Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre

Registered office address – 1/1 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata – 700020

Working office address -- 1/1 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata – 700020

West Bengal Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre has undertaken to discharge the following functions:

• To encourage the development of the art of film, other incidental matters
• To promote and encourage Film entertainment industry by organising different Film Festivals with different Cine Societies anmd Film Clubs and Organisations.
• To educate on the subject of audio-visual media in entertainment industry including organizing film related activities & to impart extensive training on the technicalities of film making.
• To establish contact and maintain cultural association with the masters of the art of film making, film organizations and act as a bridge for cultural exchange in respect of film making.

Name & designation of the officers with mobile no –

• Sharmistha Banerjee, WBCS (Exe.) CEO Nandan & Director of KIFF
• Smt. Suprina Blone, WBICS, Addl.Director of Film, Nandan
• Pradip Kumar Sarkar, WBICS, Executive Officer, Nandan
• Joyasish Ghosh, WBA&AS, Accounts Officer, Nandan

Contact no (033) 2223 - 1210

Email address – director@kif.in, Office@kiff.in , Treasurer@kff.in

Office of the Kolkata Chalachitra Utsab at Nandan

Kolkata International Film Festival – The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is Flagship programme of Government of West Bengal

Registered office address -- 1/1 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata – 700020

Working office address -- 1/1 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata – 700020

The Kolkata International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the third oldest international film festival in India.

Name & designation of the officers with mobile no –

• Sharmistha Banerjee, WBCS (Exe.) CEO Nandan & Director of KIFF
• Joyasish Ghosh, Treasurer, KIFF & Accounts Officer, Nandan

Contact no (033) 2223 - 1210

Email address – director@kif.in, Office@kiff.in , Treasurer@kff.in

Technicians’ Studio

The renovated and reconstructed West Bengal Board for Technicians' Studio is providing state of the art infrastructural facilities including 4 AC Shooting Floors, 2 non-AC Shooting Floors and supporting areas to Film and Television industry. AC make-up rooms, office rooms, dining halls, costume rooms and other facilities are provided to the shooting crew members during shooting of Feature Films, TV serials, Advertisements, Web Series etc. which are going on regularly. 2 nos. non-AC Shooting Floors will be converted to AC Floors soon depending upon the vacancy in those respective floors.

Name and designation of the Officers –

• Chairman, West Bengal Board for Technicians’ Studio
• Vice Chairman, West Bengal Board for Technicians’ Studio
• Shri Sekhar Banerjee, WBICS, Member Secretary-in-Charge and CEO, West Bengal Board for Technicians' Studio

Contact no 033 2471 4119, 033 2421 7874

Email address – studiotechnicians@gmail.com

West Bengal Cinema Publicity Material Censor Board

Registered office address – 4, Baburam Ghosh Road, Kolkata – 700 040.

West Bengal Cinema Publicity Material Censor Board was formed under the provisions of “The West Bengal (Compulsory Censorship Of Film Publicity Materials) Act, 1974”. If any distributor, producer or exhibitor of a film wants to display publicity materials / posters in the lobby of a cinema house or outside the cinema house or in any public place, any publicity material, he shall make an application to the Board along with requisite fee. After careful examination the board will give permission for display. After getting this permission he may apply before the CBFC (Central Board for Film Certification) for final censor certificate.

Name and designation of the Officers –

Contact no 033 2471 4119, 033 2421 7874

Email address – studiotechnicians@gmail.com

Board of Management of Film Workers’ Welfare Fund

Registered office address – 4, Baburam Ghosh Road, Kolkata – 700 040.

Benevolent financial assistance is provided to the distressed film technicians, artist and workers of the film industry in west Bengal, who are not employees of any institution / organization and who do not receive any retirement benefits. In recognition of the services rendered to the industry and also to relieve them of their distress.

Name and designation of the Officers –

• Chairman, Board of Management of Film Workers’ Welfare Fund
• Member Secretary, Board of Management of Film Workers’ Welfare Fund

Contact no 033 2471 4119, 033 2421 7874

Email address – fwwf.ica@gmail.com

West Bengal Film Academy

Registered office address – Nabanna, 9^th Floor (Room no 906), Deptt of I&CA, 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Mandirtala, Shibpur, Howrah-711102

The mandate of the Film Academy is as follows:

• To encourage and promote development of films.
• To act as an umbrella body/ think for all issues related to the film industry.
• To promote and develop film related infrastructure in the State.
• To advise on suitable policy interventions on issues related to the film sector, including constraints faced by the producers, Distributors, Exhibitors and others.
• To promote welfare of the artists, technicians and other professionals of the film industry.
• To facilitate creation of employment opportunities related to film sector.
• To advise on various ongoing schemes such as Group Mediclaim and Personal Accident Insurance Scheme for the Cine and Television Artists and Workers, Modernisation of Technicians Studio, Preservation & Digitisation of Films, Development of Nandan (State Art Film Centre), etc.
• To advise on development of Roopkala Kendro, West Bengal Film Development Corporation Ltd, Cinema Centenary Building, and other institutions related to the film sector.
• To guide in observance of Cinemas Regulation Act/ Rules in the State.

Name and designation of the Officers -

• Chairman, West Bengal Film Academy
• Member Secretary & Convenor , West Bengal Film Academy, (The Director of Films, I&CA Department)

Email address – wbfilmacademy.ica@gmail.com

Roopkala Kendro

Registered office address – Block-GM, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091.

The two main pillars of the Institute are the Training Wing and the Production Wing. Roopkala Kendro offers a 2 year Post Graduate Diploma in 6(six) streams of Direction, Motion Picture Photography, Editing, Sound Design, Development Communication and Animation Creation & Direction. The uniqueness of the course is that students are trained through a learning by-doing method and there is immense scope for hands-on skills building. Roopkala Kendro's mandate of addressing challenges and concerns faced by marginalized, vulnerable and disadvantages sections of the population forms the focus of all production related activities. This wing has manifold purpose; it conducts participatory communication research, develop and designs communication strategies, designs social campaigns, plans and produces campaign outputs - print, audio and video materials. On the one hand, the focus is on design multiple media oriented campaign using innovative, need-based and popular medium from folk songs, puppets, flex-on-wheels, street drama to broadcasting participatory audio programs and jingles, television spots and video films.

Name and designation of the Officers -

• Shri Santanu Basu,IAS, Principal Secretary
• Shri Krittibas Nayak, WBCS (Exe), Addl. Secretary & E.O. Director of Film & CEO, Roopkala Kendro
• Shri Pradip Kumar Sarkar, WBICS Joint Director of Information and Joint Director, Roopkala Kendro
• Shri Kaushik Nandi, WBICS Joint Director-in-Charge, Roopkala Kendro

Contact no : 033-4001 2110

Email – roopkalakendro@yahoo.com

Chalachchitra Satabarsha Bhaban (Cinema Centenary Building) and Radha Studio

Registered office address – 72, Deshpran Sashmal Road, Tollygunge, Kolkata – 700033, (Land Mark: Alongside M.R. Bangur M.S. Hospital)

• Film Vaults (4 Nos. cold storage units) for preservation of Black & White and Colour films in celluloid and Film Checking room.
• Ultrasonic Film cleaning Unit.
• Film Digitization and Restoration work Unit.
• Car Garage of I&CA Deptt. for Officials vehicles.
• Film Shooting Floor (Presently occupied by Exhibition Wing of I&CA Deptt)
• VIP Conference room.
• A 146 seat Cinema Hall in the premises, named "Radha Studio" which runs regular film shows on a daily basis.
• Work in Progress: A new G+M+5 multipurpose Building being constructed within the premises which will house the West Bengal Film Museum & Archive.
• A permanent Exhibition Gallery of the Legendary Mahanayak Uttam Kumar and Shri Satyajit Ray, located at the 2nd floor.
• Staff Quarters for departmental Staff.
• Medical Dispensary for Cine workers from Labour Welfare Organization.

Besides, the CCB is involved in:

• Organising of Film Appreciation course annually at KIC, Kolkata
• The Cinema Centenary Building is one of the Venues of Kolkata International Film Festival and Kolkata International Children Film Festival conducted every year by the Deptt.

Name & Designation of the Officers:

• Smt. Lipika Banerjee, WBICS, Executive Officer, Cinema Centenary Building (CCB)
• Rabindranath Dash (Maintenance Engineer & Chief Manager (Lab) CCB & WBFDCL).

Contact no 033-2473-1942

Email address – ccbiandca@gmail.com, dashrabindranath@gmail.com

Rupayan, West Bengal Film Development Corporation Ltd

Registered office address – Block-GN, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700106

The West Bengal Colour Film and Sound Laboratory Corporation Limited was set-up for the development of film industry in West Bengal on 5th July, 1980. Subsequently, the name was changed to West Bengal Film Development Corporation Limited (WBFDCL) on 1st July, 1983. Later, in the year 1986, the film sound recording studio of the WBFDCL was named 'Rupayan.

Name and designation of the Officers:

• Shri Santanu Basu,IAS, Principal Secretary
• Shri Amlan Maitra, Accounts Officer-in-Charge, West Bengal Film Development Corporation Ltd. (WBFDCL)

Email – wbfdclrupayan@gmail.com