KATHMANDU: Manish Pandit has been appointed Chairman of the Film Development Board following a Cabinet decision, according to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
High-level sources said preparations were underway to hand over the appointment letter to Pandit, a film producer and writer, today.
The Ministry of Information and Communications had submitted a shortlist of three candidates for the position to the Council of Ministers.
Rabindra Prasad Paudyal, Information Officer at the Ministry, said a three-member selection committee had shortlisted Manish Pandit, Naresh Paudel and Nisha Adhikari before forwarding their names to the Council of Ministers.
Pandit was selected from among the three candidates. He has previously worked with the Film Development Board as an expert and adviser during the implementation of the box-office system and e-ticketing in cinema halls.
The two-year tenure of outgoing chairman Dinesh DC has ended.
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