The future of any film is determined by the choice and quality of its producers and directors, not by other competing businesses. As the new generation, technology and style are constantly entering the film industry, professional organizations should find their role in coordinating and facilitating it.
Filmmakers' organization Movie Makers Association and Nepal Movie Association have taken the path of discouraging expression, creation and business. Such professional organizations, which should raise their voice when the state agencies are insensitive to the film sector, have added syndicates from film production to exhibition.
While making any movie, there is a requirement to pass the script from the Film Development Board and get permission from the Censor Board after the completion of the movie production. However, by forming a working group, these two organizations have added the obligation to get recommendations from not only the film association, but also from the producers' association.
These organizations, which should raise their voice to reduce the interference of the state in creative business like film production, are themselves determined to regulate the business of independent citizens. The conscious community should fundamentally reject such a syndicate, which is against the country's constitution, laws and practices. Since the
film is also an effective means of freedom of expression, there have been many practices in the past to block its production and screening. It is found that the state is making such obstacles with or without setting a policy. Apart from that, political, communal and religious organizations have also obstructed the film. But it is ironic that an organization that is open for the rights of the cinema sector creates obstacles.
According to the existing practice, one must first obtain permission from the Film Development Board to make a movie. Since the script itself has to be approved by the state agency, the creative concept of some movies ends here. Example is – Dasdhunga 2. The movie, which was going to be made as a sequel to the movie named Dasdhunga, was affected by the political balance of power at that time.
Therefore, in a democratic country and an open society, there is a question about the justification of the board to 'censor' the movie script in advance. But the Film Development Board is an organization that curbs the creation on behalf of the state. A movie is also a creation, just like someone writes a book, writes a poem, makes a painting, even makes a music video and performs it in public. No license is required for such creations. But for movies, permission must be taken before production.
A film prepared by spending individual and collective labor, time, money and intelligence should get permission from the Censor Board under the Ministry of Communication even before showing it. In this way, before and after construction, the state has control. In the age when the society is becoming more and more democratic, such traditional controls should be removed.
There is a rule that the organization of hall owners must be registered with the Film Association before the film goes to public screening after the administrative base called the Censor Board has used the scissors. Then one has to negotiate with the hall operators to get enough 'show'. All this has made the film production side confused. Now, the practice of taking the recommendation of the Producers' Association before registering with the Film Association is about to begin.
would add frustration to the independent creator. Such non-state organizations cannot make and enforce such rules, so such illegal rules should be opposed. Hardly 70/80 movies are made in Nepal in a year and only two/four of them make significant money. Now when there is a possibility to do something good, it is objectionable to create trouble.
filmmakers have a bitter experience - although it is good to become an organization as a film association or producer association, they have not been able to establish a creative role. At the same time, their latest decision does not involve any constructive measures for the good of the cinema world. Instead, it is argued that they are looking for a means of earning because they need money to hold meetings, pay room rent and staff fees. Such a weak argument cannot encroach on the right of expression and creation of the individual.
The future of any film is determined by the choice and quality of its producer and director, not by other competing businesses. As the new generation, technology and style are constantly entering the film industry, professional organizations should find their role in coordinating and facilitating it. The
film industry should be made hassle-free and encouraged to produce unique films according to their abilities. Therefore, there is a need to create an environment for the production of creative, innovative and profitable cinema. For that, the newcomers should be facilitated. That is the responsibility of the state and the organizations in this area.
