IFTDA suggests changes in Maha govt's guidelines for resumption of film production; Read

President of Indian Film and Television Directors' Association (IFTDA), Ashoke Pandit has issued a statement in response to Maharashtra State Government's resolution for restarting media and entertainment industry. He has thanked Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray through letter and also revisited two distinct clauses in guiding principles issued by him. Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared official statement through his Twitter handle earlier on Tuesday.

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Through letter, Indian film and Television Directors' Association has requested state government to revisit clauses which state that 'any person above of 65 years will t be allowed to work' and ar that claims that a doctor and a nurse should be stationed at each shooting premise. Pandit has pointed out that many of veteran actors of industry including actors Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Dharmendra, Pankaj Kapur, Jackie Shroff and many ors are all above 65 years and have been actively working in industry.

He also suggested a change in availability of doctors and nurses by pointing out that instead of stationing m at each shooting premise, it would be practical to make m available area wise at shooting locations.  state government on Sunday issued a detailed set of guidelines for resumption of media entertainment activities in Maharashtra. standard operating principles enable Indian film industry to restart production, but under a controlled environment.

Ashoke Pandit shared official statement of Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) and expressed gratitude for allowing industry to resume operations keeping everyone's safety in mind.

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Guiding principles

As part of set of new rules, government has said that producers will have to conduct pre-production and post-production by adhering to guidelines laid down by government. A session on educating and sensitising employees on sets or studios and also in post-production edit facilities will have to be scheduled. Once entire team is made aware of rules, any violation of rules will lead to stopping of work.

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Social distancing rms will have to be followed strictly with a focus on personal hygiene. A crowd cant be allowed to be gared while shooting is on. rms have to be adhered to while using air conditioning system (on sets) with focus on as much ventilation as possible. guidelines also include a set of precautions to be taken while transporting shooting equipment, artists and technicians.

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