Communication Minister urges for making Film Development Board common body
Summary
Communications Minister Dr Bikram Timilsina has urged the Film Development Board to become a common platform for everyone involved in Nepal’s film industry and to focus on concrete sectoral development. Newly appointed chairman Manish Pandit has been tasked with making his tenure exemplary amid calls for better policy support, accountability and coordination.
Key Points
- Minister Dr Bikram Timilsina said the Film Development Board should serve as a shared institution for everyone in the film industry, not a body for a particular group.
- He stressed that the government's role is to create the right policies, environment and encouragement rather than directly making films.
- The minister urged newly appointed chairman Manish Pandit to make his tenure exemplary and deliver concrete work for the sector's development.
- Rabilal Sharma said 12 applicants were considered and the cabinet appointed Pandit on October 16 after interviews and presentations.
