MUMBAI: UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund former Head Lenny Crooks, will set up a New York-based consultancy service supporting filmmakers working on both sides of the Atlantic. Crooks says, “I am looking...
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3 Idiots wins 8 categories at IIFA Awards 2010 Technical Awards
Mumbai, May 10, 2010: The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) announced the winners of the technical award categories for IIFA Awards 2010. 3 Idiots won 8 of the categories of the technical awards. ...
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UTV World Movies & Alliance Francaise organize children’s film festival in Chennai
Mumbai, May 10th, 2010: UTV World Movies along with Alliance Française, has organized a 5 day long, Children’s Film Festival in Chennai, from 10 to 14 May, at AFM Auditorium Chennai. The festival...
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TMS Digital Cinema completes 250+ Sony 4K digital systems installations
MUMBAI: Digital cinema engineering services provider, TMS Digital Cinema has completed 269 installations of Sony 4K digital systems in its first 180 days of operation at theater including Regal, Hollywood, and Muvico, among others....
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World Cup to kick start 3D television uptake
MUMBAI: According to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media, over 20 million TV homes globally will be watching 3DTV within five years. Backed by key industry players including set manufacturers, content...
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment expands DVD to Blu-Ray upgrade program
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has expanded its DVD2Blu upgrade program. Consumers can select from 90 of Warner Home Video’s most popular titles to upgrade that include Under Siege and Superman II: The...
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Veteran actor Macmohan of Sholay fame passes away
MUMBAI: Veteran character actor Macmohan, who is best remembered for playing the role of Sambha in Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay, has passed away. Macmohan, who was suffering from Cancer, died this afternoon at the Kokilaben...
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Box Office: Badmaash Company nets Rs 130 million in opening weekend
Yash Raj Films' Badmaash Company has done a net business of approximately Rs 130 million (Rs 13 crore) in its opening weekend in India....
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UTV Action ties up with Marvel Comics to air super-hero films
UTV's action movie channel - UTV Action - has forged an alliance with Marvel Comics in India to air the latter's super hero movie franchises on the channel....
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Endemol India forays into Hindi film production; Aman Gill to head
International format based company Endemol to foray into Hindi film production business. Ex-Studio 18 director Aman Gill to head....
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Columbia Pictures to release Men In Black 3 in 3D in 2012; Will Smith to star
Columbia Pictures will be releasing Men in Black III in 3D on 25 May, 2012 with Will Smith at the helm. Talks on with Tommy Lee Jones. Barry Sonnenfeld to direct....
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Two PNC films win top honors at 43rd Worldfest Houston
MUMBAI: Two films from Pritish Nandy Communications(PNC) namely Ek Tho Chance and Saluun, have won top honors at the 43rd Worldfest Houston. While Saluun won the silver Remi award, Ek Tho Chance won the...
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Marco Bellocchio’s Cinema Masterclass to be held at Cannes
MUMBAI: Italian film director Marco Bellocchio will give the Cinema Masterclass at the 63rd Festival de Cannes. Upon accepting the invitation, he said, "I think that the most precious thing a director can teach...
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Hindi film industry gears up for a power-packed summer bonanza
With summer's first two notable releases - Housefull & Badmaash Company, the industry's woes are finally over. Audiences are back to the theaters as are the movies....
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UTV to release Prakash Jha’s Raajneeti across 2100 screens worldwide
UTV Motion Pictures is all set to release Prakash Jha's Raajneeti across 2100 screens worldwide on 4 June. In India, the movie will be released across 1800 screens....
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