One of the main formats of publicity used by the field units is the audio-visual programme
in the form of film shows. Messages are put across to the audience in the form of entertaining
documentary films. Sometimes feature films are also screened as crowd puller. Sources of
documentary/feature films used by DFP are:
1. Films Division , 2. National Films Development Corporation ,3. Children's Film Society
4. Doordharshan ,5. Various Ministries ,6. Private producers.
Whenever necessary, in addition to Hindi, documentary films are dubbed into the following regional Indian languages:
1. Marathi 2. Gujarati 3. Telugu 4. Kannada 5. Tamil
6. Malayalam 7. Bengali 8. Oriya 9. Assamese 10. Manipuri
11. Punjabi 12. Kashmiri 13. Dogri 14. Urdu 15. Nepali,16. Konkani
The Field Publicity Units are provided with documentary films on various topics
such as National Integration and Communal Harmony, Health, Family welfare, AIDS Awareness,
Rural Development, Child Rights, Girl Child, Environment, etc.
The Field Publicity units are equipped with audio-visual equipment such as
Portable Video projector, films, PA equipment and generator. As the film show programmes,
particularly those arranged in open areas after sunset, attract large audiences,
the Field Officer makes the best use of the opportunity by not only putting across the
message/messages through the medium of film, but also by punctuating the screening with
crisp and to-the-point talks on the themes. The same applies to film show programmes that
are organised in closed halls during daytime in schools, colleges and other institutions.
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