bub ('father' in English), which was directed by Jyoti Sarup. In 1982, the National Film Development Corporation of India chaired by D. V. S. Raju was also one of the production companies for Gandhi, which won eight Academy Awards

Film journalist and former editor of Filmfare, B. K. Karanjia remained the chairman of the NFDC for several years, he had been instrumental in the establishment of its predecessor, Film Finance Corporation. Director Ramesh Sippy took over the position of chairman of NFDC in 2012. He replaced actor Om Puri who was appointed in 2008.In 2015 Suresh Gopi was appointed as the new chairman.

Over the years NFDC has worked with some of the most acclaimed filmmakers of India including Satyajit Ray, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, Mrinal Sen, Richard Attenborogh, Adoor Gopalkrishnan and Ketan Mehta. 

NFDC is breaking new grounds by co-producing projects involving public-private partnerships.
NFDC facilitates line production services of shooting in India and animation services of overseas clients. 
NFDC organizes Film Bazaar India- a co-production and distribution market for the South Asian region alongside the International Film Festival of India, Goa.


Mission
NFDC aims at fostering excellence in cinema and promoting the diversity of its culture by supporting and encouraging films made in various Indian languages.


Vision
To create domestic and global appreciation and celebration of the independent Indian cinema.


Objectives
- To develop talent and to facilitate the growth of Indian cinema in all languages through productions and co-productions, script development  and need based workshops.
 - To promote Indian culture through cinema in India and overseas.
 - To build a lean and flexible organisation responsive to the needs of the Indian film industry.

NFDC official website

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