MUMBAI: Independent Indian Filmmakers Worldwide (IIFW) will lead a contingent of 100 people to the 61st Cannes Film Festival to be held from 15 – 26 May. Members of the IIFW summoned a meeting last...
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Martin Scorsese in AT&T’s public service ad
MUMBAI: Academy Award-winning film director, writer and producer Martin Scorsese is urging moviegoers, “please don’t interrupt our movies,” with ringing wireless phones in theaters. For the first time, Scorsese has lent his considerable skills...
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Netflix sides Blu-ray, to phase out HD DVD
MUMBAI: With the industry now having picked a winner in the face-off between the two competing high- definition DVD formats, online movie rental service Netflix said that it will move toward stocking high-def DVDs...
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EMI Music, Ricall ink music licensing deal
MUMBAI: Ricall, the online music licensing marketplace, has signed a global deal with EMI Music. Under the new agreement, EMI will utilize Ricall’s online platform to help increase the opportunities for its artists to...
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Paramount creates mobile entertainment unit
MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures has launched a global mobile entertainment unit called Paramount Mobile Entertainment (PME). Paramount Pictures senior vice president, mobile and interactive Sandi Isaacs announced the creation of a new business unit under the...
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Imax wins case against Subhash Chandra’s E-City
MUMBAI: Imax Corporation has won an arbitration case against Subhash Chandra’s E-City Entertainment, which will result in increased revenues for the company of more than $11 million. A panel of the International Court of...
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Mahadev Productions plans new show, films
MUMBAI: Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kissen, who is also a minority stake holder in Mahadev Productions, will be producing and hosting a reality show. This will be for the new Bhojpuri channel Mahua initiated by...
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PVR, Thailand’s Major Cineplex Group ink JV
MUMBAI: Multiplex chain PVR has inked a joint venture with Major Cineplex Group of Thailand to bring lifestyle entertainment concepts to Indian consumers. The JV would set up bowling alleys, karaoke centers, ice skating...
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‘Jodhaa Akbar is my first step towards Hindi films’ – Nikitin Dheer
Nikitin Dheer is as strong and suave as the new generation actors come. At 6’ 4â€, he is handsome and qualified. Being third generation film man, he knows what it takes. Nikitin’s father, Pankaj...
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‘TV will continue to be our bread and butter; films will be our juice’ – Beyond Dreams CEO Yash Patnaik
Beholding dreams in his eyes, Yash Patnaik came to Bombay with mere Rs 800 in his pocket. Like most newcomers to Mumbai, his dream was to make it big in the film industry. And...
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