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  • Deadline extended for Apollo awards

    Deadline extended for Apollo awards

    NEW DELHI: The last date for receiving entries for the Apollo Awards for films, television, television commercials and music has been extended to11 April due to the overwhelming requests.
     

    The Apollo Awards is an initiative by Contineo Media, which will be held in Singapore on18 June.  The Awards aims at honouring the best in production and post-production across Asia Pacific, with a strong focus on the creative and technical mastery behind the scenes.

     

    Those in the media and entertainment business that comprises films, TV programmes, TV promotional spots, opening sequences, TVCs or music videos, within the qualifying period are eligible for submission.

    The entries will be judged by a jury that combines extensive academic knowledge and industry expertise with many years of experience in the fields of technical and creative.

     

    Headed by Ian Bailie, art director and production designer (Reign of Fire, Pride & Prejudice and Atonement), the jury consists of animation stalwart Suresh Eriyat from India. Other members include: Dayne Cowan, renowned director of film VFX (Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Batman Begins, Stranger Than Fiction); Simon Dobbin, production designer/ art director (Contagion, Uninhabited, Preacher’s Kid, Management, Hotel de Love, Kingdom Come, Jason’s Lyric and Bring it on); Emilio Batungbacal, colourist; Kerry Farrell, Senior editor; Rennie Gomes, managing director and sound specialist; Simon Rosenthal, executive producer (Ted, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, The Pacific, Australia, Charlotte’s Web); Derek Wong, senior director, production and David Wood, visual effects and finishing artist / solutions engineer, among others.

     

    There are seventeen categories for the awards:

     

    1.      Directing – Long form

    2.      Directing – short form

    3.      Cinematography – Short form

    4.      Cinematography – long (factual/drama)

    5.      Art Direction

    6.      Music Composition – Short Length versions

    7.      Music composition – full length versions

    8.      Sound Design – short form

    9.      Sound Design – long form

    10.  Editing – long form (factual/drama)

    11.  Editing – Long form (entertainment/reality)

    12.  Editing – short form

    13.  Motion Graphics (2D/3D/Claymation, etc. – short form)

    14.  2D Animation

    15.  3D Animation

    16.  Visual Effects/CGI – Long Form

    17.  Visual Effects/CGI – Short Form

    18.  Colour Grading

  • ‘Himmatwala’ receives worst film title at Golden Kela Awards

    ‘Himmatwala’ receives worst film title at Golden Kela Awards

    NEW DELHI: Box Office returns notwithstanding, Hrithik Roshan’s Krishh 3 and Ajay Devgn’s Himmatwala topped the list of the worst Bollywood films of 2013 in the sixth annual Golden Kela Awards presented over the weekend.

     

    Ajay Devgn(for Himmatwala) and Sonakshi Sinha (for R…Rajkumar) received the Golden Kelas for the second consecutive year in the worst actor category. Ajay had won the award in 2012 for ‘Son of Sardaar’ and ‘Bol Bachchan’ and Sonakshi for the five films she had acted in during that year. Her co-star in R…..Rajkumar won the ‘Why are You Still Trying’ award for the same film.

    Himmatwala, remake of the Jeetendra starrer of 1983 which itself was remake of a Telugu film of 1981 also got the ‘RGV Ki Aag’ Award for the ‘Most Pointless re-make/sequel’, and the ‘Worst Film’ award. 

     

    Krishh 3 shared the ‘Ra One’ award for the ‘Worst Premise’ along with Dhoom 3, while it also received an award for the ‘Most Atrocious Lyrics’ for Sameer’s ‘Raghupati Raghav’.

     

    Interestingly, Aamir Khan won the ‘Baawra Ho Gaya Hai Ke’ award for Dhoom 3. He got it for the ‘high level of stupidity in stunts and action, playing a ridiculously unnecessary double role and finally for succumbing to the dark side of Bollywood.’

     

    Golden Kela Awards creative head Anant Singh, who also presented the programme, said “Aamir Khan once said that he loves the Kela Awards, because all other awards are rigged. Wonder what he has to say about us now.”

     

    The awards are inspired by the Golden Raspberry awards given in Hollywood – commonly known as the Razzies.

     

    The Kela for the ‘Worst Director’ went to Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Goliyon Ki Raas Leela…Ram Leela.

     

    Actor Vivek Oberoi won the ‘This is too Much Award’ for the four films in which he appeared in 2013 – Krishh 3, Jayantabhai ki Luv Story. Grand Mastie, and Zila Ghaziabad.

     

    ‘Aap Yahaan Aaye Kisliye Award’ was given to Uday Chopra and was preceded by a tribute to ‘the late career’ of the actor, ending with the words ‘In memoriam 2000-2013.’

     

    The honour for the ‘Worst Actor (male) in supporting role’ went to Aditya Roy Kapoor for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani – a wake-up call that acting needs a lot more than getting high! ‘The Worst Supporting Actor (Female)’ went jointly to Deepika Padukone, Jacqueline Fernandes and Amisha Patel for Race 2. Deepika also won the ‘Dara Singh Award for the Worst Accent’ for Chennai Express.

     

    The most ‘Irritating Song’ award went to ‘Party All Night’ from Boss while the ‘Rajshri Award for Most Regressive Film of the Year’ was bagged by Ranjhanaa.

     

    Tennis star Leander Paes got the ‘Worst Debut’ for Rajdhani Express.

    The ‘Aakhir Kyun Award’ went to Priyanka Chopra for the music video Exotic and the ‘Bas Kijiye Bahut Ho Gaya Award’ was given to Sunny Deol.

     

    Anant said, “Himmatwala was named for obvious reasons including over-the-top acting, irritating melodrama, lame jokes, mindless entertainment, and just about everything else!” 

    Shahid Kapoor was given the award to make him understand that doing lame comedies and using senseless dialogues like “Silent ho ja, nahi to main violent ho jaaonga”, will not make him a superstar.

     

    However amid this morass, some films received the Anti-Kela awards for being the saving graces of 2013. These include Saheb Biwi aur Gangster Returns – for being the only real sequel made last year; Go Goa Gone – for being India’s first ever Zombie Comedy and Stoner Film in one cool package; The Lunchbox – for showing the world that Indian films are not all song and dance, and Shahid – for being the best biopic made by Bollywood in a long time.

    Golden Kela founder Jatin Varma and filmmaker Abhishek Sharma also gave away some of the awards, and stand-up comedian Zakir Khan teamed up with Anant to provide the humorous touch to the awards.

  • Jalsha Movies to air ‘Vivel Filmfare Awards’ in April

    Jalsha Movies to air ‘Vivel Filmfare Awards’ in April

    KOLKATA: The city is all geared up to recognise the Bengali, Assamese and Oriya films as it hosts the ‘Vivel Filmfare Awards 2013’ today. Jalsha Movies, the broadcast partner for the awards will air the show in April.

     

    As per sources, veteran actor Jaya Bachchan is likely to fly to Kolkata to present the life time achievement award.

     

    The iconic ‘Black Lady’ will be given to winners in 21 categories for Bengali films and four each for the Oriya and Assamese movies.

     

    “The telecast of the award function will be done in April end. Jalsha Movies is synonymous with being home to the biggest blockbusters of Bengali cinema, hence it is our privilege to be associated with Filmfare,” said Star Jalsha and Jalsha Movies business head Kevin Vaz.

     

     

    The list of nominations for the ‘Vivel Filmfare Awards 2013’ (East) in the ‘Best Film’ category for Bengali movies include ‘Alik Sukh’, ‘Chander Pahar’, ‘Mishawr Rawhoshyo’, ‘Phoring’ and ‘Shobdo.’

     

    The nominees in the ‘Best Director’ category are: Aparna Sen for ‘Goynaar Baksho’, Indraneil Roy Chowdhary  for ‘Phoring’, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee for ‘Chander Pahar’, Kaushik Ganguly for ‘Shobdo’, and Shibprasad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy for ‘Alik Sukh.’

     

    Celebrities like Bidyut Chakravarty, Rhituraj Dutta, Pulak Gogoi, Arup Manna, Kenny Basumatary and Manash Hazarika among others from the Assam cine world are likely to be a part of the award ceremony.

     

    That apart, representing the Oriya film industry are: Susant Mani, Anubhav Mohanty, Anubhav Mohanty, Archita Sahu and Barsha.

     

  • Winners of the L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards 2014

    Winners of the L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards 2014

    MUMBAI: L’Oréal Paris, the world’s No. 1 beauty brand and Femina, India’s largest women’s magazine once again came together to celebrate India’s women achievers at the third edition of the L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards 2014 at The Leela, Mumbai. The awards celebrated ‘Women of Worth’ in India, honouring women who work selflessly for their communities across 14 categories including Social Impact, Community Causes, Science & Innovation and Education amongst others.

    Honouring women with extraordinary accomplishments and exceptional commitment to their careers and communities, the L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards brought to the fore the strength and contribution of Indian women to society.  The nominees were shortlisted after an extensive research process while identifying each one’s key contribution in their respective fields.

    Manashi Guha, GeneralManager, L’Oréal Paris said, “It gives us immense pleasure to see the L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards grow as a platform that recognizes strong women so committed to the society around them. L’Oréal Paris firmly believes in women empowerment and applauds any woman who bravely takes on a challenge and converts it into an opportunity. I would like to congratulate these Women of Worth for their exemplary work and thank them for inspiring women everywhere to empower themselves and lead an extraordinary life.”

    Sharing his views on organizing these awards, Tarun Rai, CEO, World Wide Media said, “Over 50 years Femina has celebrated and inspired the modern Indian woman through its pages. It was only fitting that we institute and award for women achievers across a variety of fields. In its third edition the L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards will celebrate the achievements of 62 nominees. 15 of them will walk away with the stunning ‘Tangram’ trophy.”

    The evening saw distinguished women from various walks of life being felicitated for work done in diverse fields. Sonam A. Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Katrina Kaifalong withAkshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, NehaDhupia andAnupamKher, Dr. Swati Piramal, Sabyasachi, ZarinaScrewalafrom the esteemed jury members presented the awards. Other guests present at the awards included DiaMirza, Kunal Kapoor, Mini Mathur, SonaliKulkani,  PriaKatariaPuri, PoojaBedi, KalkiKochelin, Neel Bhoopalam, Nimrat Kaur.

    With power packed performances by IshaSharvani, Aditi Mittal &SwanandKirkirethe ceremony brought alive the essence of womanhood in India and made the evening an occasion to remember.

    Rounding off a successful third year of the awards Tanya Chaitanya, Editor, Femina said, “L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards 2014 are an out-and-out celebration of the deserving yet the unsung. Women who work tirelessly towards causes close to their heart, chasing excellence in all that they do, women who believe in taking the community along, women who make a huge difference to their surroundings. It is Femina’s honour to have such women achievers step up and take a bow before the world in a befitting all-out extravaganza that the L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards 2014 is. Thank you, ladies!”

    Winners of the third edition of L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awards 2014

    L’Oréal Paris Femina Women Awardswere setup in 2012 by two formidable women-centric brands L’Oreal Paris and Femina to honour and provide a platform for women achievers who have done exceptional work in their respective fields. L’Oréal Paris, known for its powerful slogan ‘Because You’re Worth is not just the World’s No.1 beauty brand, but also a brand that embodies self-confidence and empowerment. Femina is synonymous with celebrating women and their achievements and has done pioneering work in putting these achievers in the spotlight for over five decades. Held on an annual basis, the awards will continue to honour and celebrate women achievers for their significant accomplishments towards the evolution of society.

  • IIFA gets ready to invade US

    IIFA gets ready to invade US

    MUMBAI: As a part of the ongoing preparations, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) held a press conference in Mumbai today, attended by superstars Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar. Come April, the Indian Film fraternity will take the United States by storm, as the 15th edition of the IIFA Weekend and Awards will play out from the 23rd to 26th in Tampa Bay, Florida. 

     

    Tampa Bay will bear witness to superstar, Hrithik Roshan’s signature moves as the ace performer takes to the Tata Motors IIFA Awards this year.  Speaking on his performance, Hrithik said, “I have been a part of many IIFAs where I have performed at different locales. IIFA was in fact my first international performance and something I have always treasured. I am honoured to be a part of this major milestone in IIFA’s journey as they venture into the United States of America, showcasing our film industry in Tampa Bay this year.” Roshan has previously performed at IIFA in Sun City, Singapore and Colombo. This will be his first performance in the US in a decade. 

     

    Announcing the winners of the Zest for Stardom Contest, Ms. Delna Avari, Head-Marketing Communications, Passenger Vehicles, Tata Motors said, “Close on the heels of unveiling The ZEST, a true dynamic sedan, from Tata Motors that meshes killer instinct with elegance, we announced the ‘ZEST for Stardom’ on February 26, 2014, in association with IIFA. The response to this unique contest was overwhelming, with entries pouring from all over the globe, including USA. Owing to the phenomenal response we have received, it is our pleasure to announce that there will be not one but three winners, two winners from India and one from USA. We are delighted to announce that Mr. Himanshu Singh and Ms. Pallavi Kalra –from India and Mr. Mohit Batra, from USA are the lucky winners of the Zest for Stardom contest who have been bestowed with a golden opportunity to share the Tata Motors IIFA Stage with actor, Ranveer Singh.”

     

    This year, the Tata Motors IIFA Awards will see the reappearance of one of its best hosting duos, actors Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar. After their successful hosting stint in Singapore, the actors will reprise their roles this year. Speaking on hosting the Tata Motors IIFA Awards, actor Farhan Akhtar said, “IIFA’s exalted platform has always given me an adrenaline rush. Having received immense love and appreciation for my previous stint as host, I am excited at the prospects of hosting another year of the spectacular celebration.” Playing host for the third year running, Actor, Shahid Kapoor added, “Hosting IIFA always makes me happy, as it as a chance to interact with the entire film fraternity that gathers together, IIFA is the most prestigious award ceremony which honors the best of our Industry.”  

     

    Dance guru, Shiamak Davar will also be a part of IIFA this year as the event’s official choreographer. Renowned for some of the biggest dance performances including his highly acclaimed work on India’s first musical ‘Zangoora’, Tampa Bay will mark Shiamak’s 11th year with IIFA, 

     

    Going beyond entertainment, IIFA has long been committed to building bridges between India and the global arena as it strides across the world.  With the trade relationship between the U.S. and India at its peak, the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum creates a perfect opportunity for exchange. This forum will bring together business leaders from India and America to explore new economic opportunities, providing a platform for Indians and Americans to engage in discussion and professional development. Hosted by the University of South Florida College of Business, the forum will be a two-day event on the theme – “Indo-U.S. Partnership: A Catalyst for Economic Growth”. Eminent speakers of the event include Rick Scott- Governor of Florida, Bob Buckhorn, Mayor – Tampa City, Vivek Lall- President & CEO, Reliance Industries Ltd, N.R Narayana Murthy Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Infosys, Dr. R. K Pachauri- TERI Chairman and Chairman United Nations Panel on Climate Change among others. 

     

    Another IIFA initiative, the IIFA Expo is a world fair to be held at the Tampa Convention Center, Florida from 24th to 26th April 2014. Bringing business, products and services from India and USA under one roof, the expo will provide a unique platform to unlock opportunities for businesses and communities, thereby promoting trade and commerce between two countries and cultures.  

     

    Saurabh Dhoot – Director, Videocon group, on this association stated, “In our sixth year of successful association, Videocon d2h along with IIFA, shares a similar outlook of promoting excellence in entertainment. The focus of both IIFA and Videocon d2h is adding variety and value in its entertainment quotient.  Videocon d2h which is now Asia’s Most Promising DTH brand strives to provide the best viewing experience in Asli HD through its DTH services and now reaches more than 10 million homes. We provide a very good platform for IIFA as well to reach out to this discerning audience.”  

     

    Commenting on its partnership with IIFA, Hari Om Rai, Chairman & Managing Director, LAVA International said, “We are proud to be associated with IIFA for the second consecutive year; IIFA offers us a great platform to demonstrate the true essence of our products that are a perfect fusion of looks, experience & performance. With this association we reinforce our brand’s promise to create products with an extremely strong proposition that will captivate the consumers.”  

     

    Sabbas Joseph, Director – Wizcraft International and IIFA said “Year after year IIFA has played out at various spectacular locations world over, committing itself to the cause of making Indian cinema global. Loyal to the very cause, IIFA has always lined-up an array of distinguished events which connect India to a global audience. We are confident that events like the IIFA Expo, FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum and various others will prove to be the perfect bridge between India and the U.S.” 

     

    Anil Khera – CEO, Videocon d2h added, “IIFA is the most awaited Hindi cinema award show due to the scale of its grandeur and global presence. Videocon d2h is the fastest growing DTH service in the country and has been at the forefront of innovation & high quality service in this sector. Videocon d2h would like to partake in promoting our cinema’s rich heritage, cinematic values and its resplendent beauty to delight every individual with the magic that Indian Cinema creates on celluloid through IIFA. This is a very good opportunity for both and we would like to take this association further.”  

     

    Gaurav Banerjee, General Manager, Star Plus said, “We are proud to partner Wizcraft for over the last ten years in  the biggest celebration of Indian Cinema with the IIFA weekend. This year with Tampa Bay as the host, a fantastic line up of talent and support from the industry, we promise to create a blockbuster evening  reaching IIFA to millions of households worldwide through Star Plus.” 

     

    The Videocon D2H IIFA Weekend is presented by Videocon D2H and the Tata Motors IIFA Awards is presented by Tata Motors and powered by Lava Mobiles. The IIFA Weekend & Awards will be broadcast globally on Star Plus, for the 10th year running. Visit Tampa Bay is the Official Destination Partner for the IIFA Weekend and Awards 2014 and Visit Florida, a key partner. Freedom Health Insurance are co-presenting sponsors for the IIFA Celebrations, Tampa Electric Company (TECO), a sponsor of the unique community event of IIFA Stomp and Mosaic, a sponsor of FICCI – IIFA Global Business Forum. Vishal Sarees is an associate partner of IIFA and Jammu & Kashmir Tourism, a partner.

  • Laureus World Sports announces winners of 2014 awards

    Laureus World Sports announces winners of 2014 awards

    MUMBAI: Three of the most exciting young sports stars of their generation, who have proved world-beaters despite their age, have been honoured at the 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

     

    Germany’s Sebastian Vettel, the youngest four-time Formula One world champion in history at 26, was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, US swimmer Missy Franklin, at 18, became the youngest ever winner of the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award, while Spain’s Marc Márquez received the Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award, after winning the World MotoGP Championship at just 20 years and 266 days. 

     

    There was double delight for both Germany and Spain when the Awards were announced. Bayern Munich joined Vettel as winners, taking the Laureus World Team of the Year Award, while tennis maestro Rafael Nadal received the Laureus Comeback Award to celebrate, with Márquez, a wonderful night for Spanish sport. 

     

    The Laureus World Sports Awards are the premier honours on the international sporting calendar.   The winners are chosen by the Laureus World Sports Academy, the ultimate sports jury, made up of 46 of the greatest living sportsmen and sportswomen. Proceeds from the Laureus World Sports Awards directly benefit and underpin the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Since its inception, Laureus has raised €60 million for projects which have improved the lives of millions of young people.  

     

    Sebastian Vettel’s success was particularly satisfying for the young German racer, who had been nominated five times for a Laureus Award, before finally winning. His fourth straight World Championship in 2013 saw him join motor racing legends Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher and Alain Prost, who all won at least four times, but he did it more quickly than them – at just 26 years and 116 days. 

     

    Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Missy Franklin was the sensation of the World Championships in Barcelona, becoming the first woman swimmer in history to win six gold medals at a single World Championships – three individual and three relay – at the age of just 18. She continues to refuse prize money and endorsements so that she can maintain her amateur status in college. 

     

    Bayern Munich were presented with the Laureus World Team of the Year Award after becoming the first football club to complete the treble of UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup. Six of their players were nominated for the FIFA Player of the Year Award: Philipp Lahm, Thomas Mueller, Manuel Neuer, Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and Bastian Schweinsteiger. 

     

    Spain’s Marc Márquez was presented with the Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award after becoming the youngest ever MotoGP world champion, at 20 years 266 days. He also made history by becoming the youngest winner of a Grand Prix, in Austin in April, at 20 years 63 days.  

     

    It was Márquez’ first Laureus Award, but his fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal secured his third Laureus Statuette, when he won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award, returning after a seven-month absence because of injury to win the French Open and US Open Grand Slam titles and regain his No 1 world ranking. 

     

    France’s Marie Bochet, aged 19, won the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award after becoming the first athlete to complete a Grand Slam of all five events at one Alpine Skiing World Championships. 

     

    Britain’s BMX star Jamie Bestwick, now based in the United States, won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award after becoming the only athlete in X Games history to win eight straight gold medals, two more than legends such as Tony Hawk and Shaun White.  

     

    The Laureus World Sports Academy presented two additional discretionary Awards. The Laureus Spirit of Sport Award was won by the Afghanistan Cricket Team, who qualified for the Cricket World Cup for the first time in their history, and the Laureus Sport for Good Award was presented to Magic Bus, the sports-based community project in India.

     

    The Awards Ceremony was held at the Istana Budaya, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and was hosted by British actor Benedict Cumberbatch. Oscar and Grammy winner Jamie Foxx performed to the star-studded audience. German actor Daniel Brühl, who played Niki Lauda in the film Rush, was present along with Chinese supermodel and actress Du Juan.

     

    The members of the Laureus World Sports Academy present were: Giacomo Agostini, Bobby Charlton, Sebastian Coe, Nadia Comaneci, Deng Yaping, Kapil Dev, Mick Doohan, Sean Fitzpatrick, Dawn Fraser, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Tony Hawk, Michael Johnson, Franz Klammer, Edwin Moses (Chairman), Ilie Nastase, Alexey Nemov, Morné du Plessis, Hugo Porta, Mark Spitz, Daley Thompson and Steve Waugh. 

     

    Other sports guests included: 

     

    Vitor Baia, Robert Baker, Kenny Belaey, Jamie Bestwick, Marie Bochet, Ronald de Boer, Annabelle Bond, Daniel Brühl, Bob Burnquist, Eric Cantona, Fabio Capello, Dan Carter, Lee Chong Wei, David Coulthard, Johan Cruyff, Nicol David, Deng Yaping, Du Juan, Paulo Ferreira, Nacho Figueras, Emerson Fittipaldi, Missy Franklin, Maya Gabeira, Stephanie Gilmore, Ruud Gullit, Lewis Hamilton, Raphael Holzdeppe, Nico Hülkenberg , Philip Köster, Michael Laudrup, Tegla Loroupe, Steve McManaman, Marc Márquez, Felipe Massa, Gaizka Mendieta, Luis Milla, Hidetoshi Nakata, Antonis Nikopolidis, Sophie Pascoe, Nico Rosberg, Sarah Louise Rung, Axel Schulz, Jimmy Spithill, Angelika Timanina, Sebastian Vettel.

     

    Among other guests present were Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia; YB Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, Malaysia Minister for Youth and Sports; YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri, Malaysia Minister of Tourism and Culture. 

     

    The Awards were announced in seven categories. The winners are:

     

    Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Sebastian Vettel

    Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: Missy Franklin

    Laureus World Team of the Year: Bayern Munich

    Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year: Marc Márquez

    Laureus World Comeback of the Year: Rafael Nadal

    Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Marie Bochet

    Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Jamie Bestwick 

     

    There were two additional Awards: the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award was presented to the Afghanistan Cricket Team and the Laureus Sport for Good Award was presented to Magic Bus, the sports-based community project in India. 

     

    For full biographies of Winners and Nominees go to www.laureus.com

     

    Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia (YR1M) is the Corporate Social Responsibility partner of the Laureus World Sports Awards. Laureus and YR1M have announced an innovative tie-up to benefit young people in Malaysia through the use of sport. The global Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, which currently supports more than 140 sports-based community programmes in 34 countries, will be developing projects in Malaysia, in collaboration with YR1M, as an ongoing legacy for the country, following the Laureus World Sports Awards.  

     

    YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri, Minister of Tourism & Culture of  Malaysia, said: “Kuala Lumpur is honoured to have hosted the prestigious 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards and the city has enjoyed staging this internationally-renowned event and welcoming a plethora of sporting legends to Malaysia. This is a sports-loving country and coupled with international events such as the Monsoon Cup and Formula One Grand Prix, we are delighted that Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has been able to host this sporting event with such global significance. I am positive this has been an event to remember for all those involved.”

  • Vivel Filmfare Awards 2013 comes to the East

    Vivel Filmfare Awards 2013 comes to the East

    KOLKATA: The Black Lady is the dream of many in the Indian film industry. For years, she has been the epitome of good talent in cinema. Now, the people belonging to the Eastern region will have an opportunity to own the Black Lady – the Filmfare Award. The first Vivel Filmfare Awards 2013 for the eastern region was announced in Kolkata with an aim to recognise the cinematic excellence in the Bengali, Oriya and Assamese films.

     

    Renowned Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee along with ITC Limited chief executive, personal care products business Sandeep Kaul and Worldwide Media, the publishers of Filmfare Magazine in Kolkata, chief executive officer Tarun Rai unveiled the iconic Black Lady on Saturday.

     

    “The Black Lady took 60 years to come to eastern region. We are working hard to finalise the list. Starting from the announcement with a press conference, we shall undertake 360 degree media campaigns including Times of India brand to promote the event,” said Rai.

     

    “This is the first year of Vivel Filmfare Awards in the east. We feel that we should have been here sooner. For long, we have wanted to come here since Bengali cinema has contributed immensely to Indian and world cinema,” said Rai.

     

    The emphasis during the announcement was on the importance of stalwarts that the eastern region has produced. It has been the cradle of Indian cinema with stalwarts like Bimal Roy, Satyajit Ray, Kishore Kumar, RD Burman among others who have created celluloid history with national and international acclaim. Last year itself Bengal made more than 100 movies. The awards are a way to recognise the growing talent of the region. There would be around 21 categories in Bengali awards category. While for Oriya and Assamese, there would be four categories each.

     

    “The 29 awards that will be handed over in various categories include 21 trophies for Bengali movies and four each for Oriya and Assamese films respectively,” said Rai.

     

    In the Assamese and Oriya segments, the four awards including Popular, Technical, Debut and Critics will be given to the four popular categories only.

     

    Prosenjit Chatterjee said though eastern region produced greatest of the talents in the film industry “we were away and not looked upon.”

     

    “Bengali cinema has crossed the golden era,” added Chatterjee.

     

    Filmfare Awards, established in the year 1953, may look at awarding the Bhojpuri and Bangladeshi films too in the time to come.

     

    However, for the time being the Black Lady is set to enter the eastern region film industry on 29 March.

  • Conan O’Brien to host the 2014 MTV Movie Awards

    Conan O’Brien to host the 2014 MTV Movie Awards

    MUMBAI: You might think that the Oscars were the end of awards season, but Conan O’Brien begs to differ. That’s because MTV has just announced that the late night personality is hosting the 2014 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, 13 April 2014.

     

    “Well, I’m proud to announce that, I, Conan O’Brien, will realise my life-long dream of hosting the 2014 MTV Movie Awards,” O’Brien said.

     

    In a little over a month, Conan will take Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on MTV to deliver the golden popcorn and celebrate the year’s best movies and performances. The 2014 MTV Movie Awards will also feature exclusive sneak previews of the summer’s most anticipate movies with never-before seen footage and previews.

     

    Before all of that fun can get underway, there has to be some nominees, right. Well, MTV has got that covered too. You can find out which films, actors, actresses, kisses and villains will compete for golden popcorns on 6 March at when nominations for the 2014 MTV Movie Awards go live on MovieAwards.MTV.com.

     

    Hosting a big award show isn’t exactly a new gig for Conan. He hosted the Emmy Awards in 2002 and 2006. Be sure to check back on Thursday, 6 March to find out which movies will vie for golden popcorns at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards.

  • Ellen’s star-studded selfie at Oscars 2014 crashes Twitter

    Ellen’s star-studded selfie at Oscars 2014 crashes Twitter

    MUMBAI: Topping President Barack Obama’s iconic “four more years” tweet, Ellen’s star-studded selfie twitpic at the 86th Annual Academy Awards a.k.a. Oscars that included Bradley Cooper, Meryl Streep, Lupita Nyung’o, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Kevin Spacy, Jared Leto, Julia Roberts, Channing Tatum and Ellen DeGeneres broke Twitter records as the most retweeted tweet with over 2 million retweets and counting. Also photobombing the twitpic was Lupita’s younger brother, Junior.

     

    From Liza Minneli’s wardrobe malfunction to Jennifer Lawrence’s embarrassing fall, host Ellen DeGeneres wasted no time in poking fun at the stars in her opening monologue. “If you win tonight, I think we should bring you the Oscar,” DeGeneres joked to 22-year-old Lawrence. Ellen also refused to be drawn into who dressed best before declaring that Jared Leto was “the prettiest”.

     

    Starting off the big wins was Jared Leto who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal as a transvestite in Dallas Buyers Club, while Lupita Nyung’o took home her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 12 Years a Slave.

     

    Later, Frozen was awarded the Best Animated Feature with producers Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho appearing utterly unsurprised. Gravity topped the Oscar winning list 7 wins including Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Original Score and Best Director Award for Alfanso Cuaron.

     

    In addition to Best Supporting Actor and Best Hairstyle and Makeup, Dallas Buyers Club also took home the third Oscar with Matthew McConaughey winning the Best Actor Oscar. 12 Years a Slave won the big Best Picture Oscar and Best Adapted Screenplay.

     

    For comic relief, host Ellen DeGeneres dressed herself as the White Witch to pay an homage to The Wizard of Oz which was continued with a delightful rendition of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” by P!NK. Other memorable music performances included Karen O and Ezra Koenig’s duet of “The Moon Song” from Her, with Pharell Williams performing the peppy number “Happy” from Despicable Me 2 and Idina Menzel serenaded the extremely popular “Let It Go” from Frozen, which won the Best Original Song Oscar.

     

    The Oscar winners:

    Best Picture: “12 Years a Slave”

    Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”

    Lead Actor: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”

    Lead Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”

    Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”

    Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”

    Best Adapted Screenplay: “12 Years a Slave,” John Ridley

    Best Original Screenplay: “Her,” Spike Jonze

    Achievement in Costume Design: “The Great Gatsby,” Catherine Martin

    Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling: “Dallas Buyers Club,” Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

    Best Animated Short Film: “Mr. Hublot” Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares

    Best Animated Feature Film: “Frozen”

    Achievement in Visual Effects: “Gravity,” Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould

    Best Live Action Short Film: “Helium,” Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson

    Best Documentary Short Subject: “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life,” Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed

    Best Documentary Feature: “20 Feet from Stardom,” Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers

    Best Foreign Language Film: “The Great Beauty,” Italy 

    Achievement in Sound Mixing: “Gravity” Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro

    Achievement in Cinematography: “Gravity,” Emmanuel Lubezki

    Achievement in Sound Editing: “Gravity,” Glenn Freemantle

    Achievement in Film Editing: “Gravity,” Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger

    Achievement in Production Design: “The Great Gatsby,” Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn

    Best Original Score: “Gravity”, Steven Price

    Best Original Song: “Let It Go” from “Frozen,” Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and performed by Idina Menzel

  • IIFA 2014: ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ wins 9 technical awards!

    IIFA 2014: ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ wins 9 technical awards!

    MUMBAI: The International Indian Film Academy today announced the winners of the technical categories of India’s most prestigious international awards, The Tata Motors IIFA Awards.
     

    The IIFA Magic of the Movies and Technical Awards are set to take place on the 25th of April in Tampa. This year’s Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend celebrations are slated for the last weekend of April, from the 23rd to the 26th in Tampa Bay. This will be IIFA’s debut in the United States.
     

    Running laps ahead of the pack, is the Milkha Singh biographical starrer ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ with 9 wins in the technical category, bagging Best Cinematography (Binod Pradhan), Best Screenplay (Prasoon Joshi), Best Dialogue (Prasoon Joshi), Best Editing (P. S.Bharti),Best Sound Design (Nakul Kamte ),Best Sound Mixing (Pranav Shukla),Best Background Score (Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy), Best Costume Designing (Dolly Ahluwalia), and Best Make-Up (Vikram Gaikwad).
     

    With 2 awards is India’s very own superhero flick ‘Krrish 3’. The action-movie won Best Action (Sham Kaushal & Tony Ching Siu Tung) and Best Special Effects – Visuals (Keitan Yadav & Haresh Hingorani – Red Chillies VFX). Rohit Shetty’s blockbuster hit Chennai Express wins Best Song Recording (Vinod Verma for Lungi Dance) and Best Sound Mixing (Anup Dev) along with Bhaag Milkha  Bhaag.
                                                     

    The Technical Award winners and the Popular Award nominations are derived from the IIFA Voting weekend that took place earlier this month. The IIFA Voting process is a stringent and methodical procedure that is closely monitored by KPMG, the official auditors of the event. The popular category nominations have gone live for the global audience to participate in the voting process. Fans across the world can vote online via iifa.com/globalvoting2014   
     

    Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd promotes the IIFA Celebrations globally each year and travel to a new beau locale taking the Film fraternity with it to amalgamate and celebrate the best of both cultures, thereby taking Indian Cinema to a wider audience.
     

    The Videocon D2H IIFA Weekend is presented by Videocon D2H and the Tata Motors IIFA Awards is presented by Tata Motors. The IIFA Weekend &Awards will be broadcast globally on Star Plus, for the 10th year running. Visit Tampa Bay is the Official Destination Partner for the IIFA Weekend and Awards 2014 and Visit Florida, a key partner. Freedom Health Insurance are co-presenting sponsors for the IIFA Celebrations and Tampa Electric Company (TECO), a sponsor.