MUMBAI: Mum-to-be Beyonce Knowles says she is "blessed" that everything in her personal life is going well and is not nervous about her impending motherhood. "It’s going really well, I am so happy with...
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Film Culture Fund opens for applications
Mumbai: Creative England’s Film Culture Fund opens for applications today, with £490,000 delegated Lottery funds from the BFI to distribute in its first round. Creative England launched on 01 October, 2011 becoming a BFI delegated...
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Imax signs joint revenue sharing agreement in Malaysia
Mumbai: Imax Corporation has inked a joint revenue sharing agreement with TGV Cinemas to install a digital Imax theatre system at the Sunway Pyramid Shopping Centre. The theatre is expected to open by 15...
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Paula Askanas named EVP – communications for Sony Pictures Television
MUMBAI: Paula Askanas has been promoted to executive vice president of communications for Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Askanas will report to SPT president Steve Mosko. In this role, Askanas oversees business and trade...
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19th Raindance Film Festival winners announced
Mumbai: British Indie Stranger Things (Best UK Feature), Croatian/Serbian/Slovenian co-production Just Between Us (Best International Feature), Bulgaria’s Tilt (Best Debut Feature) and Italian short Reset (Film of the Festival) were among the winners at...
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37 films from 19 countries nominated in 5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Mumbai: The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) announced 37 films from 19 countries and areas have been nominated in this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards. APSA 2011 International Jury President, Nansun Shi, made the...
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Brad Pitt’s World War Z movie set raided
MUMBAI: The Hungarian police raided the set of Brad Pitt’s upcoming zombie movie World War Z and seized 85 weapons from a warehouse. According to the police personnel, the seizure included automatic weapons such...
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European & Asia Pacific Film Academies form alliance
MUMBAI: The European Film Academy (EFA) and the Asia Pacific Screen Academy (APSA) have inked an alliance. The first expression of the alliance will be participation on the 2011 APSA International Jury by Israeli director Samuel...
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie donate $340,000 to Somalia
MUMBAI: Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $340,000 for famine victims in Somalia. Jolie, who raises six children, Maddox (10), Pax (7), Zahara (6), Shiloh (5), and twins Knox and Vivienne...
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John Grisham’s novel The Firm to made into TV series
MUMBAI: Independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) and Viasat Broadcasting, have entered into a distribution financing co-venture for 10 Viasat Broadcasting free TV territories on the television series, The Firm, based on John Grisham’s best-selling...
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