Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2023-06-05

Establishment of an Independent Regulatory Institution for the advancement of Cinema and Television Industry

- The State Film Corporation was established by the State Film Corporation Act, No.47 of 1971 for the revival of the advancement of the local film industry and in the year 1980 it was renamed as the 'National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka'. At present, the Film Industry is facing many problems and suffers a severe drawback. Therefore, the need to establish an independent regulatory institution to revive the industry has been identified. Also, it has been found appropriate to have an independent institution to regulate the television industry to provide necessary guidance for the advancement of the said industry. Accordingly, taking into consideration a proposal made by the Minister of Mass Media, Cabinet decided to grant approval to take necessary action to establish an independent regulatory institution enabling to facilitate and provide guidance for the revival of the Cinema and Television Industry.