OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES INCENTIVE FOR FILM SHOOTING WITHIN THE STATE UNDER TPR 2016 [See Para 8.1.15 of TPR-2016]
1. Short Title: - Operational guidelines for incentive for Film Shooting within the State under TPR 2016
2. Extent: - It shall extend to the whole of the State of Odisha.
3. Commencement: - It shall come into force from the “Effective Date" of Tourism Policy Resolution, 2016 i e 24th November, 2016
4. Terms and Expressions: -Terms and expressions used in this operational guideline, but not specifically defined here, shall have the same meaning as in Tourism Policy Resolution, 2016.
5. Policy Provisions:- Para- 8.1.15 of Tourism Policy Resolution, 2016 To encourage shooting of feature films in important tourist locations and thereby highlighting different tourist destinations of the states, incentive will be allowed for shooting of feature film in the State of Odisha. As such 75% of the actual expenditure incurred on accommodation in hotels of Odisha during such shooting shall be reimbursed subject to a ceiling of 10 lakh. This incentive shall only be allowed to film which is approved by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
6. Eligibility: - - Shooting of Feature Film inside the State - Approved by the Central Board of Film Certification.
7. Time frame for filing application: - Application complete in all respect shall be submitted to Department of Tourism within two months from the date of release of the feature film.
Application received late / incomplete in any respect shall be liable to be summarily rejected.
8. Procedure: -
8.1 The producer of the film shall submit prescribed form at Annexure --'A along with copies of all relevant documents to Department of Tourism to shoot film within the State.
8.2 On receipt of application with copies of relevant documents, the acknowledgement as prescribed at Annexure- 'B' shall be dispatched to the applicant duly signed by the authorised person of DoT.
8.3 After completion of examination, scrutiny of the proposal, the same shall be placed before a committee consisting of Director Tourism, Dy.Director Tourism / Jt.Director Tourism, Representatives from OFDC & AFA shall examine the eligibility & recommend to avail such concession under TPR,
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8.5 Department of Tourism shall communicate consent to provide subsidy as per Clause No.8.1.15 of TPR 2016 for shooting of feature film within the State of Odisha as per Annexure-C
8.6 After completion of the feature film & approval of the CBFC, the producer of film shall submit detail location of the shooting site within the State of Odisha, period of stay, copy of the accommodation bill for staying in hotel during shooting of the film within the State. The prescribed form for submission to Department of Tourism is as per Annexure-D.
8.7 Scrutiny of the vouchers shall be done by a committee consisting of Director Tourism, Dy.Director Tourism / Jt.Director Tourism, AFA and recommend for settlement of claim.
9. Rejection: In case of rejection of application, the reasons of rejection shall be communicated to the applicant unit by the concerned authority as early as possible or within a maximum period of 30 days of receipt of application from the claimant unit in the format prescribed at Annexure – 'E'.
Annexure - A Application Form for obtaining Prior Approval for shooting of the feature film within the State of Odisha 1 Name of the Producer / Agency with full address 2 Name of Feature Film 3 Detail of the Film Director & other Stars 4 Name of the location where the film is proposed to be shoot.
5 Tentative period of shooting within the State.
6 Project Cost in INR 7 Name & address of the Hotel where shooting team proposed to be accommodated.
8 Estimated accommodation bill Place: Signature Date: Designation with Stamp Annexure –B (FOR OFFICE USE) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR TOURISM, GOVT.OF ODISHA Letter No.---------------- / Date------------------ Acknowledgement (Strike out whichever is not applicable) To Sri ____________________________ M/s. ___________________________ ___________________________ Received the application for availing Film Shooting Subsidy for shooting film within Odisha under TOURISM POLICY RESOLUTION –2016 and its operational guidelines along with documents mentioned below from M/s------------------ At/PO---------------- Dist. ___on dt. ----- through post / person.
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Signature of authorized officer / Director Tourism with seal & date---------- Annexure –B (TO BE DISPATCHED TO THE APPLICANT) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR TOURISM, GOVT.OF ODISHA Letter No.---------------- / Date------------------ Acknowledgement (Strike out whichever is not applicable) To Sri ____________________________ M/s. ___________________________ ___________________________ Received the application for availing Film Shooting Subsidy for shooting film within Odisha under TOURISM POLICY RESOLUTION –2016 and its operational guidelines along with documents mentioned below from M/s------------------ At/PO----------------Dist. ___on dt. ----- through post / person.
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Signature of authorized officer / Director Tourism with seal & date---------- Annexure –C (TO BE DISPATCHED TO THE APPLICANT) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR TOURISM, GOVT.OF ODISHA Letter No.---------------- / Date------------------ Letter of Consent (Strike out whichever is not applicable) To Sri ____________________________ M/s. ___________________________ ___________________________ Your application for Film Shooting Subsidy for shooting of film _________________ (name of location) is hereby approved subject to clause no.8.1.15 under TOURISM POLICY RESOLUTION–2016 and its operational guidelines Signature of authorized officer / Director Tourism with seal & date---------- Annexure-D Claim Form for sanction of incentive for shooting feature film within the State of Odisha 1 Name of the Producer / Agency with full address 2 Name of Feature Film 3 Detail of the Film Director & other Stars 4 Copy of the approval of CBFC 5 Name of the location where the film was shoot (within Odisha).
6 Period of shooting within the State.
7 Copy of consent letter of DoT 8 Project Cost in INR 9 Name & address of the Hotel where shooting team was accommodated.
10 Accommodation bill in INR 11 Admissible claim (75% of the total hotel bill for accommodation subject to a ceiling of Rs.10 lakh) Place: Signature Date: Designation with Stamp Annexure-E OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR TOURISM, GOVT.OF ODISHA NO DT.
(Strike out whichever is not applicable) To Sri _____________ M/s__________________________, At ___________________P.O.___________ Dist.__________________ This is to inform that – The application for Film Shooting Subsidy for shooting of film _________________ (name of location) is rejected due to following reasons.
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Director Tourism with seal & date----------.