MUMBAI: Three films backed by the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund have been selected for official screening at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival from 5-15 February. Sally Potter’s Rage will have its...

MUMBAI: Star has appointed Yeshpal Sharma as its vice president of distribution and advertising sales for the UK and continental Europe. Sharma will oversee Star’s operations across the territory, working to expand advertising sales...

MUMBAI: Daniel Barnz has signed on to direct Beastly for CBS Films. The announcement was made by CBS Films president and CEO Amy Baer. Barnz also penned the screenplay for Beastly, which is based...

MUMBAI: MySpace Music (www.myspace.com/music) will be hosting the Lily Allen’s 3 Secret Shows across on three continents. The singer will put on concerts for her MySpace fans in New York, Tokyo and London at...

MUMBAI: Yahoo! Inc. Connected TV vice president Patrick Barry, and  Center for the Digital Future at USC’s Annenberg School director Dr. Jeffrey Cole, will deliver keynote speeches on 1 April to kick off a...

MUMBAI: In celebration of the 2008 nominees in the Animated Feature Film category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present its first Animated Feature Symposium on 19 February at the Samuel...

MUMBAI: With record traffic to the www.casbaa.com website over the Lunar New Year, the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has today released the full version of an insightful documentary video examination...

MUMBAI: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a member of the music first Coalition (www.musicfirstcoalition.org), applauded the introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation requiring that FM and AM broadcasters, like their satellite and online...

MUMBAI: Filmmakers from Austria, France, Germany, Israel and Japan will participate in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual Foreign Language Film Award Nominees Symposium on 21 February at the Samuel Goldwyn...

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has acquired Snowblind Studios, a game development studio specializing in action and fantasy-based games. The new acquisition strengthens Warner Bros.’ presence, as a full scale games publisher. Warner...

MUMBAI: Jaman.com has expanded its existing collection of art-house cinema through a partnership with E1 Entertainment, an independent video distributor. Through this collaboration, Jaman will acquire nearly 3000 of E1 Entertainment’s feature films and...

MUMBAI: A little over a year after a fire damaged four acres on the world’s largest working movie studio lot, Universal Studios will re-open in mid-Summer most of its sets and will unveil shooting...

MUMBAI: MEGA Brands Inc has entered into a global licensing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios to develop construction toys based on its new game, Halo Wars, a game based on the legendary Halo universe....

MUMBAI: Vivendi Entertainment has named Larry Levy to the role of vice president and head of Theatrical Distribution Vivendi Entertainment. The announcement was made by Vivendi Entertainment President Tom O’Malley, to whom Levy will...

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Animation has inked a deal with Platinum Studios, Inc to develop an animated feature. The announcement was made by Sony Pictures Digital Productions president Bob Osher and Sony Pictures Animation president...

Walt Disney Company's net income dropped 32% in the fiscal first quarter. Studio Entertainment revenues for the quarter decreased 26% to $1.9 billion....

MUMBAI: Media giant Time Warner Inc. has reported a loss of $16 billion in its fourth quarter. The loss was incurred due to the asset impairments in its filmed entertainment, AOL, cable and publishing...

MUMBAI: E1 Entertainment has signed a long-term agreement with Christal Films Productions for the distribution of all of the company’s feature films in Canada and internationally. Effective immediately, the agreement makes E1 the exclusive...

MUMBAI: On 30 January, Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot, the new Thai government’s recently appointed head of IP protection, led 20 police officers from the Crime Suppression Division on a raid in Nonthaburi, taking...

MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.’s (MGM) Worldwide Television operation has named Ian Hogg as senior vice president and managing director for the Asia-Pacific territory. The announcement was made by MGM Worldwide Television co-president Gary Marenzi....

MUMBAI: Microsoft has tied up Sony Pictures upcoming movie Angels & Demons for an online contest. On 15 May, 2009, famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon will follow the Path of Illumination in order to...

MUMBAI: Two veteran staffers, John C. Hall and Scott Rieckhoff are moving up in the ranks at Universal Pictures Distribution. The announcement was made by Universal Pictures Distribution president Nikki Rocco. Hall, who has...

MUMBAI: Amanda Ghost has been appointed president of Epic Records. The announcement was made by Columbia/Epic Label Group chairman Rob Stringer. Ghost will join the company effective 16 February, 2009 and be responsible for...

MUMBAI: Alan Poul is in final negotiations to direct Plan B for CBS Films. The announcement was made by CBS Films president and CEO Amy Baer. The romantic comedy, which stars Jennifer Lopez, will...

Oprah Winfrey & Tyler Perry to support Lionsgate's distribution of Push: Based on the novel by Sapphire via their motion picture companies....

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has promoted Jim Wuthrich to president International Home Video and Digital Distribution. He was earlier senior vice president Digital Distribution. The announcement was made by Warner Bros. Digital Distribution...

MUMBAI: Warner Music Group and Destiny Media have inked a global agreement to distribute promotional audio and video content from WMG’s roster of artists using Destiny Media’s Play MPE digital media distribution service.  Effective...

MUMBAI: Arts Alliance Media has reached an exclusive agreement with the Amsterdam Booking Company B.V. (ABC), a buying group representing Dutch independent cinemas, to supply and integrate digital cinema in 68 screens within 20...

MUMBAI: The winners of the 2008 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards and the recipients of the Guild’s 2009 Career Achievement Awards were announced during the 61st Annual DGA Awards Dinner at...

MUMBAI: Warner Home Video president, international Philippe Cardon will be leaving the company, closing a 23-year career with the Studio. The announcement was made by Warner Home Video president Ron Sanders. Cardon has chosen...

MUMBAI: Fifteen of the 20 nominees in the acting categories will be among 120 Academy Award nominees who will gather at noon on 2 February, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, when the Academy of...

MUMBAI: DreamWorks Animation was the big winner at this year’s 36th Annual Annie Awards at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, CA. Kung Fu Panda received 13 Annies including the Best Animated Feature and...

MUMBAI: The writers of Slumdog Millionaire took top honors at the USC Libraries Scripter Award ceremony. Based on Vikas Swarup’s bestseller Q&A, the film edged fellow Oscar contenders The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,...