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  • Sky News, Channel 4 triumph at Intl Emmy Awards

    Sky News, Channel 4 triumph at Intl Emmy Awards

    MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Iatas) has announced the 2010 International Emmy Awards winners for its News and Current Affairs categories.

    UK coverage of The Taliban in Pakistan won in both categories. Sky News Pakistan-Terrors‘ Front Line presenting exclusive coverage revealing that the Taliban are in control of a large part of Pakistan, won the News Category. Dispatches – Pakistan‘s Taliban Generation, a special produced by October Film for Channel 4, which investigates how the war on terror is creating a generation of child terrorists- both inside and outside Pakistan, won the Current Affairs Category.

    Iatas president and CEO Bruce L Paisner says, “We congratulate the men and women behind these ground-breaking reports. Despite the danger surrounding them, they are committed to journalistic excellence and we are pleased to be recognising their outstanding work with an Emmy.”

    Nominees for 10 other International Emmy Awards categories will be announced on 4 October at the television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France. Winners will receive their awards at the 38th International Emmy Awards Gala on 22 November in New York City.

  • 2008 Intl Emmy Awards winners for news, current affairs announced

    2008 Intl Emmy Awards winners for news, current affairs announced

    MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Iatas) in the US has announced the 2008 International Emmy Awards winners for its News and Current Affairs categories.

    The Pro-TV News report Any Idea of What Your Kid is Doing Right Now?” about abandoned children made history by winning the first News Emmy ever for Romania and for Eastern Europe.

    Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries’ undercover camera report on the Natalee Holloway case, produced by SBS Broadcasting BV/Endemol Entertainment won the Current Affairs category. De Vries investigated the disappearance and possible murder of a young American in Aruba.

    The International Emmys were presented to the winners by Iatas president Bruce L. Paisner in New York City. He says, “We continue to marvel at the spread of news capabilities and excellence in television reporting in an increasing number of countries. The winners will cause even more organisations around the world to aspire to win International Emmys in future years.”

    Nominees for 10 other International Emmy Awards categories will be announced on 13 October at the television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France. Winners will receive their awards at the 36th International Emmy Awards Gala on 24 November, in New York City.

  • BBC Worldwide opens local production office in India

    CANNES: UK pubcaster the BBC‘s commercial arm BBC Worldwide has announced the opening of its Indian production office.
    The office, headed up by Saul Nassé, will be responsible for bringing the production expertise of the BBC to the Indian market and working with local talent in India to produce and deliver world class television.

    The Indian office, which will trade as BBC Worldwide Productions India, is BBC Worldwide‘s third local production base. It will complement BBC Worldwide‘s hugely successful Los Angeles production studio – which currently works with all the major US networks and is responsible for producing the record-breaking Dancing with the Stars on ABC – and its production company in Australia, a joint venture with Freehand.

    Making the announcement at the ongoing television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France BBC Worldwide MD content and production Wayne Garvie said, “India is one of the most important and successful territories for BBC Worldwide. This local production office underlines our commitment to Indian broadcasters and audiences and firmly positions BBC Worldwide as a leading global content network. Under Saul‘s leadership, I‘m confident that the office will quickly become a key player in India‘s growing television industry.”

    Nassé added, “I have spent the past year in India, setting up the office and meeting representatives from all the many broadcasters with whom BBC Worldwide works. Two indisputable facts: local productions are by far the most popular programming in India and BBC Worldwide has one of the world‘s richest catalogues of television content and formats. Taken together, therefore, the Indian production base offers genuine synergy. I‘m delighted that the office is now open for business.”

    BBC Worldwide has enjoyed a strong distribution business in India for many years as well as close relationships with all the networks. Standout local production successes include Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Dancing with the Stars, which has just started its second series on Sony. Other shows that have been done are The Weakest Link, Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.

    Nassé recently led the BBC‘s India & Pakistan ‘07 season, having previously been Editor of Tomorrow‘s World and Acting Head of Religion and Ethics at the BBC. Working alongside Nassé will be Sonia Chowdhry, Creative Director, Development and Special Projects, BBC Worldwide Productions India. Chowdhry launched the award-winning Haath Se Haath Milaa (Let‘s Join Hands) programme for the BBC World Service HIV/Aids campaign in India and was Head of Programming for Nickelodeon in India. She will be driving the future business of the company, working with the development teams in London and pitching to local broadcasters.

  • SaharaOne telecasts premiere of Khosla Ka Ghosla on Sunday 21 Jan at 11 am with a repeat at 8 pm

    MUMBAI:Khosla Ka Ghosla is a sweet black comedy in the life of a dysfunctional Indian family and centers around the dream of every middle class man to own a house. The film set in Delhi, traces the trials and tribulations the Khosla family faces while trying to fulfill this dream.

    Kamal Kishore Khosla (Anupam Kher), is a simple man by nature with simple desires. He always brings a smile on the most serious of situations. His only dream in life is to build his own home on a plot of land, which he intends to buy – a plot where he would build his small little ‘ghosla’, or nest. To his horror he realises that the plot he has paid for had already been booked by a land shark, Kishan Khurana (Boman Irani). And this man is sure about the fact that the only way Khosla gets his ‘ghosla’ is if he pays up a large sum of money. Not only does Khosla sees his dream shattering but also sees his life savings being taken away by the land broker. All attempts at getting back his property fall on deaf ears. What’s more, Khosla’s dream of staying with his entire family of children and grandchildren in his dream home, now seems to be an impossible dream as his younger son decides to move to America.

    Will it be possible for him to gain all that he has lost? His friends and colleagues decide to help him. But before he can agree to go ahead Khosla must make sure that they genuinely want to help or do they have a plan of their own?

    A hilarious comedy, the film focuses on relationships, trust and togetherness. Dibakar Banerjee makes his directorial debut with this film which was screened at the Cannes film festival in 2006. The film also stars Ranveer Shorey, Parvin Dabbas, Tara Sharma, Vinay Pathak, Navin Nischol and Kiran Juneja among others.

  • Indian film industry to target 5% of global market share

    Indian film industry to target 5% of global market share

    NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has set a target of over five per cent from the present two per cent for as the global share of the Indian film market in 2007.

    I and B Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi told the India chapter of the US-Asia Business Forum at its inauguration here today that there are plans to strengthen and further develop the film industry in India. He said that the five core groups set up for the purpose are expected to submit their recommendations shortly and necessary action will be initiated after that.

    Steps are also under consideration to increase the global visibility and acceptability of Indian cinema, including increased presence at various film festivals like Cannes. Dasmunsi added that in order to improve the quality of film scripts, plans are afoot to upgrade two film training institutes. He said censorship is still needed in films though filmmakers enjoy considerable freedom in the treatment of their subjects.

    Though China is presently ahead of India in the economic sense, the minister said he was hopeful of matching up to any developed country by the end of the 11th Five Year Plan. He felt that the business fora can act as a facilitating agent in further developing Indian interests abroad.

    Dasmunsi said India and the United States have also agreed to advance mutually beneficial bilateral trade and investment flows by holding a high-level public-private investment summits and continuing with the efforts to facilitate and promote foreign direct investment and eliminate impediments to it.

    Chairman of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations RK Dhawan said India has gained visibility and recognition as a high-quality, low-cost production and research and development destination. The Government’s inclination towards reforms has also created an investment friendly atmosphere. India can be used as a base for third country exports and also targeting Indian consumers. A total of 237 SEZs have already been approved and 51 of them have been notified, he added.

  • BBC to air 400th episode of ‘Talking Movies’

    BBC to air 400th episode of ‘Talking Movies’

    MUMBAI: BBC World has announced that its film based show Talking Movies looks back over more than seven years of news, views and interviews this week to celebrate its 400th episode.

    The distinguished cinema correspondent Tom Brook hosts the show which began in 1999 and has been praised for its fresh approach to film by actors including Michael Caine and Russell Crowe and directors such as Baz Luhrmann. With reviews, in-depth interviews, and behind-the-scenes reports, Talking Movies is regularly filmed from New York with specials from Hollywood and the Cannes, Sundance and Toronto international film festivals. Tom is currently celebrating his 22 year of reporting on the US film industry for the BBC, and has attended every Academy Awards ceremony during this time.

    The BBC says tha Talking Movies has interviewed most of the big names in modern cinema. In this special anniversary episode, the Talking Movies team trawls its archives for some classic interviews featuring Michael Caine; Woody Allen; Julia Roberts; Terry Gilliam; Woody Harrelson; Lauren Bacall; Holly Hunter; Dame Judi Dench; Mike Figgis; Robert Redford; George Clooney; and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    Brook says, “We try to be different from mainstream movies shows. We take a serious, independently-minded journalistic approach in our coverage that sets us apart from our competitors. Our reports have ranged from examining the role of the movie publicist to taking an in-depth look at the Indian film industry. I’m very proud of our programme. I am blessed with a dedicated team of talented picture editors, shooters and reporters who have enabled me to present each episode of Talking Movies since we began in January 1999.”

    BBC says that the show has earned respect from key industry players and has a growing number of fans around the globe. As well as endorsements from celebrities such as Martin Scorsese, Hugh Jackman and top Indian filmmaker Mira Nair, the team regularly receives emails from viewers in countries as far apart as Ghana, India, Israel, New Zealand and Singapore. It also has its own webpage at bbcworld.com/talkingmovies where viewers can watch the programme online.

    This special anniversary edition will transmit on BBC World from 8 November at 4 pm, 9 November at 9 pm and 10 November at 2 pm.

  • BBC’s show ‘Robin Hood’ racks up interest around the world

    BBC’s show ‘Robin Hood’ racks up interest around the world

    MUMBAI: Following its successful launch on UK television this weekend, attracting over eight million viewers, BBC Worldwide announces that it has already racked up a string of international television sales for the show Robin Hood. It has managed to secure deals in major territories including the US, France, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Spain and Portugal. Further deals are being concluded in Cannes this week.

    The Tiger Aspect show which has been co-produced with BBC America is available in full HD. BBC Worldwide’s brand team has worked in close partnership with Foz Allan and Dominic Minghella, the Tiger Aspect creators of the show, a collaboration which has made possible a 360 degree launch, with deals concluded for DVD, Children’s books, Audiobooks and Toys. DVDs and books deals were concluded in time for products to be on the shelves for Christmas. A soundtrack deal has also been concluded this week featuring music from Andy Price.

    BBC Worldwide’s independent unit director Helen Jackson, Director says: “Robin Hood might be an English legend, but Tiger Aspect’s fantastic contemporary production resonates with modern audiences across the world. The cross-platform deals we’ve done so far reflect this and we’re looking forward to encouraging further sales at Mipcom.”

    Robin Hood is one of BBC Worldwide’s key drama titles for the television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France alongside ITV1’s £6 million new science fiction drama Primeval.

  • Animator Gitanjali Rao’s Cannes adventure

    Animator Gitanjali Rao’s Cannes adventure

    CANNES: Indian animation film maker Gitanjali Rao clad in a beautiful sari was accompanied in Cannes by her mother and designer K Muralidharan.

    Rao says she was pretty happy when her film Printed Rainbow got through in the Critics Week competition. “First of all it was an animation film,” she says. “I was surprised yet pleasantly delighted.”

    Rao is keeping her fingers crossed for the moment when the winners will be announced.

  • CII throws producers networking party at Cannes

    CII throws producers networking party at Cannes

    CANNES: At the Cannes Film Mart, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) threw a producers networking party yesterday in the International Village. Attended by many Indians from all over the world, the party also had some producers and distributors from Canada in attendance.

    The Indian brigade who attended comprised Sudhir Mishra, Ruchika Narain, Krishna Shah, Amit Bhatnagar, Sahara One’s Sandeep Bhargava, Celluloid Dreams’ Kanad Kashyap and Divya Seengal, iDream CEO Ashish Bhatnagar and Rohit Sharma, Aditya Bhattacharya and Saregama CEO Subroto Chattopadhya.

    The party, a good initiative from CII, provided a chance for Indians the world over to network together. What would help is if many more international producers, financiers, distributors, buyers would also make it to such parties.

  • Karan Johar revs it up in Cannes

    Karan Johar revs it up in Cannes

    CANNES: What has Dharma Productions boss Karan Johar been up to? According to sources in Cannes, he has been having meetings with several distributors and directors the world over. He came into the Palais des Festivals for a very short while yesterday. What’s more actor Preity Zinta has been accompanying him to many a premieres and screenings.

    What is really striking is the popularity that Karan Johar has in this part of the world. Sample this, a young girl came up to this scribe on the croisette outside the India pavilion in the International Village, asking where Karan Johar and Preity Zinta were? She said she had watched all his movies. “Mujhe bahoot acchi lagti hain dono,” she said. She had been waiting outside the pavilion for three hours and she said would continue waiting until she met up with the duo.

    This morning Johar made a lighting visit to the India pavilion in the International Village along with producer-director Sunil Darshan and UK-based TipTop Films Sunil Shah. He also spent some time talking with Ian Smith the maker of the film The City of Joy.