While up to Rs 15 lakh will be provided for short films, sum of up to Rs 40 lakh will be provided for documentaries, up to Rs 1 crore for television serials, up to Rs 1.5 crore for web series, up to Rs 2 crore for feature films and up to Rs 10 crore for international films.However, the filmmakers will be entitled to get financial benefits only if 75% of the entire shooting schedule is done in Madhya Pradesh only.The policy provides for ten percent additional assistance/grant if the concerned film project is of local and regional languages of MP, including Baghelkhandi, Nimari, Gondi, Bhili and Korku. Further children, youth and women-centric cinema projects (particularly women and child education and empowerment projects) will also get similar ten percent additional benefits.Projects in other regional languages, including Marathi, Bengali and South Indian languages too will be provided ten percent additional financial incentives.Further special financial grants will be given for building for single movie/screen theaters and upgradation of existing theatres.Importantly, Madhya Pradesh has won the ‘Most Film Friendly State’ award multiple times, including at the 68th and 69th National Film Awards in 2022 and 2023. More than 350 film projects have been shot successfully in the state over the last five years. Ten Hindi feature films, one Telugu movie, and four web series projects have been granted financial assistance of Rs 21 crore.Investments to the tune of around Rs 700 crore have been made on film projects in the state over the last few years, resulting in the creation of over 1.25 lakh-plus temporary job days in the state.The successful film projects shot in MP over the last few years, include Bhool Bhulaiyaa-3, Sixer, Love ki Arrange Marriage, Gullak, Dhadak, Stree-3, Panchayat, Kota Factory, Ponniyan Selvan, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Thaa, Dunki, Patna Shukla, Fukrey 3, The Railway Men, Lapata Ladies and Zara Hakte Zara Bachke.
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