Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy
Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy was formed by the Government of Karnataka in 2009 to promote film culture in Karnataka. The Academy, under the chairmanship of TS Nagabharana, has taken up several projects to develop a healthy film culture in the state and adopted the motto of promoting ‘Education in Cinema and Cinema in Education’.
KCA has been conducting Film Appreciation Courses in different parts of the state, in colleges and film societies. It has also promoted the establishment of district, institutional and campus film societies all over the state. It engaged the members of these societies to participate in the first-ever KCA International Film Festival, a low-budget event with DVD screenings of 100 films, which found overwhelming response in Bengaluru and four other districts of Karnataka.
The Academy has been in talks for over two years with the School of Film Directing, University of Gothenburg, to establish film training programmes and is now looking to establish a long-term collaboration with Bengaluru University to set up the Suchitra School of Cinema and Dramatic Arts, an international quality film institute in Bengaluru, in collaboration with Suchitra Cinema and Cultural Academy's special purpose trust, Centre for Film and Drama. The school will be set up under the broad framework of the MoU for cultural cooperation between Government of Karnataka and Region Västra Götaland, Sweden.
The Academy is now mandated by the government to conduct the 4th BIFFES, the international film festival in Bengaluru, from Dec 15, 2011, for a week, showcasing the Best in Cinema from around the world.