Film Development Board

The Film Development Board is a government body responsible for the development and promotion of motion picture sector in Nepal. The board is under the Ministry of Information and Communication Nepal.^[1][2][3]

Film Development Board (FDB)

Native name	चलचित्र विकास बोर्ड
Industry	Cinema of Nepal
Founded	30 June 2000 (22 years ago) (2000-06-30)
Headquarters	Kapan, Kathmandu, Nepal , Nepal
Area served	Nepal
Key people	Bhuwan K.C., Chairperson
Products	Films
Owner	Ministry of Information and Communications
Number of employees	27
Parent	Nepal Government
Website	film.gov.np

History

Film Development Board (FDB) was established on 30 June 2000 by the Government of Nepal according to the Clause 10a of Motion Picture (Production, Exhibition and Distribution) Act amended on 20 November 1991 with the mandate of first, look after the research, planning and development, production, library and archive, film festivals and international relations. Second, distribution, exhibition and monitoring and supervision of the films produced for the commercial purpose.^[1]

List of Chairperson

S.No	Name	Tenure
1	Bhuwan K.C.	26 Jul 2022–present^[4]
2	Dayaram Dahal	4 Jun 2020^[5] to 3 Jun 2022^[6]
3	Late. Keshab Bhattarai	18 Mar 2019 to 15 Dec 2019^[7]
4	Nikita Poudel	15 Dec 2017 to 9 Feb 2019
5	Ram Chandra Dhakal	21 Aug 2017 to 14 Dec 2017
6	Raj Kumar Rai	8 Jun 2015 to 7 Jun 2017
7	Dharmendra Morbaita	30 Jan 2013 to 30 Jan 2015
8	Ganesh Bhandari	26 May 2011 to 18 Oct 2012
9	Amar Giri	1 Jul 2009 to 15 Mar 2011
10	Ishwar Chandra Gyawali	22 Aug 2007 to 12 Dec 2008
11	Sailesh Raj Acharya	31 Jul 2007 to 21 Aug 2007
12	Krishna Malla	26 Dec 2006 to 7 May 2007
13	Sambhujeet Baskota	22 Apr 2004 to 25 Dec 2006
14	Mukunda Prasad Acharya	14 Nov 2002 to 21 Apr 2004
15	Neer Shah	18 Apr 2002 to 28 Oct 2002
16	Yadav Kharel	30 Jun 2000 to 12 Apr 2002

See also

• Cinema of Nepal

References

1. "Introduction". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
2. "National Film awards held after three years | Entertainment". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
3. Subedi, Bijay (28 September 2021). "Incapable Film Development Board rules Nepal's underdeveloped film industry". Online Khabar. from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
4. "Bhuwan KC appointed the chair of the Film Development Board". Online Khabar. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. "Dayaram Dahal appointed Film Development Board chair". Online Khabar. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. "Dahal's tenure as Film Development Board's chairperson ends". Republica. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
7. "Film Development Board Chair Bhattarai passes away". My Republica. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)