IMPHAL, May 11 : A day- long interface between the officials of Central Board of Film Certification and Film Forum, Manipur will be held at the Hotel Imphal on May 11.
Father of Manipuri cinema Aribam Syam Sharma will be the moderator of the gathering. Filmmaker Ningthoujam, convenor of the organizing committee informed this in a press conference today.
Lancha said the interface would be an opportunity for the film lovers in the State to interact and share their ideas with the CBFC officials. Vinayak Azad, Regional Officer of CBFC head office, Mumbai said that the objective of the interaction cum sharing session will give an awareness on rules and regulations of Cinematography Act in the State.
Smoking in films in not banned but glamourization of it is banned as per the Act. Similarly animal issue is hardly reflected in making fims, the officer said. According to him, minimum budget for making a commercial film in Bollywood is around Rs 50 lakh while in Manipur a digital film costs hardly Rs 5-7 lakh.