Film Development Board Launches Three Training Programs in One Day to Enhance Industry Skills

Kathmandu. The Film Development Board launched three programs on Monday (in a single day) with the objective of advancing technical development in the film sector, enhancing institutional capacity, and boosting the physical fitness of filmmakers. On the occasion of the Filmmaker Skill Enhancement Year 2082, the Board organized 'Voice Acting and Dubbing' training, staff training, and swimming training.

The 'Voice Acting and Dubbing' training is being conducted by Indian Sound Artist Amit Deondi, who has worked on various international projects in Hollywood and Bollywood. Sixteen hundred and sixty-six artists, technicians, and journalists from the Nepali film industry are participating in the three-day training. The training includes theoretical and practical instruction on voice acting, dubbing techniques, voice modulation according to character, dialogue expression, and studio dubbing processes.

Similarly, the staff training is a two-day capacity enhancement program aimed at making the performance of employees working at the Board more effective and improving service delivery to be quality-oriented and citizen-friendly. The training, provided by the Nepal Government Staff College, covered subjects such as note writing, scientific filing procedures, meeting management, report writing, preparation of concept papers and terms of reference, effective presentation, professional behavior, self-management, and office management. Pramod Niroula, Sheetal Moktan Tamang, and Uttam Acharya served as trainers for the program.

Likewise, the swimming training program was introduced with the objective of enhancing the physical fitness of artists. Since scenes requiring swimming or acting as if drowning often appear while portraying various characters in films, the use of dummy artists or the removal of certain scenes becomes necessary when artists themselves lack the necessary skills. The Board stated that this training was initiated to eliminate such compulsions and enable artists to perform realistically with the required physical proficiency.