Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur has said that rapidly expanding digital infrastructure in the country and ongoing advancements taking place in the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics) sector have the potential to make India the preferred Post-Production hub of the media and entertainment industry.
Delivering the key-note address at the National Conference on ‘Changing Landscape of Media & Entertainment 2022’ organized by the Symbiosis Skill & Professional University in Pune, Shri Thakur said “a solid digital foundation for the AVGC sector is emerging across the country and the Government has established a Task Force for the AVGC sector in order to develop world class creative talent to meet domestic and global demand”.
Shri Thakur said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s enthusiasm for technology has provided an oasis of opportunities to give wings to the ambition of youngsters and Prime Minister’s ambition to empower the youth has been realized by the Skill India Mission that aims to train 40 crore youth in market relevant skills.
Speaking about the ’75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’ project undertaken during International Film Festival of India 2021, Shri Thakur said several of those talents have been creatively contributing to the media and entertainment sector and some have established successful start-ups.
Speaking about the growing start-up eco-system in India, Shri Thakur said, even during the Covid pandemic period India added as many as 50 Unicorn start-ups, which speaks volumes about India’s entrepreneurial spirit. The Minister said he hopes to see more and more start-ups emerging from the talent pool produced by leading film schools like FTII and SRFTI too.
