A section of Telugu film industry producers to stop shooting from August 1

A section of Telugu film producers on Sunday decided to stop film shootings from August 1 over certain issues.  Active Telugu Film Producers Guild (ATFPG) last week anunced that all producer members of Guild voluntarily decided to withhold shootings from August 1 and will hold discussions "until we find workable resolutions".

members (section of producers) decided voluntarily t to shoot ir movies from Monday to settle ir issues, sources said after general body meeting of Film Chamber here on Sunday.  ongoing and new film shoots will t take place from Monday and shootings will be stalled till solutions to problems are found.

"We have decided to stop shootings of Telugu films and will discuss ways to overcome present situation," producer Dil Raju told reporters here. However, a senior representative of Telugu Film Producers Council (TFPC) said "t all producers" decided to stop film shoots.

Active Telugu Film Producers Guild (ATFPG), on July 26 in a statement said, "Post-pandemic, with changing revenue situations and increasing costs, it becomes important for producers to discuss all issues we are facing as a community of filmmakers. It is our responsibility to improve our ecosystem and ensure that we are releasing our films in a healthy environment. In this regard, all producer members of Guild have voluntarily decided to withhold shootings from August 1, to sit in discussion until we find workable resolutions.

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