NFDC and Netflix partner to upskill voice-over artists in India

Through the partnership, the public sector enterprise National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) has launched an upskilling program 'The VoiceBox'- which includes training and assessment of artists across seven major cities in the country.

By  Storyboard18Jul 19, 2024 8:13 AM
NFDC and Netflix partner to upskill voice-over artists in India
At least 50% of the participants will be women in the 'The Voicebox' program by Netflix and NFDC.(Representative image by Venti Views via Unsplash)

National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), a public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), have joined hands with Netflix India to launch an upskilling program for voice-over artists in India called “The Voicebox”.

The occasion was graced by Shri. Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, MoIB, Ms. Vrunda Desai, Joint Secretary (Films), MoIB, Shri. Aditya Kutty, Legal Director, Netflix, Shri. Freddy Soames, Head of Competition Policy, Netflix, and Shri. Sharad Mehra, Chairman, Pearl Academy, among others.

Prithul Kumar, Managing Director, NFDC, Joint Secretary (MIB) and Kiran Desai, General Counsel, and Senior Director - Business and Legal Affairs, Netflix India, signed the MoU to formalise the partnership, which aligns with NFDC and Netflix’s combined vision to promote Indian cinema and nurture talent in the Media and Entertainment industry.

The program will offer Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) training for voice-over artists focusing on English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Gujarati languages. As part of the program, structured workshops, which would include training (featuring guest lectures and mentoring sessions), followed by an assessment, will be conducted in seven major cities of India - New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kochi. Each batch would accommodate up to 30 candidates, with 210 participants selected through preliminary screening. At least 50% of the participants will be women.

Pearl Academy, India’s leading design institute will join as a Training Partner for this program. Seven top participants from every batch will be chosen to contribute to Netflix’s special project, “Azaadi ki Amrit Kahaniya”, where they will lend their voice to narrate stories reflecting the Indian independence movement.

The program is open to professionals, preferably women, with more than two years of experience in the media and entertainment sector, who are eager to enhance their skills in voice-over.

This Voicebox program is sponsored by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, which has dedicated $100 million a year over five years to setting underrepresented communities up for success in the TV and film industries through programs all around the world.


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First Published on Jul 19, 2024 8:13 AM

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