8-493: The Films Division of India ( FDI ), commonly referred as Films Division , was established in 1948 following the independence of India. It was the first state film production and distribution unit, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting , Government of India , with its main intent being to "produce documentaries and news magazines for publicity of Government programmes" and the cinematic record of Indian history. FDI
16-503: A museum of cinema, the National Museum of Indian Cinema ( NMIC ), inaugurated on 19 January 2019. In March 2022, it was merged with National Film Development Corporation . Established in 1948, FDI followed the model of state controlled and monopolized production, distribution and exhibition of documentary films, news reels and propaganda films, soon transforming into the biggest producer documentary and short film production in
24-490: Is a store house of information for the public and it facilitates the film makers, film students and critics to know about the development of cinema in the world. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Ministry of I&B) is a ministerial level agency of the Government of India responsible for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws in
32-703: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting are: The Indian Information Service (IIS) is one of the Group 'A' Civil Services options available for candidates who successfully clear the UPSC Civil Service Examination . This is the media wing of the Government of India . They act as the bridge of communication between the Government of India and the Public. IIS cadre officers work under
40-594: The areas of information, broadcasting, the press and the Cinema of India . The Ministry is responsible for the administration of Press Information Bureau , Prasar Bharati , the broadcasting arm of the Indian Government. The Central Board of Film Certification is the other important statutory body under this ministry being responsible for the regulation of motion pictures broadcast in India. The mandate of
48-518: The country. For decades to come, FDI would produce thousands of documentaries and newsreels that would reach as many as 25 million Indians a week. As James Beveridge of the National Film Board of Canada would later observe, FDI “delivered a body of documentaries and newsreels which must constitute the largest peace-time programme of public information films ever seen among the democratic countries.” Films Division had produced mainly for
56-544: The state-owned TV channel, Doordarshan . It produced some classics like Ek Anek Aur Ekta . The films division had produced over 8000 films since inception and about 5000 films are being made available for online purchase and downloads. In 2012 Films Division started a film club at Mumbai which screens films from archives. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi inaugurated National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai on 19 January 2019. The “National Museum of Indian Cinema”
64-555: Was divided into four wings; these are Production, Distribution, International Documentary and Short Film Festival. The Division produces documentaries/news magazines from its headquarters in Mumbai, films on defence and family welfare from New Delhi and featurettes focussing on rural India from the regional centres at Calcutta now ( Kolkata ) and Bangalore . In 1990, it was started at the annual Mumbai International Film Festival , for documentary, short and animation films at Mumbai. It housed
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