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Preface

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation was established on the basis of FDC Act 15, which was passed by the parliament of East Pakistan in 1957. The corporation’s main occupation was to facilitate film making by providing the producers with all relevant services or facilities, technicians, raw films, loan etc. In 1958, the government of Bangladesh grants a sum of 10 million in local currency (BDT) to this corporation as its initial capital and along with that, furnishes it with some film making equipment, which formerly belonged to the PR department. However, Bangladesh Film Development Corporation starts its operation with these assets (capital and machineries).

In 1987, the government declares the corporation’s loan of BDT 7.2 million as its capital and as a result, the refined capital of the corporation turns out to be BDT 8.2 million. Besides, the government allocates to the Film Development Corporation a land area of 6.56 acres in Tejgaon Industrial Area, from where it runs all its activities till this day. Then, in 1980, 105 acres of land in Kabirpur, Gazipur has been allocated to the corporation for the arrangement of shooting facilities. FDC has spent BDT 1.75 million so far from its revenue budget for the development of this region and a project in this sector has been under consideration of the government. The corporation has adopted BDT 408.3 million till now as loan from the government, with which it has established new buildings and machineries. At this moment, FDC can provide facilities for the making of 85 full-length movies (approx) a year. At present, this corporation has been running as an autonomous body under the control of the government of Bangladesh.