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Public Service Broadcasting Trust

Public Service Broadcasting Trust
AbbreviationPSBT
Formation2000
TypeNon-governmental organization
FocusIndependent film, documentary production
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Location
  • India
Region
India
Official language
English, Hindi
Managing Trustee
Rajiv Mehrotra
Main organ
Open Frame Film Festival
WebsitePSBT.org

The Public Service Broadcasting Trust is an Indian non-governmental organisation. It helps independent documentary film-makers to work free from commercial and political pressures.[1] It hosts the annual Open Frame film festival in New Delhi.[2][3][4]

Open Frame festival

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The Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) annually hosts the Open Frame film festival and forum, dedicated to fostering a meaningful discourse on contemporary issues through the exploration of documentary films from India and around the world. As a not-for-profit trust, PSBT commissions independent documentary filmmakers nationwide, resulting in over 700 films covering diverse themes such as gender, democracy, labor, diversity, livelihood, human rights, and conflict.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Watch: 'Jai Ho' documentary is a reminder of AR Rahman's many achievements". Scroll.in. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ Mathew, Soumya (23 September 2017). "When men dressing and dancing like women is not obscenity". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b Khan, Murtaza Ali (19 September 2019). "Sneak peek into PSBT Open Frame 2019". National Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Accounts and Acountability. Right to Information Movement in Rajasthan". UNESCO Multimedia Archives. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 11 November 2023.