<div dir="auto">In the recently-concluded 67th National Film Awards, Sikkim has been adjudged as the ‘Most Film Friendly State’ in the country.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">The small Himalayan state was recognized for its emergence as a new film shooting landscape in India. Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, popularly called P.S. Golay, took to his Facebook page recently to hail the recognition.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">“It is a proud moment for Sikkim,” he posted, adding: “I hope this sets the foundation for films to be an integral aspect of Sikkim and provide a platform for our talented people…”</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">[fb]https://ift.tt/3lOoXOi> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">Chairperson of the Sikkim Film Promotion Board, Pooja Sharma said that the national award was based on the state’s performance in the past few years.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">“Sikkim today is a promising state with its film policy. The state government has made several attractive provisions to have a friendly film shooting environment for the producers and directors and also for the local filmmakers…We are also working to have a film city here also,” she said.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">Shooting for several Bollywood films such as Qarib Qarib Single, Yaariyan, and others have taken place in Sikkim, especially in the state’s picturesque northern district, in the recent past.</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">Calling Sikkim a “premier film shooting destination”, award-winning Sikkimese filmmaker Tribeny Rai has also been quoted as saying, “The award has given national-level visibility for Sikkim among the filmmakers which could bring in more film projects here in future.”</div>
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