Film Policy Consultation Conference: Film industry needs revival, says Murriyum

Minister underlines that films defeat extremism, intolerance, promote culture and national heritage

KARACHI: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Murriyum Aurangzeb has underlined the need for revival of Pakistan’s film industry. She was speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day Pakistan Film Policy Consultation Conference 2017 at the Governor House in Karachi on Friday.

Murriyum said that with the revival of film industry, we can spread message of tolerance and peace among the masses.

She said  the government would take the ownership of the Industry in  line with the vision of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who was very keen  to set in motion an effective process for its revival.



She said the purpose of the consultative process was to ascertain the views of all the stakeholders and  seek their input  with a view to evolve a policy which was  comprehensive in scope  and could help in achieving the desired objectives.

Marriyum said Pakistan had a very vibrant and thriving film industry in the sixties and seventies which served as an effective forum not only to provide entertainment to the masses but also to reinforce the cultural values and the national heritage that had a galvanising impact on national integration and unity.

She said because of the permeating culture of religious extremism, terrorism and intolerance, the image of the country had been  badly tarnished in the comity of nations as well, but our first  priority was to set the things right on the internal front which  would also help us in dealing with the image problem at the international level.



The minister told the audience that the consultative conference  had been convened to pursue a common goal which was the revival of  the film industry.

The inaugural session was attended by governor Sindh  Muhammad Zubair, Senator Nihal Hashmi, film producers,  artists, exhibitors, distributors and other stakeholders associated with film and broadcast production industry.