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Documentary filmmaking in India
History
[edit]| Institution | Year Established | Purpose | Key Figures / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Films Advisory Board (FAB) | 1940 | Produced propaganda films supporting British war efforts in India. | Headed by J.B.H. Wadia, a noted anti-fascist film personality. |
| Army Film Centre | 1941 | Created training films for army recruitment and skill development. | Training period was halved through films; M. D. Bhavnani noted this effectiveness. |
| Information Films of India (IFI) | 1943 | Produced information and propaganda films, often overlapping with FAB's objectives. | Frequently referenced in nationalist historiography for its impact on documentary culture. |
| Indian News Parade (INP) | 1943 | A weekly newsreel service reporting war efforts, screened with feature films. | Led by William J. Moylan; attempted to humanize war through its coverage. |
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Shweta Kishore (2018). Indian Documentary Film and Filmmakers: Independence in Practice. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474433068.
- Kishore, Shweta; Ray, Kunal (2024). Resistance in Indian Documentary Film: Aesthetics, Culture and Practice. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-3995-2566-4.
- Battaglia, Giulia (2017). Documentary Film in India: An Anthropological History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-37563-4.
- Jayasankar, K. P.; Monteiro, Anjali (2015). A Fly in the Curry: Independent Documentary Film in India. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-93-5150-569-3.
- Chatterji, Shoma A. (2015). Filming Reality: The Independent Documentary Movement in India. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-93-5150-287-6.
- Gopalan, Lalitha (2021). Cinemas Dark and Slow in Digital India. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-54095-1.
- Rangan, Pooja (2017). Immediations: The Humanitarian Impulse in Documentary. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-7310-0.
- Raghavendra, M. K. (2014). Seduced by the Familiar: Narration and Meaning in Indian Popular Cinema. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908798-3.
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish (2016). Indian cinema in the time of celluloid : from Bollywood to the emergency. Indiana University Press.
- Dwyer, Rachel (2006). Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-38070-1.