Production Support - National Film Corporation

Duties and Services

Provide financial support to uplift the Cinema Industry. (Loan Schemes)
Registration of all foreign shootings and observe them
Registration of local films and local TV commercials
Organize international film festivals with foreign missions and other relevant authorities
Coordinate welfare programs for retired artistes and technicians
Organize the Presidential Film awards ceremony

Production of Local Films and Local TV Commercials

Local Films

Registration - Requirements

If any foreign artist or technician in the production following payments should be made

Main artist or technicians	Rs. 250000.00
Assistant artist or technicians	Rs. 150000.00
Importation of camera equipments and accessories	Rs.5000.00

Local TV Commercials

Approval - Requirements

Names Of The Board Of Goveners Appointed To The National Film Development Fund

Request letter
Script / Story board
Details of the format
Payment of Rs 10000.00

Approval of the NFC should be obtained prior of the shootings
NFC also takes the liberty of assign an officer to supervise film shootings and commercial shootings

National Film Development Fund

National Film Development Fund Established under the Gazette Extraordinary of the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka issued on 27 December, 1993 No.799/1

National Film Development Fund Regulations

These regulations may be cited as the National Film Development Fund Regulations, No.1 of 1994
There shall be established for the purpose of developing the Film Industry a fund which shall he called the National Film Development Fund (hereinafter referred to as " the Fund"
There shall be paid into the Fund
- any grants made by the Government
- donations from any source, whether local or foreign.
The monies in the Fund shall be utilized for any of the following purposes
- to provide the equipment and raw materials required for the local film industry, and to sponsor , promote and assisted the production of films locally.
- to ensure the provision by cinemas, of adequate services and facilities necessary for the convenience and safety of patrons and workers in cinemas.
- to promote the improvement of other branches of the film industry
- to provide comfortable seating in cinemas and the improvement of facilities which cater to the needs of patrons
- to provide scholarships, to artists engaged in the film industry, including make-up artists, art directors and actors, on such terms and conditions as the Board of Control may determine
- to promote the production of artistic and original high quality films, recommended by a Script Evaluation Committee appointed by the Board of Control of the Fund, by the granting of loans, including loans to acquire technical and other equipment required for the production of such films
- to grant loans to professional technicians, engaged in the film industry, for a continuous period of at least five years and who have worked in the production of at least ten films, to enable them to enhance and improve their skills
- to provide loans for repairs and modernization of cinemas and installation of the equipment.
- to consider applications for assistance from the production sector.
The procedure to be adopted in granting loans and assistance from the Fund shall be as follows
Assistance in the form of grants from the fund shall be given only for the payment of import duty and customs duty on the import of technical equipment and raw materials required for the local film industry and in granting scholarships to artists and technicians engaged in the film industry.