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Export and Import Policy for April, 1997 -March, 2002 -Policy for import Cinematograph Films and Other (including film on Video tape, Compact Video disc, Laser Video discs or Digital Video discs).

In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 4,11 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002 and in supersession of Public Notice No. 38/(PN)/92-97 dated the 12th August, 1992 and as amended from time to time, Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies the policy for the Import of cinematograph films and Other (including film on Video tape, Compact Video disc, Laser Video discs or Digital Video discs) effective from 1.4.1997, as under:-

PN. No.12(RE-99), Dt. 15/6/1999)

(ii) Import of cinematograph feature films and Other (including film on Video tape, Compact Video disc, Laser Video discs or Digital Video discs) may be made without a licence by other importers also, provided the importer has obtained from the Administrative Officer Central Board of Film Certification or any other officer designated for the purpose by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, a certificate to the effect that the film has :--

(In above Part of PN. word "video films" shall be substituted by the words "film on video tape or compact video disc" vide PN.No. 48(RE-97), Dt. 23/10/1997 & Last substituted vide PN.No. 2(RE-99), Dt. 31/3/1999.)

(a) won an award in any, of the International Film Festivals notified by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India; or

(b) participated in any of the official sections of the notified International film Festivals; or

(c) received good reviews In prestigious film Journals notified by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

The list of International Film Festivals and prestigious film journals presently notified by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India are given in the Annexure. The, list may be modified by that Ministry from time to time.

(iii) The importer of the film shall comply with the provisions of all applicable Indian laws governing the distribution and exhibition of films, including the requirement of obtaining a certificate of public exhibition prescribed under the Cinematograph Act, 1952.

(iv) Import of any unauthorised/pirated films shall be prohibited.

(v) Import of foreign reprints of Indian films shall not be permitted without the prior permission in writing from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.

(vi) The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, on being satisfied that it is necessary expedient in public interest to do so, may waive or relax the above requirements,

(vii) These provisions shall remain valid upto 31st March, 2002, unless otherwise amended. This issues in public interest,

Sd/-
(S.B. Mohapatra)
Director General of Foreign Trade

Issued by:
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce, New Delhi

Annexure

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Public Notice No. 107/3/88-F(I) dt. 21st January, 1988

In pursuance of sub-clause (a) 7 (b) of Clause 4 of the policy for Import of feature films and video rights of feature film and their distribution and pricing announced vide Public Notice No.1 05/3/86F(I) dated 21.1.1988, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, hereby notify following International Film Festival for the purpose of said sub-clauses: -

1. 1. International Film Festival of India
   2. Filmostsav, India
   3. Berlin International Film Festival, Federal Republic of Germany
   4. International Film Festival of Antwerp, Belgium
   5. San Francisco Film Festival, USA
   6. Hongkong International Film Festival, Hong Kong
   7. Festival 'lnternational Du Film, Cannes, France ,
   8. Melbourne Film Festival, Australia
   9. Sydney Film Festival, Australia
   10. Le Rochelle Film Festival, France
   11. Moscow International Film Festival, USSR
   12. International Film Festival of Locarno, Switzerland
   13. La Biennale Di Venezie-Mostra Internazionale Del Cinema, Venice, Italy
   14. Toronto Film Festival, Canada
   15. Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan
   16. World Film Festival. Montreal, Canada
   17. London Film Festival, United Kingdom
   18. International Festival of Film, TV and Video of Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil
   19. Hawai Film Festival, Hawai
   20. Nantes Film Festival, France
   21. Chicago Film Festival, USA
   22. Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada
   23. Cairo Film Festival, Egypt
   24. Telluride Film Festival, USA
   25. Rotterdam Film Festival, Holland
   26. San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain

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Annexture II

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Public Notice No. 107/3/88-F(I) dated 30th December, 1988

In pursuance of sub-clause (a) & (b) of Clause 4 of the Policy for import of feature films and video rights of feature films and their distribution and pricing announced vide Public Notice No. 105/3/86-F(I) dated 21.1.88, the following International Film Festivals [are notified]1for the purpose of said sub-clause:

1. 1. Karlovilj Vary International Film Festivals, Czechoslovakia.
   2. Festival International Du Cinema/Bruxellee (Brussels), Belgium
   3. Belgrade International Film Festival, Yugoslavia
   4. Miami Film Festival, USA
   5. Viannale Festival, Vienna, Austria
   6. Film Feat Munchen, Vienna, Austria
   7. Cork Film Festival, Ireland
   8. Festival Cinematographico Internalionale Di Taermina, Italy
   9. New York Film Festival, USA
   10. Washington Film Festival, USA
   11. Havana International Film Festival, Cuba
   12. Singapore International Film Festival
   13. Tashkent International Film Festiva!, USSR'

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Annexure -III

The list of film journals notified by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under their Public Notice No.1 05/4/92-F(I) dated the 5th February, 1996 as further amended by their Public Notice No. 10514192-F(I) dated the 24th July, 1996 for the purposes of import of feature films and video rights of feature films.
 

(Pl. refer PN. No. 64(RE-01), Dt. 29/01/2002 for import policy of cinematograph films.)

(Annexure -III amended vide PN. No. 8(RE-97), Dt. 6/5/1997.)