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  • Jackie Shroff is brand ambassador of Mumbai International Film Festival

    Jackie Shroff is brand ambassador of Mumbai International Film Festival

    New Delhi, 25 November: Renowned actor Jackie Shroff is the brand ambassador for the 14th edition of the Mumbai International Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films in January next.

     

    A record 831 entries have been received for the competition and selection process for the short listing films to international, National, Technical, New Media and Animation competitions has been initiated by the Festival Directorate.

     

    The Jury for International and Nationals competition for the festival being held from 28 January to 3 February will comprise celebrated film makers and personalities from India and abroad.

     

    In another major shift, the screenings of the films in the Festival will be held at the Films Division theatres, Russian Culture Centre and Sophia College theatres at Pedder Road, Mumbai. Until now, the Festival has been held at the Tata Centre at Nariman Point.

     

    The inauguration and closing functions will be held at the Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi at 5.00 pm on 28 January and 3 February respectively.

     

    This Festival which is held every alternate year is organized by the Films Division and is supported by the Maharashtra Government.

     

    Films Division Director General and MIFF Director Mukesh Sharma said at a press meet at the 46thInternational Film Festival of India in Panaji, Goa, that it is for the first time in the history of MIFF which began in 1990 that a mainstream artiste will be the brand ambassador of the documentary festival.

     

    A National Award winning actor, Shroff who was present said he will promote MIFF extensively thanks to his love for the short films.

     

    Sharma said Shroff accepted the invitation when he was told about the festival and the role it plays in promoting the documentary movement in India. He said Shroff regards documentaries as catalysts for social change and is planning to make short films to spread awareness about dreaded diseases and on social issues. Shroff was also present.

     

    Buoyed by the warm reception to the MIFF zone screening of competition films in National category in cities other than Mumbai during the 13th MIFF, screenings will be held simultaneously in New Delhi, Chennail, Bangalore, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Lucknow, Nagpur and Thrissur. MIFF zone is aimed at taking the competition films to film lovers who are unable to travel to Mumbai for the MIFF. Screenings will also be held at the University auditorium Kalina, Mumbai.

     

    The oldest and largest festival for non-feature films in South Asia, MIFF attracts filmmakers and cineastes from all over the world, thanks to the quality of films in the competition and other sections.

     

    Cash prize worth Rs 5.5 million, Golden Conches, Trophies and Certificates await winners in competitions including technical categories.

     

    The festival will also honour a veteran personality from the Indian documentary fraternity with the V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award that carries a cash component of Rs. 500,000, trophy and citation, Sharma added.

     

    The festival will have, apart from International and National competition, screening of films in MIFF Prism, Jury retrospectives, Animation and other packages from different countries and festivals, children’s documentary films, North East DD package, FD and PSBT films, homages etc, making it a wholesome viewing experience for the delegates of MIFF-2016. The festival will also have master classes by master film makers, workshops, seminar and Open Forum by IDPA.

  • Sony Pix brings Spectre to Pix Premiere Nights

    Sony Pix brings Spectre to Pix Premiere Nights

    MUMBAI: Sony Pix is all geared up to offer its fans the biggest amazement of the year by partnering for Spectre, the latest James Bond movie, a day before its theatrical release in India exclusively for Pix Premiere Nights. The exclusive screening of the film for Pix Premiere Nights is scheduled on 19 November 2015.

     

    Get set to watch the latest Bond thriller  across the cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Kochi, and Chennai. Pix Premiere Nights, the largest integrated on ground brand property in the English movie category is a unique proposition for the viewers to exclusively watch the premiere of the latest Hollywood movies one day before its theatrical release in India. Spectre will be screened in 11 screens across 8 cities.   

      

    Sony Pix has previously hosted Pix Premiere Nights for Robocop (2014), The Hobbit: The battle of the five armies (2014), Amazing Spider Man 2 (2014) and Fantastic Four (2015) among others.

  • TDSAT directs Star India not to disconnect Bangalore MSO’s signals if dues received

    TDSAT directs Star India not to disconnect Bangalore MSO’s signals if dues received

    NEW DELHI: Star India has been asked not to disconnect signals to Bangalore multi system operator (MSO) Digi Hanamkonda Network India Ltd if the latter pays a provisional payment of Rs 10.5 lakh within a week as directed by the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Arbitration Tribunal (TDSAY).

     

    TDSAT chairman Aftab Alam and members Kuldip Singh and B B Srivastava “made clear that the payment is purely provisional and on account and the rights and liabilities of the parties  will abide by the final adjudication of the petition.”

     

    The Tribunal also noted that the previous agreement between the parties had expired more than three months ago. 

     

    The MSO was accordingly directed to visit Star India’s Bangalore office in order to execute the renewal of agreement without any further delay, and the matter was put up for hearing by the Tribunal on 30 October.

     

    By an order passed on 10 July, the Tribunal had directed the MSO to pay to Star India Rs 4.7 lakh, which was due admitted by the petitioner itself. Subject to that payment, it was understood that the respondent shall not discontinue the supply of its signals.

     

    During the time the matter has remained pending before the Tribunal, the respondent’s dues against the petitioner have once again accumulated.

     

    According to Star India counsel Saurabh Srivastava, the petitioner is liable to pay to Star a sum of Rs 16.03 lakh as dues upto 31 August.

     

    Diggaj Pathak, counsel appearing for the MSO disputes the amount claimed by the respondent as due. 

     

    The last interconnect agreement between the parties was executed on 31 January. This agreement is for non-DAS areas and the agreement states the number of subscribers for each of its channels and the specific amounts payable by it for those channels.

     

    Pathak however contended that the figures of monthly licence fees mentioned in the agreement were arrived at by factoring in 15 per cent increase in the rates as allowed by the tariff order issued by TRAI, which was set aside by the Tribunal by its judgment and order dated 28 April. 

     

    The petitioner is therefore making payment of the monthly licence fee after taking off 15 per cent from the amounts mentioned in the agreement and according to Pathak, the amount of Rs 16.03 lakh as claimed by Star is the differential amount of 15 per cent.

     

    Pathak also stated that an earlier payment of Rs 3.74 lakh, made by the petitioner was wrongly credited in the account of another entity called Shri Bhadrakali Communications and that amount too should be deducted from the amount of Rs 16.03 lakh as claimed by Star.

     

    The Tribunal felt that the MSO’s claim of deducting of Rs 3.94 lakh from its dues “is rather debatable and we are not fully convinced that the petitioner is entitled to that deduction. Further, we are not satisfied that the amount claimed by Star is not based on the agreement and that it is not payable by the petitioner being the differential amount,” it said.

  • Madison Media wins multiple accounts

    Madison Media wins multiple accounts

    MUMBAI: Over the last two months Madison Media has won multiple businesses, including Hamilton (comprising Milton and Treo brands); Piramal Realty as well as celebrity lifestyle company USPL (comprising Wrogn and Imara) in Mumbai.

     

    In Bangalore, the agency has won the accounts of ilovediamonds.com and Phaneesh Murthy’s healthcare portal zigy.com. The agency has also won Delhi based shoe company Aerobok with the brand Aqualite.

     

    Commenting on winning new accounts, Madison World chairman and managing director Sam Balsara said, “I am delighted that we have won so many new accounts and it is heartening to know that many of these have been won without a pitch, based on our agency credentials.”

     

    In 2015, Madison Media Group has been on an account winning spree, having won a host of new businesses including Snapdeal, Shaadi.com, Oyo Rooms, Viber, Lenskart.com, Zivame.com, Metro Cash & Carry, Gaana.com, Cricbuzz.com, Amul Hosiery, Bandhan Bank, amongst others.

     

    With gross billing of Rs 3,750 crores, Madison Media Group in India handling media planning and buying for blue chip clients including Godrej, Mondelez (formerly Cadbury), ITC, Marico, SnapDeal, McDonald’s, TVS, Raymond, Piramal Healthcare, Levis, SpiceJet, Domino’s, Bharti AXA and many others.

  • OnMobile wins HR Best Practice award at HR Showcase 2015

    OnMobile wins HR Best Practice award at HR Showcase 2015

    MUMBAI: OnMobile Global has won the HR Best Practice award for its “Developing capability from within – OnMobile Learning Academy” initiative, at the HR Showcase 2015 organized by National Human Resource Development Network, Bangalore.

     

    The HR team at OnMobile works on a mission “To make motivated talent available for the organization.” In order to fulfil this mission, the company launched a unique initiative called OnMobile Learning Academy (OLA), which addresses the need for organisational productivity as well as people’s professional development and employability.

     

    Adoption of this new approach has already started paying dividends for OnMobile. Over the last year employee productivity as defined by ratio of revenue to manpower cost, has gone up by 20 per cent, along with a 16 per cent increase in employee satisfaction scores.

     

    OnMobile CEO and MD Rajiv Pancholy said, “I am delighted that we have won the HR Best Practice Award for OnMobile Learning Academy. Our endeavour has been to lead the company through a journey of cultural transformation while focusing on capability building and productivity enhancement. This award bears testimony to the progress we have made in this direction. We will continue to invest in our employees and build their capabilities while we pursue plans to grow OnMobile.

  • Flipkart’s Ravneet Singh Phokela joins Ather Energy as business head

    Flipkart’s Ravneet Singh Phokela joins Ather Energy as business head

    MUMBAI: Flipkart former vice president and practice head of strategic brands groups Ravneet Singh Phokela has joined a Bangalore based start-up Ather Energy as chief business officer.

     

    At Ather Energy, Phokela will oversee marketing, sales and customer experience.

     

    Ather Energy CEO and co-founder Tarun Mehta said, “Ravneet brings valuable experience to Ather and will be an asset to the Management team. His knowledge in driving brand and customer experiences is significant and strategic, as we near the launch of our vehicle. We look forward to benefitting immensely from his expertise in building memorable brands.”

     

    Phokela added, “Ather is poised to drive serious disruption, not just through an innovative product, but the way we plan to take it to market and engage with our consumers. It promises to be an exciting journey for the organisation as it unlocks new market opportunities, and I am looking forward to being a part of it.”

     

    Phokela started his career at Lowe Lintas and moved on to join Whirlpool, where he headed marketing services for the home appliances brand. He later joined Nokia in London as global marketing director. Phokela also worked at Payback India as chief marketing officer and head of e-commerce.

  • Cartoon Network & Pogo target 1 million kids via school contact program

    Cartoon Network & Pogo target 1 million kids via school contact program

    MUMBAI: Turner India is set to launch its annual Cartoon Network and Pogo School Contact Programs (SCPs) across the country. With innovative and engaging themes, both SCPs will not only entertain students with games, trivia and prizes but also impart valuable lessons.

     

    Cartoon Network and Pogo SCPs, which kick-started on 3 August, 2015, will run till mid-September targeting over one million students (between standards 1 to 8) in approximately 1000 schools. Combined, the SCPs will be conducted across 12 cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Lucknow, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Ahmedabad and Amritsar.

     

    The Cartoon Network SCP called ‘Adventure Camp’ is themed around the channel’s latest international series Adventure Time with lead characters Finn and Jake. The SCP aims to bring adventure and an outdoorsy spirit of camping into schools through physical activities, mental games, sports, team building exercises and other activities.

     

    On the other hand, Pogo, through its ‘Bheem ka Fitness Formula’ SCP, is on a nationwide spree to make children fit and healthy like their superhero Chhota Bheem. Along with other popular Pogo characters like Mighty Raju, Tom and Jerry and Bean, kids will learn about the importance of physical and mental exercises during their daily lives and how this will help them stay sharp and fit.

     

    Children in other parts of the country, can also be a part of all the action. On Cartoon Network, they can win exclusiveAdventure Time merchandise by participating in the Adventure Camp contest from Monday-Friday at 4 pm. Pogo is giving out tips to be healthy and fit like Bheem. All kids have to do is tune-in to the new episodes of Chhota Bheem every Sunday at 9:30 am. 

  • Razorfish names Bharatesh Salian as Mumbai & Bangalore head

    Razorfish names Bharatesh Salian as Mumbai & Bangalore head

    MUMBAI: Razorfish vice president Bharatesh Salian has been given the additional responsibility to oversee the agency’s Mumbai and Bangalore operations.

     

    The move comes in the wake of Razorfish India senior vice president Manoj Mansukhani’s recent resignation. Salian will take over from Mansukhani with immediate effect.

     

    Razorfish India CEO Charulata Ravi Kumar said, “It has been less than two months since Bharatesh joined Razorfish. However, his exemplary experience, meticulous planning and fine leadership abilities makes him the perfect candidate for taking over our Mumbai and Bangalore branches. I believe he will excel at the new role, which he in spirit was already performing since day one.” 

     

    “I am excited about this new role and leading the Mumbai and Bangalore offices. It is truly motivating to be given such immense responsibility and I am confident that I will be able to deliver Razorfish’s ambitious plans for India,” Salian added.

     

    Prior to joining Razorfish, Salian was with VivaConnect as chief strategy officer.

     

  • ‘Chef’ to premiere on Romedy Now

    ‘Chef’ to premiere on Romedy Now

    MUMBAI: One of the popular films of 2014, the multi-starrer feel-good comedy-drama Chef, will premiere on Romedy Now on 26 July.

     

    To involve and engage English movie loving audiences to the fullest, Romedy Now is organizing a multi-city contest, Romedy Trail, across Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore, where teams consisting of three members each will set off for the most famous and iconic restaurants in their respective cities. 

     

    Participants can choose their own route for the trail. The winners stand a chance to win exciting prizes including an iPad. The Romedy Trail conversation can be followed on Twitter @Romedynow on 18 July.

     

    The channel will also be hosting Chef-viewing parties at the contest-hosting restaurants across the three metros where viewers can enjoy a special meal inspired from the movie while watching the film.

     

    Romedy Now also hosted a contest on Chef’s Week, where participants had to replace movie names with gourmet food (for e.g. Sarah Marshmallow). Three winners across Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore won a meal for two at a 5-star restaurant.

     

    Times Network English Entertainment Cluster VP marketing Anup Vishwanathan said, “For Chef, which is a great family-fun film set around the love for food, we have created a very special Romedy Trail contest that takes Chef and Romedy Now’s awareness into iconic food hotspots in three cities. Romedy Now is promoting the premiere across multiple platforms to ensure greater amplification.”

     

    Romedy Now has also partnered with The Lalit Food truck in Delhi & Bangalore, Eggjactly in Gurgaon & Cafe Coffee Day outlets across Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore for ‘Chef inspired meals’.

  • Ad Club Bangalore all set for the Big Bang Awards

    Ad Club Bangalore all set for the Big Bang Awards

    BENGALURU: The Advertising Club Bangalore, which has received a record number of 956 entries this year from Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Chennai, Kochi, Trivandrum, Ahmadabad and Pune, has announced this year’s edition of Big Bang Awards.

     

    Club Bangalore (The Ad Club) president Malavika Harita said, “We have received good number of entries almost across all categories. Digital advertising entries are on the rise, in keeping with the general trend in advertising”.

     

    The Ad Club executive director Arvind Kumar said, “A unique thing that is being added to the awards night this year, is a panel discussion on the topic ‘Online killed the offline star –true or false ‘.” The panelists expected to be on the panel include Colors CEO Raj Nayak, Google India’s Puneetha Armugam, among others.

     

    “Ad Club has roped in around 40 judges, who are judging the Big Bang entries this year, and each entry is being will be judged by a group of three judges, who are experts in their field of communication, to ensure there is fairness in the judging process” Arvind Kumar added.

     

    The awards event, presented by Bangalore Mirror of The Times of India group for the fifth year in a row, will be held on 19 September at The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Bangalore. The other partners of the event include Colors – Viacom 18 Group, Image Library, Radio City, Exchange4Media, Ritz Carlton and Jagdish Advertising. The event is conceptualised and managed by DNA Networks.