The National Advisory Committee on Films has been reconstituted to advise the government on film and to work in the interests of film development. This information was announced in a notification signed by Saiful Islam, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Information on October 2.
The list of 23 members has been published in the notification. Among them are Information Advisor is the President and Additional Secretary (Films) Ministry of Information is the Member Secretary.
The members of the committee are the Secretary of the Public Security Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, the Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, the Secretary of the Law and Justice Department, the Secretary of the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department, the Managing Director of FDC, the Chief Executive of Film and Television Institute, the Director General of Film Archives. , Vice Chairman of the Certification Board. Besides, FBCI, Film Directors Association, Producers and Distributors Association, Exhibitors Association will have one member each.
The members include Rajshahi University Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism A Al Mamun, Filmmaker and Producer Arifur Rahman, Filmmaker and Producer Tanim Noor, Chief Content Officer of Bongo App Mushfiqur Rahman, Journalist and Film Critic Sadia Khalid Reeti, Film Parliament worker, critic and producer Ahmed Salekin.
In the notification about the work of the committee, it is said to review the existing policies, laws and regulations related to films and if there is a need for changes, amendments and revisions in these laws, policies and regulations or if new laws, policies and regulations are required, giving recommendations.
According to the information in the notification, this committee will start working soon. And their work will be to provide advice and recommendations on various matters to be done for the development of the film industry in the light of the film policy. Providing advice to the government and related parties regarding the implementation of various issues mentioned in the film policy.
Following and observing various activities related to film in the country and abroad and giving recommendations about measures to be taken for the development of national films in the light of experience in those activities. If there is a need for addition, amendment and modification of the film policy, the members of the committee will also give recommendations in that regard. The committee shall meet at least twice a year.
Meanwhile, after the announcement of this committee, producer Khijir Hayat Khan, one of the members of the certification board, said in his response, "With due respect to everyone, I say that the overwhelming presence of government bureaucrats in film committees in new Bangladesh is an extreme obstacle for the development of our films. There is no such precedent in any film-friendly country in the world."
