Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC)
The Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce, the Apex body of the Malayalam Film Industry
was established in 1956. The Office is situated at the Ground floor of the Kerala Film
Chamber Commerce Building at M.G.Road, Near Shenoys Junction, Cochin. The Kerala
Film Chamber of Commerce was constituted and registered under the Travancore
Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Act and have more than 600
prominent personalities as its members. The Chamber building was inaugurated by
Sri.Prem Nazir on 03.07.1977. Sri.K.V.Koshy, Sri.M.A.Jhonson and Sri.K.K.George were
the founder President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Film Chamber respectively. The
former President of the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce Sri.T.E.Vasudevan was the
recipient of the First J.C.Daniel Award, the highest award in Malayalam Cinema given to
honour the recipients for their "outstanding contributions to Malayalam Cinema"
Instituted in 1992. Sri.K.Raveendran Nair of General Pictures won the award in 2008
and Sri.M.C.Punnoose also the former President won the prestigious award in the year
2010.
The objects of the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce are
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To promote, aid, help, encourage and develop the Production, Distribution,
Exhibition and all other branches of the Indian Film or Motion Picture Industry
in all possible ways in India.
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To provide a library for the members and a place of meeting and discussion of the
common problems and generally for the diffusion of use full knowledge regarding
the subject matter of the films and film industry.
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To watch over, support, extend and define the rights of the members of the
Chamber and to procure for their benefit special advantages and concession of all
kinds.
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To encourage the growth of friendly feelings amongst the members and amongst
the persons engaged in the film industry and specially to encourage co-operation
among the members and the persons engaged in this industry.
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To discuss, check and root out, all unfair, illegal and unscrupulous practices
which might discredit the Film Industry.
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To look after the welfare of all such persons or class of persons irrespective of
caste,religion,sex etc who are engaged in Production, Distribution, Exhibition
and other branches of the industry in India, particularly by safe guarding their
rights and titles, trademarks, trade name and copy rights.
