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...
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Academy grants $50,000 to Telluride Film Festival
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,...
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Sony Corp brings 3D home in 2010
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...
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Amaru Entertainment scores victory against Morgan Creek Productions
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...
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Barco partners Strong Technical Services for digital cinema installation
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),...
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Zapak launches game on sci-fi thriller District 9
MUMBAI: Zapak.com has partnered with the makers of the upcoming science fiction film District 9 as their official gaming partner in India. Zapak.com will host the official game based on the movie in India....
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NDTV Lumiere hops on to Tata Sky
MUMBAI: World cinema channel NDTV Lumiere will now be available on DTH service provider Tata Sky as part of the Cosmo Pack. NDTV Lumiere business head Dhruvank Vaidya said, "We are extremely pleased with...
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UTV New Media expands team; appoints Ansari & Ghosh
MUMBAI: UTV New Media has appointed Zaki Ansari as the chief product and technology officer and Subhash R Ghosh as vice president – mobile. Ansari will be responsible for building and growing online destinations...
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Pizza Hut Delivery partners with Blinkbox.com; offers movie discount
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,...
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Disney plans collection of Alice in Wonderland-inspired fashion line
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...
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