Mumbai: Danette Herman will serve as executive in charge of talent for the 81st Academy Awards, telecast producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon has announced. "Herman is a proven expert at helping...

Mumbai: ICM agent Ben Smith has been tapped by Ludlum Entertainment to become president of its newly established production entity which maintains a first look arrangement with Universal Pictures. Smith will oversee the development...

Mumbai: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has screened its latest anti-camcording training video, titled Make A Difference 2 (MAD 2), to motion picture exhibitors and distributors attending CineAsia 2008.  The screening formed part of...

MUMBAI: The late Australian actor Heath Ledger has been awarded the Australian Film Institute’s international award for best actor for his performance in The Dark Knight as the Joker. Ledger died of an accidental...

MUMBAI: UK-based online video service BlinkBox has inked digital deals with Hollywood studios 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros and Sony Pictures TV International (SPTI). The deal will see BlinkBox bringing the studios’ TV series...

Mumbai; Endemol group CEO Ynon Kreiz will deliver a keynote speech at the 46th MIPTV (30 March – 3 April 2009, Cannes, France). Kreiz commented: "MIPTV is a pivotal event in the TV industry...

Mumbai: In order to expand its kids and family media business in Europe and extend its brand leadership around the world, The Walt Disney Company’s subsidiary company has entered into agreements to acquire outstanding...

Mumbai: On 3 December, the Anti-Pirataria Cinema e Musica (APCM) destroyed half a million pirated CDs and DVDs in Charles Miller Square in Sao Paulo. The occasion was in recognition of National Antipiracy Day...

Mumbai: Danny Boyle’s acclaimed hit Slumdog Millionaire has reached $3.8 million at the North American box office surpassing the $3.4 million of the Hrithik Roshan-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan epic Jodhaa Akbar to become the highest...

Mumbai: Vivendi Entertainment (VE) has acquired theatrical distribution rights for Boogie Town, a mainstream, hip hop dance film. The distribution agreement also covers television, home video, internet/digital and mobile rights. The film recently began...