[icernet] CII to direct regional film industry

[Arul Selvan]

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in collaboration with the 
South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) and the Tamil Nadu Cine 
Artistes' Association, plans to organise a film festival to attract 
international attention for regional movies. S.R. Ramanathan, CII 
southern region's chairman of the working group on film industry, 
pointed out that regional films contribute about 50 percent of the total 
number of movies produced in this country every year.Indian films reach 
100 countries and the export is worth Rs.5 billion now. However, the 
profits do not reach the Indian filmmakers due to video piracy and 
underselling of rights.As many as 70,000 films in various languages have 
been made in this country since 1931, said Sarath Kumar, a film star, 
and an MP.

Source:
http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEB20021226090126