INDIA SOUTH-AFRICA COOPERATION IN BROADCASTING AND FILMS

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The South African Minister for Communications, Dr. (Ms) Ivy Matsepe – Casaurri called on the Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, here today. She sought India’s cooperation in providing training to South African personnel in graphics and animation film production, radio and TV programme production. She also sought details of Indian policy initiatives in the field of broadcasting and information.

The I&B Minister offered the training facilities at the Film and Television Institute, Pune, Satyajit Ray Film and T.V. Institute, Kolkata, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi and other non-governmental institutions in India. He said, the Indian animation sector has great potential and is growing at a very fast pace. Sough Africa can have the benefit of learning from Indian experience through exchange programmes. Both the countries agreed to explore the possibilities of co-production of films.