When it seems like Nepali film industry has come to a complete pause in terms of globalizing and commercializing cinema market, the new members of FDB have now made their return after participating in the “2nd Asian Film Policy Forum.”
Organized jointly by the Asian Film Commission Network, Busan Metropolitan City and Pusan International Film Festival, the 2nd Asian Film Policy Forum, the global interaction program on films, took place in Busan City in South Korea from October 13 to 15. Administrative officer of FDB Anupam Niraula accompanied chairman Giri at the festival. Reportedly, this is the first time when Nepal represented its mushrooming film industry at such a large function abroad.
During the inauguration program, chair Amar Raj Giri highlighted the importance of such participation on global prospects, problems and challenges that film industries across Asia are facing, and the common rules and regulations that are to be set in order to uplift the movie industry in neighboring countries.
Participated by delegates, officials and filmmakers from Japan, North Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, America, New Zealand, Jordan, Australia, and Russia, this program saw the participation of Nepal and was highlighted by the presentation on Nepali films policy, the state of the industry and shooting places within Nepal. The three-day seminar explicitly discussed the effects of the global financial crises on film industries in various countries and the possibilities of joint production and works were thoroughly discussed.
Nepal proposed itself as a potential shooting place for other film industries abroad. At the end of the program, a joint statement with mutual help as the focal point was released. In this program, Nepal got the opportunity to understand the film industries in their countries and their policies from a close quarter. This program helped build a background for the creation of an environment of mutual help between Nepal and other countries that will greatly benefit Nepal in the long run.
Similarly, Nepal generated serious discussions among representatives form different countries at an informal level as well. The Busan-based production company called AZ Works and a rather sumptuous film studio of the Busan Film Commission were also visited. The discussion with the Nepali diasporas in Seoul to create an environment to screen at least three Nepali movies a year was positively received.
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