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- The chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television and Theatre Development Corporation, P. Bharat Bhushan, said the government cannot implement a percentage-based revenue-sharing system between film producers and exhibitors.
- He told the AP Exhibitors' Committee meeting in Vijayawada that financial constraints also rule out financial aid to producers or exhibitors.
- Industry representatives had put forward several demands, including a single-window system for five-year B-Form licences, five-year fire licence renewals, industry status for cinema exhibition to get lower power tariffs, higher maintenance charges for halls, and standard admission rates without surge pricing for new releases.
- The statement signals that the state's film trade bodies will have to push their demands without immediate government financial support.
What to watch next
- Whether the government acts on the single-window B-Form licence demand under the Cinematograph Act
- Any decision on classifying cinema exhibition as an industry for power tariff benefits
- Steps taken on admission rate regulation and fire licence renewals
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Bharat Bhushan
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“the government was not in a position to implement a percentage-based revenue-sharing system between film producers and exhibitors.”
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…Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television and Theatre Development Corporation (APSFTVTDC) chairman P. Bharat Bhushan on Friday said the government was not in a position to implement a percentage-based revenue-sharing system between film producers and exhibitors. Speaking at the AP Exhibitors’ Committee meeting in Vijayawada, Mr. Bharat Bhushan said the government’s current financial constraints also prevented it from extending financial assistance to either producers or…
“the government’s current financial constraints also prevented it from extending financial assistance to either producers or exhibitors.”
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…the government was not in a position to implement a percentage-based revenue-sharing system between film producers and exhibitors. Speaking at the AP Exhibitors’ Committee meeting in Vijayawada, Mr. Bharat Bhushan said the government’s current financial constraints also prevented it from extending financial assistance to either producers or exhibitors. Earlier, exhibitors, producers, theatre owners and other representatives of the film industry urged the government, through Mr. Bharat Bhushan, to implement a single-window system for B-Form licences. They sought the…
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