India,Portugal to work out modalities for films co-production

India and Portugal have agreed to work out modalities for a co-production agreement in the Film Sector and also cooperation between their public broadcasters.
In a meeting between Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore and Portugal Minister of Culture Luis Filipe Castro Mendes today, the possibility of Student Exchange programmes between educational institutions of both the countries, was also discussed.
According to an official statement Rathore apprised the Portuguese Minister on the initiatives to provide Single Window clearances for Foreign Film Producers in the country through the Film Facilitation Office.
He also highlighted the prestigious National Film Heritage Mission to digitise, restore and preserve the rich heritage of films in the country.

Rathore also apprised the Portuguese Minister about the IIMC and FTII, the premier educational institutes in the field of Journalism and Film production respectively in the country.
The scheduled meeting of Prime Minister of Portugal with the film fraternity at Goa on Thursday, organized by FICCI, was also discussed, the statement said.