The Odisha Film Development Corporation is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Government of Odisha. Odisha Film Development Corporation is a promotional agency for the growth and development of film industry in Odisha established in 1976[1] in Cuttack to promote the Odia film industry.[2][3]
Achievements
Establishment of Kalinga Studios with Complete Facilities for Indoor Shooting, Outdoor Shooting, Editing, Dubbing, Music Recording (Mono Stereo), Mixing in 16mm, 35mm and Cinema Scope Format
Establishment of Prasad Kalinga Film Laboratory for Processing and Printing of Colour and Black & White Films in 16mm, 35mm and Cinema Scope Format
Establishment of a Video Complex in Kalinga Studio for Production of Video Films, Telefilms and Serials with Facilities for Editing, Recording, Dubbing and Shooting
Organisation of 16 of Regional Film Festivals for Screening of Various Award Winning and Indian Panorama Films
Organisation of 9 of Children's Film Festivals in Collaboration with Children Film Society of India
Organisation of the 5th International Children's Film Festival in the Year 1987
Organisation of 13 Foreign Film Festivals
Sanction of subsidy to 283 Oriya & Other Languages Featured Films & Documentary Films
Sanction of subsidy to 13 New Cinema Houses Equivalent to ET Collected for First 2 Years
Sanction of loan for Construction of Cinema Houses to 86 Entrepreneurs
Sanction of Soft Loans for Production of 95 Odia Featured Films
Sanction of Term Loan for Production of 41 Odia Feature Films
Establishment of an Office Complex known as Chalachitra Bhawan to House the Headquarter of the OFDC at Cuttack with a Film Archive and Preview Theatre
Declaration of Film Production and Cinema Hall Construction as Industrial Activities
Enforcement of Compulsory Screening of Odia Feature Films in the Cinema Houses since 11 December 1978
Opening of Regional Office of the Board of Film Certification
Past Chairpersons
Muzibula Khan, Chairman of Odisha Film Development Corporation
Devdas Chhotray, Director of Odisha Film Development Corporation (1983-89 & 1996-98).