MUMBAI: The Information and Broadcasting ministry has appointed Marten Rabarts, currently artistic director of Amsterdam-based Binger Filmlab, to head the development division of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).

Rabarts will establish a fully-fledged development arm for the national funding body and oversee the set up of a professional development and training hub for directors, producers and writers in Mumbai. This hub will also take out a ‘knowledge caravan’ bringing top international expertise to other film centres across the subcontinent.

He will establish a fully-fledged development arm for the national funding body and oversee the set up of a professional development and training hub for directors, producers and writers in Mumbai. This hub will also take out a ‘knowledge caravan’ bringing top international expertise to other film centres across the subcontinent.

Said NFDC managing director Nina Lath Gupta, “We are immensely pleased that Marten will be joining us to help grow and expand the scope of what NFDC offers to our independent filmmaking community. He brings, not only knowledge and experience in creative and professional development, but an instinct for spotting talent and a real gift of knowing what to add for that talent to excel.”

Rabarts leaves Binger Filmlab after 12 years of heading its creative growth and development. He will step down at the end of May to relocate to Mumbai to take up his new role.