Government film grant in Bangladesh
| বাংলাদেশে সরকারী চলচ্চিত্র অনুদান | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1976 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Agency executive | |
| Parent department | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Website | dfp |
The government film grant in Bangladesh is a grant project under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
History
[edit]Since 1976, government grants have been provided for film production every fiscal year to encourage talent and creativity in the film industry.[1] Although it was sometimes discontinued due to political instability, it resumed regularly from the 2007–08 fiscal year.[2] The first film to receive the grant was Surja Dighal Bari.[3]
Through Bangladesh's film grant program, various film projects, such as documentaries, narrative films, and films based on the Bangladesh Liberation War and literature, are prioritized. Grants are provided for short and full-length films (under 30 minutes).[4] During times of political change and due to surrounding circumstances, grant distribution has been suspended, and there have been allegations that, in some cases, applicants were not properly evaluated, and that political reasons and inconsistencies influenced the grant decisions.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ সরকারি অনুদানে চলচ্চিত্র. Protidiner Sangbad (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ অনুদানের অনেক ছবি অন্ধকারে. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ ‘সূর্য দীঘল বাড়ী’র ইংরেজি সাবটাইটেল - প্রথম আলো. web.archive.org. 2019-08-04. Archived from the original on 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ সরকারি অনুদানে পূর্ণদৈর্ঘ্য ও স্বল্পদৈর্ঘ্য চলচ্চিত্র নির্মাণের জন্য প্রস্তাব আহ্বান. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "Filmmakers protest government grants for commercial films". The Daily Star. 2022-07-05. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "National Film Grant incites mixed reactions". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-04-08.