There will be two types of payments for the cine workers from September onwards. Big films will have better pay when compared to small films.
The cine workers have been demanding a wage revision for a long time.
Another important decision was taken with regards to the OTT release. While the big films will be released after 10 weeks, smaller films will be released in 4 weeks.
It has been decided that the filmmakers need not pay VPS charges to digital providers. This will be the sole responsibility of the exhibitors. Also, even small films will get at least 150 theatres to release their films.
With this new rule, small films will be saving up to Rs 15 lakh a film.
Small films would run as per the percentage allotted. The ticket rates for small films have been fixed at Rs 100 in A centres and Rs 75 in B centres.
The film technicians and artists will get paid as per the scale of the film. Their wages for small films will be lesser when compared to what they get for big films. In short, there will be two rate cards henceforth.
The Film Chamber has decided to come forward to help the plight of small films and those associated with them.
There is no final decision on if the Cinema Industry should close the shootings from August first.
