MUMBAI: Producer Brian Oliver, former principle of Arthaus Pictures, has partnered with new production company, Cross Creek Pictures, formed by the Thompson family, private business investors from Louisiana. The company, with offices in Los...

MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded a $50,000 grant to underwrite the 2009 Telluride Film Festival’s Guest Director program, this year featuring the director and Oscar-winning screenwriter of Sideways,...

MUMBAI: At a press conference held in Berlin, Germany on the eve of IFA 2009, Sony Corporation announced plans to lead the way in delivering new 3D viewing experiences by bringing 3D to the...

MUMBAI: Lawyers for Amaru Entertainment scored a major victory against Morgan Creek Productions in the Superior Court for the State of California when Judge Richard E. Rico ruled in their favor and upheld Amaru...

MUMBAI: Barco has signed a professional services agreement with cinema projection products and services company Ballantyne Strong. As outlined in the one-year, renewable, non-exclusive agreement, Ballantyne’s industry leading service organization, Strong Technical Services (STS),...

MUMBAI: Pizza Hut Delivery is partnering with blinkbox.com, the online film and TV aggregator, to offer discounted films when customers order a delivery. The collaboration, conceived and created by Pizza Hut’s retained digital agency,...

MUMBAI: Disney unveiled a first glimpse of how it will influence fashion trends in 2010 with the announcement of a  fashion-driven lifestyle program inspired by its upcoming feature Alice In Wonderland. As part of...

MUMBAI: Epix will carry up to 22 Roadside Attractions films slated for theatrical release in 2009, 2010 and 2011 across its linear channel,subscription on demand and www.epixhd.com services as part of an exclusive output...

MUMBAI: As part of its ongoing liquidity improvement initiatives, Blockbuster Inc. has reduced the face amount of certain letters of credit it maintains on behalf of its former parent company, Viacom Inc., from $75...

MUMBAI: ITV Global Entertainment has inked further international TV distribution sales of its epic drama Wuthering Heights, including ABC (Australia), WGBH (USA), W Network (Canada), TVNZ (New Zealand), VRT (Belgium), TV2 (Denmark), KRO (Holland),...

MUMBAI: DivX, Inc. has acquired AnySource Media LLC, creator of Internet Television streaming platform that allows users to directly connect their TV to a wide variety of content and services on the Internet, enabling...