The Ministry Of Culture Asks NFDC To Go Digital And Plan Web Series

JYOTHI VENKATESH

According to Hindustan Times portal, the ministry of culture is planning a massive overhaul into its usual functioning and plans to introduce a host of digital initiatives including a web-series on India’s struggle for independence. The Ministry has also reached out to the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), the government’s body that looks after film financing, production and distribution, three weeks ago about the web-series. It is likely to be 20 episodes long and may even air on platforms such as Sony LIV, Netflix and Amazon Prime.

“The NDFC has to tell us the framework within which the web series can be done, what kind of budget is needed, how many directors etc,” says an official on condition of anonymity. The ministry may reach out to platforms such as Sony LIV, Zee5, Netflix and Amazon Prime, to stream the series by August 15 next year online so that it can gain as wide an audience as possible.