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  • ‘Meet Me in the Gap’ stars Cher and Future

    ‘Meet Me in the Gap’ stars Cher and Future

    MUMBAI: Gap, the iconic American clothing brand, has revealed the final installment of the ‘Meet Me in the Gap’ fall campaign, starring the legendary Cher and rap icon Future, celebrating what can be created when distinct people connect and discover they have more in common than what divides them.

    The campaign spans television, outdoor, mobile, social, print, in store and digital. The television spots will air on major networks and live on digital video channels.

    The campaign captures Cher and Future, two culturally relevant and transcendent figures who have never met before, harmonising and offering each other their signature vocals. With video directed by the legendary Director X, the two “meet in the gap,” a blank space, to collaborate on a one-of-a-kind musical experience by tapping into their roots of rock and soul music with a song they both find inspiring. Through their rendition of “Everyday People,” originally by Sly and the Family Stone, the chart-topping rapper and legendary songstress meet up to add a modern hip hop trap beat to a classic American song.

    “I love the idea of ‘Meet Me in the Gap’ because it’s easy to have common ground if you are really open and curious to people from different cultures,” said Cher. “I didn’t know who Future was before this but I knew it would be so fun to work with someone who is completely unlike me, and who is young, really talented and striving.”

    “There was a great dynamic when working with Cher and we felt like we were doing something so much bigger than the two of us,” said Future. “Gap is not only bringing two cultures together but bringing everyone together through the music and the style. It’s really about everyday people.”

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  • Comedian Garry Shandling no more

    Comedian Garry Shandling no more

    MUMBAI: Garry Emmanuel Shandling, the famous American comedian, actor, writer, producer and director has died at the age of 66. Born in Chicago, the comedian was known for his neurotic observational humour, particularly about romantic relationships and his lancing of showbiz in his inventive TV shows.

    Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario Herrera has confirmed his death but the cause of death was not mentioned.

    Shandling is best known for his work in It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show was created in 1986 and aired on premium cable satellite television network Showtime while The Larry Sanders Show was created in 1992 and aired on HBO. He was also a formidable host. Shandling hosted the Grammys in 1990, 1993 and 1994, and the Emmys in 2000 and 2004.

    Shandling has won the Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding writing for a comedy series in 1998. During his three-decade career, Shandling was nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, along with many other awards and nominations.

  • Comedian Garry Shandling no more

    Comedian Garry Shandling no more

    MUMBAI: Garry Emmanuel Shandling, the famous American comedian, actor, writer, producer and director has died at the age of 66. Born in Chicago, the comedian was known for his neurotic observational humour, particularly about romantic relationships and his lancing of showbiz in his inventive TV shows.

    Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario Herrera has confirmed his death but the cause of death was not mentioned.

    Shandling is best known for his work in It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show was created in 1986 and aired on premium cable satellite television network Showtime while The Larry Sanders Show was created in 1992 and aired on HBO. He was also a formidable host. Shandling hosted the Grammys in 1990, 1993 and 1994, and the Emmys in 2000 and 2004.

    Shandling has won the Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding writing for a comedy series in 1998. During his three-decade career, Shandling was nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, along with many other awards and nominations.

  • Entertainment parade on TV channels this Republic Day

    Entertainment parade on TV channels this Republic Day

    MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Different people define and interpret what Indian-ness means to them. For some, it’s about evolving with the growing global advancements while for others, it’s about staying connected to their roots. Some think of it as an element to bring the change required while some take it as a sense of equality.

     

    Way back in 1950, the Indian Constitution came into being on 26 January and India was proclaimed as a sovereign, democratic and a republic. This day, which marks the birth of our republic is celebrated across the country and television channels across the board are not far behind in entertaining their viewers on this National Holiday.

     

    Most news channels will cover the Republic Day parade live from New Delhi. As the preparations for the 67th Republic Day continue in full swing across the country, Indiantelevision.com sums up the line-up, which will be showcased on TV.

     

    Read on:

     

    English Entertainment Channels

     

    Colors Infinity and Colors Infinity HD

     

    Colors Infinity will treat its binge watchers by airing back-to-back episodes of The Last Ship staring from 7 am to 7 pm. The show, based on an American novel by William Brinkley, is a post-apocalyptic drama television series.

     

    After a global viral pandemic wipes out over 80 per cent of the world’s population, the crew of a lone unaffected US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the fictional USS Nathan James, must try to find a cure, stop the virus, and save humanity. 

     

    FX and FX HD

     

    FX, taking the celebration a notch higher, will air back-to-back episodes of one of the greatest dramas of all timeHouse M.D. entertaining the viewers all day from 10 am.

     

    Sony Pix

     

    The channel will air the entire series of Marvel comic’s beloved superhero Spider-Man in the form of a movie marathon. Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will play back-to-back on the channel from 10 am onwards.

     

    Zee Cafe

     

    Zee Cafe will premiere a marathon of Cougar Town’s complete final season starting from 1:30 pm.

     

    In the final season of the crazy, wine-drinking suburban gang, Laurie and Travis take things to the next level. While a new job takes Bobby out of the state, Grayson takes on a position as a music teacher. The end of the series sees Jules and the rest, including Tom, going through several major changes.

     

    English Movies Channels

     

    Zee Studio

     

    Zee Studio will run a movie marathon for their viewers this Republic Day. The channel has lined-up a special marathon of movies like Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Transformers 3, GI: Joe 2, Shooter, Minority Report and The Peace Maker airing from 8 am to 11 pm.

     

    Movies Now

     

    For Republic Day, Movies Now has lined up a special property called Badge of Courage from 9 am to 9 pm. The property will feature patriotic movies like Fury, Olympus Has Fallen, Siege, The Universal Soldier: The Return, Battle Los Angeles and White House Down.

     

    English Kids Channels

     

    Nickelodeon

     

    The channel will celebrate this historic day by holding a parade at Mumbai’s Bandra Bandstand at 7:50 am where children from more than 40 schools will participate and walk along with navy and air-force officers to pay their tribute to the country.

     

    Discovery Kids

     

    The channel will premiere special episodes of Kisna on 26 January from 9 am.

     

    English Factual Entertainment Channels

     

    Discovery Channel

     

    On the occasion of Republic Day, Discovery Channel will premiere Siachen at 9 pm. It is a one-hour special programme, which will take viewers through the extreme frontline in the world. It will present the remarkable chronicles of soldiers and their formidable challenges to manage the battlefield where temperatures reach minus 60 degrees.

     

    National Geographic

     

    The channel will celebrate this day by showcasing an exclusive documentary, BSF: India’s First Line of Defence. The documentary will showcase the history, ethos, men and machines of the extraordinary border security force. The show saw its premiere on 25 January, 2016 at 9 pm.

     

    History TV18

     

    History TV18 will air three episodes of Gandhi, which is the first descriptive series on the life of Gandhi examines his relationship with his wife and his role on the path to Indian independence. The channel will air the episodes from 9 – 11 am followed by a repeat at 6 pm.

     

    Following this will be Dynamo Magician Impossible, which is a story on Dynamo heading to India on an epic adventure, which sees him travel from the streets of Mumbai to the sacred city of Varanasi for the annual Holi festival. The show will air at 12 pm with a repeat telecast at 5 pm.

     

    The Birth of Empire: East India Company, revealing how the behemoth that was the East India Company grew into an imperial power, and become the hotbed of corruption and greed that led to its downfall will air from 1 pm followed by the part 1 and 2 of India on 4 Wheels starting from 3 – 5 pm.

     

    The season 2 of VICE – The Pink Gang Rebellion & Genetic Passport will be aired at 9 pm on the channel.

     

    News Channels

     

    CNN-IBN

     

    CNN-IBN will telecast a range of special programming, which will include an exclusive show Saluting Bravehearts to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Pathankot terror attack. The show will air exclusively on the channel at 4:30 pm and 8:30 pm.

     

    The special half-hour show will showcase the stories of the seven martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the deadly terror attack in Pathankot in the first week of January. The documentary will be strung together with candid interviews with the family members of the martyrs.

     

    Apart from this, the channel will also feature the live coverage of the Republic Day parade from 9 am.

     

    DD National / DD Bharati

     

    Even as Doordarshan’s National channel will carry the live telecast of the Republic Day Parade and All India Radio will broadcast the commentary, DD Bharati has scheduled several programmes to mark India’s 67th Republic Day on 26 January.

     

    DD National and All India Radio will broadcast the address to the nation by President Pranab Mukherjee from 7 pm this evening. This will be followed by regional language translations by respective DD kendras all over the country.

     

    DD Bharati will telecast on 25 January at 6 pm a programme on Shaheed Bhagat Singh called Lagenge Har Baras Mele. The half-hour biographical is a snapshot on the life of Bhagat Singh and his remarkable contribution in the freedom struggle.

     

    Freedom Struggle and Indian Poetry will be telecast under the slot Sahitya Bharati to enlighten viewers on the motivational spirit of Indian poets during the Indian freedom struggle. The half-hour programme will be telecast on 25, 26 and 27 January at 8 pm.

     

    Swaraj Ki Goonj, a special programme on the significant role cinema played during the freedom struggle, will be telecast on 25 and 26 January at 10.30 pm.

     

    DD Bharati and DD Chandana will also telecast live, the launch by Prasar Bharati chairman Dr Surya Prakash of AIR Raagam, the 24×7 classical channel of All India Radio at 6 pm on 26 January.

     

    IBN

     

    The special line-up of programmes on IBN7 will focus on a spectrum of topic ranging from the winners of this year’s National Bravery Awards to India’s defence contingent and its capabilities. 

     

    Along with the special shows, the channel will also provide live coverage of Republic Day parade starting from 9 am, which will have French President Francois Hollande as the guest of honour. 

     

    Hindi GEC

     

    Colors

     

    The Hindi general entertainment channel plans to air the national proceedings along with Doordarshan. It will telecast the 67th Republic Day celebration live for its viewers across the country from 9 am onwards.

     

    Hindi Movies Channels

     

    &Pictures

     

    The Hindi movie channel will kick-start its celebrations on 26 January at 8 am and will continue it through the day with a host of power packed movies.

     

    The channel has lined up movies starting with Pardes at 8 am followed by Commando-A One Man Army at 11 am, No Problem at 2 pm, Shamitabh at 5 pm and Lagaan at 8 pm.

     

    Star Gold and Star Gold HD

     

    The channel will showcase the world television premiere of Talvaar on 26 January at 8 pm.

     

  • Entertainment parade on TV channels this Republic Day

    Entertainment parade on TV channels this Republic Day

    MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Different people define and interpret what Indian-ness means to them. For some, it’s about evolving with the growing global advancements while for others, it’s about staying connected to their roots. Some think of it as an element to bring the change required while some take it as a sense of equality.

     

    Way back in 1950, the Indian Constitution came into being on 26 January and India was proclaimed as a sovereign, democratic and a republic. This day, which marks the birth of our republic is celebrated across the country and television channels across the board are not far behind in entertaining their viewers on this National Holiday.

     

    Most news channels will cover the Republic Day parade live from New Delhi. As the preparations for the 67th Republic Day continue in full swing across the country, Indiantelevision.com sums up the line-up, which will be showcased on TV.

     

    Read on:

     

    English Entertainment Channels

     

    Colors Infinity and Colors Infinity HD

     

    Colors Infinity will treat its binge watchers by airing back-to-back episodes of The Last Ship staring from 7 am to 7 pm. The show, based on an American novel by William Brinkley, is a post-apocalyptic drama television series.

     

    After a global viral pandemic wipes out over 80 per cent of the world’s population, the crew of a lone unaffected US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the fictional USS Nathan James, must try to find a cure, stop the virus, and save humanity. 

     

    FX and FX HD

     

    FX, taking the celebration a notch higher, will air back-to-back episodes of one of the greatest dramas of all timeHouse M.D. entertaining the viewers all day from 10 am.

     

    Sony Pix

     

    The channel will air the entire series of Marvel comic’s beloved superhero Spider-Man in the form of a movie marathon. Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will play back-to-back on the channel from 10 am onwards.

     

    Zee Cafe

     

    Zee Cafe will premiere a marathon of Cougar Town’s complete final season starting from 1:30 pm.

     

    In the final season of the crazy, wine-drinking suburban gang, Laurie and Travis take things to the next level. While a new job takes Bobby out of the state, Grayson takes on a position as a music teacher. The end of the series sees Jules and the rest, including Tom, going through several major changes.

     

    English Movies Channels

     

    Zee Studio

     

    Zee Studio will run a movie marathon for their viewers this Republic Day. The channel has lined-up a special marathon of movies like Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Transformers 3, GI: Joe 2, Shooter, Minority Report and The Peace Maker airing from 8 am to 11 pm.

     

    Movies Now

     

    For Republic Day, Movies Now has lined up a special property called Badge of Courage from 9 am to 9 pm. The property will feature patriotic movies like Fury, Olympus Has Fallen, Siege, The Universal Soldier: The Return, Battle Los Angeles and White House Down.

     

    English Kids Channels

     

    Nickelodeon

     

    The channel will celebrate this historic day by holding a parade at Mumbai’s Bandra Bandstand at 7:50 am where children from more than 40 schools will participate and walk along with navy and air-force officers to pay their tribute to the country.

     

    Discovery Kids

     

    The channel will premiere special episodes of Kisna on 26 January from 9 am.

     

    English Factual Entertainment Channels

     

    Discovery Channel

     

    On the occasion of Republic Day, Discovery Channel will premiere Siachen at 9 pm. It is a one-hour special programme, which will take viewers through the extreme frontline in the world. It will present the remarkable chronicles of soldiers and their formidable challenges to manage the battlefield where temperatures reach minus 60 degrees.

     

    National Geographic

     

    The channel will celebrate this day by showcasing an exclusive documentary, BSF: India’s First Line of Defence. The documentary will showcase the history, ethos, men and machines of the extraordinary border security force. The show saw its premiere on 25 January, 2016 at 9 pm.

     

    History TV18

     

    History TV18 will air three episodes of Gandhi, which is the first descriptive series on the life of Gandhi examines his relationship with his wife and his role on the path to Indian independence. The channel will air the episodes from 9 – 11 am followed by a repeat at 6 pm.

     

    Following this will be Dynamo Magician Impossible, which is a story on Dynamo heading to India on an epic adventure, which sees him travel from the streets of Mumbai to the sacred city of Varanasi for the annual Holi festival. The show will air at 12 pm with a repeat telecast at 5 pm.

     

    The Birth of Empire: East India Company, revealing how the behemoth that was the East India Company grew into an imperial power, and become the hotbed of corruption and greed that led to its downfall will air from 1 pm followed by the part 1 and 2 of India on 4 Wheels starting from 3 – 5 pm.

     

    The season 2 of VICE – The Pink Gang Rebellion & Genetic Passport will be aired at 9 pm on the channel.

     

    News Channels

     

    CNN-IBN

     

    CNN-IBN will telecast a range of special programming, which will include an exclusive show Saluting Bravehearts to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Pathankot terror attack. The show will air exclusively on the channel at 4:30 pm and 8:30 pm.

     

    The special half-hour show will showcase the stories of the seven martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the deadly terror attack in Pathankot in the first week of January. The documentary will be strung together with candid interviews with the family members of the martyrs.

     

    Apart from this, the channel will also feature the live coverage of the Republic Day parade from 9 am.

     

    DD National / DD Bharati

     

    Even as Doordarshan’s National channel will carry the live telecast of the Republic Day Parade and All India Radio will broadcast the commentary, DD Bharati has scheduled several programmes to mark India’s 67th Republic Day on 26 January.

     

    DD National and All India Radio will broadcast the address to the nation by President Pranab Mukherjee from 7 pm this evening. This will be followed by regional language translations by respective DD kendras all over the country.

     

    DD Bharati will telecast on 25 January at 6 pm a programme on Shaheed Bhagat Singh called Lagenge Har Baras Mele. The half-hour biographical is a snapshot on the life of Bhagat Singh and his remarkable contribution in the freedom struggle.

     

    Freedom Struggle and Indian Poetry will be telecast under the slot Sahitya Bharati to enlighten viewers on the motivational spirit of Indian poets during the Indian freedom struggle. The half-hour programme will be telecast on 25, 26 and 27 January at 8 pm.

     

    Swaraj Ki Goonj, a special programme on the significant role cinema played during the freedom struggle, will be telecast on 25 and 26 January at 10.30 pm.

     

    DD Bharati and DD Chandana will also telecast live, the launch by Prasar Bharati chairman Dr Surya Prakash of AIR Raagam, the 24×7 classical channel of All India Radio at 6 pm on 26 January.

     

    IBN

     

    The special line-up of programmes on IBN7 will focus on a spectrum of topic ranging from the winners of this year’s National Bravery Awards to India’s defence contingent and its capabilities. 

     

    Along with the special shows, the channel will also provide live coverage of Republic Day parade starting from 9 am, which will have French President Francois Hollande as the guest of honour. 

     

    Hindi GEC

     

    Colors

     

    The Hindi general entertainment channel plans to air the national proceedings along with Doordarshan. It will telecast the 67th Republic Day celebration live for its viewers across the country from 9 am onwards.

     

    Hindi Movies Channels

     

    &Pictures

     

    The Hindi movie channel will kick-start its celebrations on 26 January at 8 am and will continue it through the day with a host of power packed movies.

     

    The channel has lined up movies starting with Pardes at 8 am followed by Commando-A One Man Army at 11 am, No Problem at 2 pm, Shamitabh at 5 pm and Lagaan at 8 pm.

     

    Star Gold and Star Gold HD

     

    The channel will showcase the world television premiere of Talvaar on 26 January at 8 pm.

     

  • Liberty-owned MSO Virgin Media to axe 900 jobs over 2 years

    Liberty-owned MSO Virgin Media to axe 900 jobs over 2 years

    MUMBAI: Liberty Global owned MSO Virgin Media is planning to axe as many as 900 jobs in the UK over the next two years.

     

    In this business reorganisation exercise, the company said it will now focus on network expansion. As a part of the restructuring, some employees will also be moved to other roles within the company.

     

    Virgin Media CEO Tom Mockridge “Over the last three years Virgin Media has been transformed. We’re expanding, investing and growing our business. The proposed reorganisation will give us an even sharper focus on the customer, network expansion and business growth.”

     

    Virgin Media, which is one of the UK’s biggest telecommunications brands, providing fixed and mobile telephone, TV, and broadband internet services, was bought by American tycoon John Malone’s Liberty Global in 2013 for ?15 billion.

  • Liberty-owned MSO Virgin Media to axe 900 jobs over 2 years

    Liberty-owned MSO Virgin Media to axe 900 jobs over 2 years

    MUMBAI: Liberty Global owned MSO Virgin Media is planning to axe as many as 900 jobs in the UK over the next two years.

     

    In this business reorganisation exercise, the company said it will now focus on network expansion. As a part of the restructuring, some employees will also be moved to other roles within the company.

     

    Virgin Media CEO Tom Mockridge “Over the last three years Virgin Media has been transformed. We’re expanding, investing and growing our business. The proposed reorganisation will give us an even sharper focus on the customer, network expansion and business growth.”

     

    Virgin Media, which is one of the UK’s biggest telecommunications brands, providing fixed and mobile telephone, TV, and broadband internet services, was bought by American tycoon John Malone’s Liberty Global in 2013 for ?15 billion.

  • The Salvatore are back on Zee Cafe

    The Salvatore are back on Zee Cafe

    MUMBAI: Zee Café is all set to take you on a trip back to Mystic Falls, where the American teen drama unfolds among our favorite vampires. Watch the show exclusively, along with the U.S. as Zee Café airs the brand new season seven of The Vampire Diaries, at 11:00 p.m on 23rd October onwards.

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    With a huge fan following in India, the premiere of season seven, along with the U.S. has been much awaited. The show stars Ian Somerhalder, Steven R McQueen, Sara Canning, Katerina Graham, Candice Accola and Paul Wesley in the upcoming season.

     

    The new season promises to add a lot of spice as the Salvatore brothers navigates through love. Unfortunately, Nina Dobrev fans will definitely miss the character of Elena Gilbert after her adieu in the sixth season.  What remains to be seen is how the characters shape up in the absence of one of the main protagonists of the show.

     

    Will Damon survive the loss of Elena from his life? Will Lily succeed creating a rift between the Salvador brothers Damon and Stefan? In the middle of all this unrest will Stefan and Caroline’s love story survive till the end? What kind of havoc will the heretics bring in the lives of our favorite mystical beings?

     

    You will get the answers to all these and more in the season. What’s more interesting is that you get to be at par with the audience in the U.S. as you enjoy the love stories and heartbreaks that develop in Mystic Falls.

     

    So hold on to that bucket of popcorn while you watch The Vampire Diaries. Season premieres on Friday 23rd October at 11 pm.  

  • AXN India associates with social to expand its consumer connect with ‘Californication’

    AXN India associates with social to expand its consumer connect with ‘Californication’

    MUMBAI:  It’s time to groove with AXN for a Californication time, at a destination of wild fun. AXN, India’s destination for thrilling English entertainment, has joined hands with the happening party hotspot –Social as a Hangout Partner, to promote the American comedy-drama television series ‘Californication’. Celebration is on at the 5 outlets of Social across Delhi, Mumbai & Bangalore incorporating the theme ‘Californication’ and the principal character Hank Moody.

     

    The character, Hank Moody is known for being carefree and a complete party animal. Carrying forward his typical traits, ‘Social’ will incorporate his characteristics with promos of his lifestyle playing in their outlets and also contests on social media. Winners will also stand a chance to win some exclusive Moody-merchandise from AXN.

     

    The show has a perfect brand fit with the outlet. The party goer’s life resonates with Hank Moody’s lifestyle and hence Social was the apt hotspot for this association with AXN.

     

    So head to Social all this month to enjoy and live it up Hank Moody style!

     

    Catch Californication every Monday to Friday at 11pm only on AXN.

     

    After gaining in popularity among its consumers, Social has come up with another branch in Palladium, Lower Parel. With its raw interiors and impeccable menu Social’s became the next hangout place in the city. And now coming out with their third outlet, it gives their consumers a bigger and also an exciting menu to offer.

  • Director Brian De Palma to get lifetime award at 72nd Venice Film Fest

    Director Brian De Palma to get lifetime award at 72nd Venice Film Fest

    NEW DELHI: American director Brian De Palma will be receiving the Venice International Film Festival’s Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2015 Award, dedicated to personalities who have made particularly original contributions to contemporary cinema. 

     

    The award will be given on 9 September in the Palazzo del Cinema. The documentary De Palma by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow will be screened out of competition.

     

    Festival director Alberto Barbera said, “The child of an artistic era (the ’70s) full of innovative ferment, Brian De Palma has made a name for himself as one of the most skillful directors in constructing perfect narrative mechanics with great creative freedom, experimenting with new technical solutions, rejecting the classic rules of the language, abandoning himself to aesthetic virtuosity, and celebrating his favorite authors. When watching a movie by Brian De Palma, we revert to being basic spectators. Although our eyes are wide open to avoid falling into the trap, we know full well we’re bound to fall into it anyway. De Palma’s cinema is playful to the nth degree; it is a pleasure for the eyes and at the same time a game that tantalizes the cinéphile. He has never lost the curiosity of the experimenter as he reinvents the already-seen, and when it comes to constructing and manipulating images, this fundamental trait makes De Palma one of the greatest innovators who came of age in the shadow of the New Hollywood.”

     

    “Jaeger-LeCoultre is proud to pay tribute to Brian De Palma with the Glory to the Filmmaker Award. For ten years, our company has supported the seventh art and the Venice International Film Festival through continuous promotion of cinema’s creativity and ingenuity. Precision watches and the maximum expression of the cinematographic art are fruit of the same passion. Both call for months and even years of concentration and patience, in order for the virtuosity of talented professionals to lead to the creation of masterpieces of aesthetic and technical perfection, destined to last forever,” added Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Daniel Riedo.

     

    The 72nd Venice International Film Festival (2 to 12 September) has Alberto Barbera as its director and is organized by the Biennale chaired by Paolo Baratta.

     

    Following the award ceremony, the 72nd Film Festival will present the world premiere, Out of Competition, of the documentary De Palma (109’) by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow. The film grew out of the two directors’ spending time with Brian De Palma for over ten years. It’s an intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling Brian’s six decade long career, his life, and his filmmaking process.

     

    This major award consolidates the important bond between the Venice Film Festival and Brian De Palma, who has presented seven movies at the Lido, the first time forty years ago with Sisters in the section Proposte di nuovi film (1975). In 1981, De Palma screened Blow Out in the section Mezzogiorno/Mezzanotte; in 1987, The Untouchables, an out-of-competition Special Event; in 1992, Raising Cain, the closing film in competition; in 2006, The Black Dahlia, the opening film in competition; in 2007, Redacted, in competition and the winner of the Silver Lion; and in 2012, Passion, in competition.

     

    Born in 1940,  De Palma studied film in New York. In 1963, he directed The Wedding Party, giving twenty-year-old Robert De Niro his first part. Carrie, a movie starring Sissy Spacek and based on the Stephen King novel, was his first big success. To date, De Palma has directed over 30 films, including The Untouchables (1987) with Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner and Sean Connery; Mission Impossible (1996) with Tom Cruise; and Scarface (1983) with Al Pacino.

     

    Over the years, De Palma has directed stars such as John Travolta, Melanie Griffith, Tom Hanks and Sean Penn. He is particularly famous for his psychological thrillers, which feature his personal style, unusual camera angles and elements that often recall works by the directors who have influenced him, in particular Alfred Hitchcock. Among the great actors De Palma has directed, three have received Oscar nominations: Sissy Spacek (best actress, Carrie), Piper Laurie (best supporting actress, Carrie) and Sean Connery (best supporting actor, The Untouchables), who received the Oscar for his performance.

     

    Jaeger-LeCoultre has been a sponsor of the Venice International Film Festival for eleven years, and for nine years has sponsored the Glory to the Filmmaker Award. In the past years, the prize has been awarded to Takeshi Kitano (2007), Abbas Kiarostami (2008), Agn?s Varda (2008), Sylvester Stallone (2009), Mani Ratnam (2010), Al Pacino (2011), Spike Lee (2012), Ettore Scola (2013), and James Franco (2014).