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  • 2022 International Emmy Award announces gala & nominations from 23 countries

    2022 International Emmy Award announces gala & nominations from 23 countries

    Mumbai: Nominations for the 2022 International Emmy Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. There are 60 nominees across 15 categories, spanning 23 countries.

    “When you look at the geographic spread, diversity, and quality of our nominees, it becomes obvious that great television knows no borders and is emerging around the world,” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce Paisner. “We look forward to recognising these outstanding programmes and performances on our global stage with the International Emmy.”

    The International Academy will present a new sports documentary category for the first time at its gala in New York.

    Founded in 1969, the International Academy is a non-profit, membership organisation based in New York City, with over 700 members from over 60 countries and 500 leading media and entertainment companies representing all industries of television, including internet, mobile, and technology.

    “This year is our 50th annual ceremony, and it’s particularly important because we are back at full strength after the pandemic. Last year, we had an in-person ceremony, but it was limited to half of our usual attendance,” stated Paisner. “Especially important to note as well, we are also resuming our in-person World Festival, highlighting the nominated programs from around the world.”

    The International Academy is a unique organisation because it serves as a platform for international television and media leaders to come together to exchange ideas, discuss common issues, and promote new strategies for the future development of quality global television programming.

    “The International Emmys provide an incredible opportunity for media companies from around the globe to build bridges and connect with one another,” stated Narendra Reddy, Chief Operating Officer of The Africa Channel. “We’ve worked with the Academy to raise the profile of African content and media companies. We organised two juries in South Africa with the heads of media companies from all around the continent, which was very successful.”

    Each year, the leading television producers from around the world showcase their programming and compete to be recognised at the prestigious International Emmy Awards, where over one thousand international broadcasting, production, and distribution executives convene to celebrate the best in global television produced outside of the United States, as well as U.S. primetime programmes produced in languages other than English.

    In 2021, nominees from India included Nawazuddin Siddique for best performance by an actor in Serious Man, Vir Das: For India for best comedy, and Aarya for best drama series.

    “The quantity and quality of TV production is exploding around the world,” said Paisner. “It is clear to me that the International Academy and the Emmys play a vital role in recognising the importance of international television.”

    In addition to the International Emmy Awards, the Academy’s yearly schedule of events includes the International Emmy Kids Awards at Mip and a series of industry events such as Academy Day, the International Emmy World Television Festival, and panels on substantive industry topics.

    Winners will be announced at the 50th International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City on Monday, 21 November 2022.

    2022 International Emmy Awards Nominees:

    Arts Programming

    “Bios: Calamaro”

    Buena Vista Original Productions (Disney) / Nat Geo

    Argentina

    “Charlie Chaplin, Le Génie De La Liberté” [Charlie Chaplin, The Genius Of Liberty]

    France Télévisions / Kuiv Productions

    France

    “Freddie Mercury: The Final Act”

    Rogan Productions

    United Kingdom

    “Wonderful World: A New York Jazz Story”

    NHK

    Japan

    Best Performance by an Actor

    Sverrir Gudnason in “En Kunglig Affär” [A Royal Secret]

    SVT

    Stellanova Film / SVT / Film i Väst / Stockholm Film Fund

    Sweden

    Scoot McNairy in ”Narcos: Mexico”

    Netflix / Gaumont

    Mexico

    Dougray Scott in “Irvine Welsh’s Crime”

    Cineflix Media Inc. / Buccaneer Media / Off Grid Film & TV

    United Kingdom

    Lee Sun-Kyun in “Dr. Brain”

    Bound Entertainment / Kakao Entertainment / Studioplex / Dark Circle Pictures / Apple

    South Korea

    Best Performance by an Actress

    Celine Buckens in “Showtrial”

    World Productions

    United Kingdom

    Leticia Colin in “Onde Está Meu Coração” [Where My Heart Is]

    Globoplay

    Brazil

    Kim Engelbrecht in “Reyka”

    tpf london / Quizzical / Serena Cullen Productions / MNET South Africa / Fremantle / Heromotives

    South Africa

    Lou de Laâge in “Le Bal des Folles” [The Mad Women’s Ball]

    Légende Films / Amazon

    France

    Comedy

    Búnker [Bunker]

    HBO Latin America / WarnerMedia Latin America / Dopamine

    Mexico

    Dreaming Whilst Black

    Big Deal Films

    United Kingdom

    On The Verge

    The Film TV / Canal+ Creation Originale

    France

    Sex Education

    Netflix / Eleven Film

    United Kingdom

    Documentary

    “Enfants De Daech, Les Damnés De La Guerre” [Iraq’s Lost Generation]

    Cinétévé / France Televisions / LCP / RTS / DR / NRK / SVT / Région Ile-de-France / CNC / PROCIREP – ANGOA

    France

    “Myanmar Coup: Digital Resistance”

    NHK

    Japan

    “O Caso Evandro” [The Evandro Case: A Devilish Plot]

    Globoplay / Glaz Entretenimento

    Brazil

    “The Return: Life After ISIS”

    Sky / Alba Sotorra Productions / MetFilm

    United Kingdom

    Drama Series

    Lupin

    Netflix / Gaumont Television

    France

    Narcos: Mexico

    Netflix / Gaumont

    Mexico

    Reyka

    tpf london / Quizzical / Serena Cullen Productions / MNET South Africa / Fremantle / Heromotives

    South Africa

    Vigil

    World Productions

    United Kingdom

    Kids: Animation

    Dapinty, Una Aventura Musicolor [Dapinty, A Musicolor Adventure]

    Silverwolf Studios

    Colombia

    Fumetsu No Anata E [To Your Eternity]

    NHK

    Japan

    “Les Lapins Cretins – Invasion: Mission sur Mars” [Rabbids Invasion Special – Mission to Mars]

    Ubisoft Motion Pictures Rabbids

    France

    “Shaun the Sheep: Flight Before Christmas”

    Netflix / Aardman

    United Kingdom

    Kids: Factual & Entertainment

    Ikke Gjor Dette Mot Klimaet! [Don’t Do This To The Climate]

    NRK

    Norway

    My Better World

    Fundi Films / Maan Creative / Impact(ed) International

    South Africa

    Newsround Special – Let’s Talk About Periods

    BBC

    United Kingdom

    “Sueños Latinoamericanos” [Latin American Dreams]

    Mi Chica Producciones / Consejo Nacional De Television De Chile / Television Nacional De Chile

    Chile

    Kids: Live-Action

    “Anonima” [Anonymously Yours]

    Netflix / Woo Films

    Mexico

    Hardball – Season 2

    Australian Children’s Television Foundation / Northern Pictures

    Australia

    Kabam!

    NPO / IJswater Films / KRO-NCRV

    Netherlands

    Lightspeed

    Oak 3 Films Pte Ltd / Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd

    Singapore

    Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program

    2021 Latin American Music Awards

    NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises / Somos Productions, LLC

    United States

    Buscando A Frida

    Telemundo Global Studios / Argos

    United States

    La Suerte De Loli

    Telemundo Global Studios

    United States

    Malverde, El Santo Patrón

    Telemundo Global Studios / Equipment and Film Design (EFD)

    United States

    Non-Scripted Entertainment

    La Voz Argentina [The Voice] – Season 3

    VIACOMCBS / Telefe

    Argentina

    LOL: Last One Laughing Germany

    Constantin Entertainment GmbH / Amazon

    Germany

    Love on the Spectrum – Season 2

    Northern Pictures / ABC / Netflix

    Australia

    Top Chef Middle East – Season 5

    NBCUniversal

    United Arab Emirates

    Short-Form Series

    Espíritu Pionero [Pioneer Spirit]

    TV Pública Argentina

    Argentina

    Fly on the Wall

    Al Jazeera Digital

    Qatar

    Nissene i bingen [Santas in the Hay]

    Seefood TV

    Norway

    Rūrangi

    Autonomouse / The Yellow Affair

    New Zealand

    Sports Documentary

    “Chivas”

    Amazon Studios / Film 45 / Amazon / CobraFilms

    Mexico

    “Kiyou No Kata” [Kiyou’s Kata]

    Kansai Television

    Japan

    “Nadia”

    Federation Entertainment / Echo Studio

    France

    “Queen Of Speed”

    Sky / Drum Studios

    United Kingdom

    Telenovela

    Nos Tempos Do Imperador

    TV Globo

    Brazil

    Two Lives

    Bambú Producciones

    Spain

    YeonMo [The King’s Affection]

    KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) / Netflix / Monster Union / Arc Media

    South Korea

    You Are My Hero

    Gcoo Entertainment Co. Ltd. / China Huace Film & TV Co., Ltd / Croton Cultural Media Co., Ltd. / BEIJING LE BEN FILM MEDIA / Jindun Film & Television Culture Center of the Ministry of Public Security of China

    China

    TV Movie/Mini-Series

    Help

    The Forge / All3Media International

    United Kingdom

    Il est elle [(S)he]

    Newen Connect / And So On Films

    France

    Isabel, La Historia Íntima De La Escritora Isabel Allende [Isabel, The Intimate Story Of Isabel Allende]

    Megamedia Chile

    Chile

    On The Job

    Reality MM Studios / Globe Studios / HBO / Warner Media

    Philippines

  • Cannes Lions Day 2: A Gold for Dentsu Creative, Byju’s & DDB Mudra win 2 Silvers

    Cannes Lions Day 2: A Gold for Dentsu Creative, Byju’s & DDB Mudra win 2 Silvers

    Mumbai: The Indian contingent carried forward its winning act into Day two, clinching three more Lions- a Gold and two Silvers, taking its metal tally to 10. Vice Media’s ‘The Unfiltered History Tour’ created by Dentsu Webchutney (now Dentsu Creative) added one more feather to its cap by winning a Gold Lion in the Digital Craft category under the Personalised Storytelling & Experience subcategory.

    DDB Mudra picked up a Silver for ‘A Silent Frown’ – a book on the untold story of Charlie Chaplin – created for the Charlie Chaplin Foundation in the Industry Craft category under the Print & Publishing subcategory.

    The second silver came for BYJUS in the Entertainment Lions category under the Talent: Film, Series & Audio subcategory for its ‘Master Ji’ campaign created in-house by the brand and produced by Dora Digs Mumbai.   

    Cannes Lions announced its second day of winners in the Industry Craft Lions, Digital Craft Lions, Film Craft Lions, Design Lions, Entertainment Lions, Entertainment Lions For Music and Entertainment Lions for Sport categories in a live awards show in Cannes, France.

    Furthermore, India’s shortlist tally increased to 57 with 20 additional shortlists across Brand Experience & Activation (10), Creative Business Transformation (1), Creative Commerce (4), Mobile (4), and Creative Effectiveness (1).

    Reacting to the Gold win, Dentsu Creative CEO India Amit Wadhwa said, “It has been a fantabulous Day 2 at Cannes Lions. After an exciting start with a Grand Prix, 1 Silver, and 2 Bronze, we are ecstatic to add a Gold to our kitty. This is indeed a mesmerising experience. A big, big thank you to all our ex and present teammates for making this happen. It has indeed been a breathtaking miracle. Also, my deepest gratitude to everyone who has held their faith in our teams and work. Thank you!”

    Dentsu Creative group chief creative officer India Ajay Gahlaut added, “After the Grand Prix yesterday, the Gold today comes as yet another validation of the quality of the Unfiltered History Tour campaign. Winning against fantastic campaigns from around the world is a great feeling. While we are extremely grateful for the recognition that our campaign has received so far at the Cannes Lions, we are hungry for more!”

    Byju’s vice president –Brand and Creative Strategy Vineet Singh said on the win, “It’s a proud milestone for us at BYJU’S. The ‘Master Ji’ campaign is a testament to BYJU’S belief in creating and driving meaningful messaging to connect with its audience. We are extremely grateful for everyone who supported us in achieving this dream run and kudos to our brilliant in-house team for ideating and executing the film so beautifully.”

     Sharing his thoughts, DDB Mudra Group chief creative officer Rahul Mathew said, “A Silent Frown is a tribute to the man who regaled us all with his craft. And to be awarded for the craft of the book is quite poetic.”

  • Mike Leigh to be honoured with BAFTA Fellowship

    Mike Leigh to be honoured with BAFTA Fellowship

    MUMBAI: On 8 February, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts will present Mike Leigh with the Fellowship at the EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House, London.

     

    Awarded annually, the Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA upon an individual in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, television or games.

     

    Fellows previously honoured for their work in film include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor, Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Lee, Martin Scorsese and Alan Parker. Helen Mirren received the Fellowship at last year’s Film Awards.

     

    Leigh said, “What a privilege to be honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship. I’m moved, delighted and surprised.”

     

    BAFTA chief executive officer Amanda Berry OBE added, “Mike Leigh is one of Britain’s finest filmmakers, so I am delighted that we will honour him with the Fellowship, recognising his outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, at this Sunday’s EE British Academy Film Awards. He is a true innovator, an artist and an exceptional filmmaker, which is why last year the Film Committee voted unanimously to award him the Fellowship, the highest honour that BAFTA bestows. We look forward to celebrating his remarkable career.”

     

    A day before the ceremony, Leigh will join a number of close colleagues and friends at a special BAFTA lunch held in his honour at the Awards’ Official Hotel, The Savoy. The lunch will be hosted by Jeremy Hackett of Hackett London, BAFTA’s Official Menswear partner.

     

    Writer-director Leigh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, at the Camberwell and Central Schools of Art and at the London Film School, of which he is now the chairman.

     

    Leigh’s award-winning career features three BAFTA wins, a BAFTA Special Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema and a John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence from BAFTA Los Angeles last year, as well as a further 11 BAFTA nominations. He has seven Academy Award nominations and has been celebrated in Cannes, winning the prestigious Palme D’Or for Secrets & Lies, and at Venice, where Vera Drake won the Golden Lion.

     

    Leigh’s first feature film was Bleak Moments; this was followed by the full-length television films Hard Labour, Nuts In May, The Kiss of Death, Who’s Who, Grown-Ups, Home Sweet Home, Meantime and Four Days In July, as well as the television studio version of Abigail’s Party.

     

    Leigh’s other feature films are BAFTA-nominated Naked and BAFTA-winning Secrets & Lies (for Outstanding British Film and Original Screenplay), which also received five Academy Award nominations and two Golden Globe nominations, and Career Girls, Topsy-Turvy, All Or Nothing, Vera Drake (for which he won BAFTA for director), Happy-Go-Lucky and Another Year. Most recently he has written and directed Mr. Turner, which received four nominations at this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards and four Academy Award nominations.

     

    Leigh has also written and directed over twenty stage plays, which include Babies Grow Old, Abigail’s Party, Ecstasy, Goose-Pimples, Smelling A Rat, Greek.

  • Charlie Chaplin to be paid tribute on 67th Locarno Film Festival

    Charlie Chaplin to be paid tribute on 67th Locarno Film Festival

    NEW DELHI: Around 274 films from 47 different countries – features, shorts and those of medium-length – are being screened at the ongoing 67th edition of the Festival del film Locarno.

     

    The second under Carlo Chatrian’s stewardship as artistic director was officially inaugurated earlier this month by its President Marco Solari.

     

    The festival paid a tribute to Charlie Chaplin to mark the centenary of his creation, The Tramp, via a screening of Modern Times with live musical accompaniment by the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana conducted by Philippe Béran.

     

    The award of the Pardo alla carriera was given to Jean-Pierre Léaud. The film Lucy introduced by its director Luc Besson was screened at the opening.

     

    The 67th edition’s guests will include, among others, Dario Argento, Olivier Assayas, Juliette Binoche, Garrett Brown, Suzanne Clément, Pedro Costa, Julie Depardieu, Lav Diaz, Víctor Erice, Mia Farrow, Florian David Fitz, Tony Gatlif, Giancarlo Giannini, Hippolyte Girardot, Melanie Griffith, HPG, Guido Lombardo, Fernand Melgar, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Rita Pavone, Alex Ross Perry, Matías Pi?eiro, Roman Polanski, Jonathan Price, Martín Rejtman, Eran Riklis, Jason Schwartzmann, Emmanuelle Seigner, Nansun Shi, Aleksandr Sokurov, Andrea Staka, Agn?s Varda, Paul Vecchiali and Jürgen Vogel.

     

    Among the institutional guests, the Federal Councillor Alain Berset at the opening day and, on Sunday, the Federal Coucillor and president of the Swiss Confederation Didier Burkhalter, as well as Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

     

    While the three official competitions offer an opportunity to take the pulse of current production all over the world, an important part of the programme is dedicated to film history, and those who have created it, giving viewers an intimate insight into those artists whose work they can discover, or re-discover, also via the numerous ‘in conversation’ events that are open to the public. 

     

    The festival will conclude over the weekend with the prize-giving ceremony on 16 August.

  • This April, Romedy Now presents the God of Laughter – Charlie Chaplin!

    This April, Romedy Now presents the God of Laughter – Charlie Chaplin!

    MUMBAI: This April get ready to laugh your pants off as Romedy NOW, India’s exclusive destination for Love and Laughter, presents the Best of Charlie Chaplin all this month.  

    Charlie Chaplin, the ‘God’ of laughter, once said “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” So, it’s time to double up, split your sides and guffaw! Romedy NOW brings the antics of The Little Tramp in a month long Chaplin Series titled ‘Jolly Good Chaplin’ for a daily dose of nostalgic laughter every Monday through Thursday.

    It’s Charlie’s day out in A Day’s Pleasure as he goes on an excursion with his wife and kids. But one trouble after the other like traffic jam and car break-down play party poopers for them! Watch hilarious antics like Charlie walking across a fat woman’s back to get on to the boat and many more in this one. The Tramp falls in love with a visually-impaired flower girl in City Lights and makes friends with a drunkard millionaire after saving him from a suicide attempt. Funny situations like the scrawny Charlie getting into a tournament with a brawny boxer to help the impoverished girl financially make this film cute and hilarious at the same time.

    Pay Day has Charlie playing a bricklayer whose bully of a wife is like the national bank that takes away his pay as soon as he gets it. But he hides money to enjoy a night out drinking. Missing his last transportation on the rainy night, he gets back home just in time to pretend that he is leaving for work again! From a tramp to a war hero, Charlie makes it to the boot camp in Shoulder Arms where he “surrounds” and captures 13 Germans alone and pretends to be a tree trunk and goes behind the enemy lines! But is it a victory parade or a charade?

    A farm hand who milks a cow into his coffee, fries eggs by holding the chicken over the frying pan and dances with nymphs in his dreams, Charlie is in love with his neighbour’s daughter but despised by her father in Sunny Side. As he tries to woo her, an injured city slicker has designs on the same girl. So who will win her? The Tramp finds himself employed in a circus and in love with the ringmaster’s stepdaughter in The Circus. A tightrope walk dodging escaped monkeys and many funny acts make this one a riot!

    Charlie gets adventurous in The Gold Rush as he goes to the Yukon to participate in the Klondike Gold Rush. Watch him play a persecuted Jewish barber as well as a Nazi dictator Hynkel, a spoof of Hitler in The Great Dictator. There’s too much to laugh about as the Tramp plays the double role of a hobo and a wealthy man in The Idle Class and the comedy of errors at a masquerade ball because of the doppelgangers. Get ready for love and laughter as Charlie plays an adoptive father in The Kid. A momentary parting and then uniting this huge hit has funny and tender moments galore. And then check out his comic capers in The Pilgrim where he plays a convict on the run who is mistaken for a pastor in a small town.

  • Indias No.1 English movie channel turns 3

    Indias No.1 English movie channel turns 3

    MUMBAI: MOVIES NOW, India’s first High Definition English Movie channel celebrates its 3rd anniversary this Thursday- 19th December 2013. In just three years the channel has soared to be the most popular English Movie Channel catering to Urban Affluent Audiences across the country.

    An unbeatable viewing experience with Stunning Pictures in 1080i and Awesome 5.1 Digital Surround sound, a spectacular line up of the most popular blockbusters and massive reach has made MOVIES NOW the No. 1 choice of viewers. MOVIES NOW enjoys the Highest Time spent in the category and according to a recently conducted IPSOS study has emerged as the No.1 recommended channel, No.1 channel viewed by family and loved ones and the channel with the highest satisfaction scores.

    Ajay Trigunayat, CEO of English Channels, Times Television Network said, “MOVIES NOW strives to serve the best audio – visual experience to viewers with the choicest titles, state of the art technology, playout & phenomenal performance. We are ecstatic that we have received an overwhelming response from consumers and advertisers alike. The viewer response on the social and digital platforms is incredible as well as the number with regards to time spent has proved that the audience has taken to us with open arms and that MOVIES NOW is proving to be a strong media vehicle to reach out to urban consumers.

    The channel has always stayed ahead of the curve with its stellar presentation style and superlative content. The channel boasts of over 500 titles in just three years! Franchises like Star Wars, Shaolin Masters, Rocky, James Bond, Charlie Chaplin, Final Destination, Anaconda, Oceans series, X-Men etc along with exclusive premiers featuring titles like The Grey, Unknown, Dead Man Down, Tai Chi Zero and the Kick amongst many others continue to enthral consumers and advertisers alike.

    The channel has grown tremendously in the last 3 years and has associated with over 1000+ brands and over 400+ advertisers.

  • DQE turns co-producer and licenser

    DQE turns co-producer and licenser

    MUMBAI: Synonymous with producing iconic properties like The Jungle Book, Peter Pan, Lassie, The Little Prince, Charlie Chaplin and Robin Hood, DQ Entertainment is now all set to add its co-production line-up.

    Among the new titles, a CGI children’s animated series called Yonaguni will be co-produced by DQ with SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment and Rollman Entertainment, Burbank, USA. The production and distribution group will also co-produce 7 Dwarfs and Me and the second season of The New Adventures of Peter Pan, and 5 Children and It with Method Animation, France.   

    DQ sealed the deals during its second fiscal quarter ended 30 September, 2013 and at the recently concluded MIPCOM at Cannes.

    “The gross value of these co-production and licensing deals between partners is approximately Rs 2, 220 million, of which, approximately Rs 720 million is attributable to DQE and expected to be accrued as revenue over the next fiscal year ending 31 March 2015,” says DQ Entertainment CEO Tapaas Chakravarti.

    Sneak peek at the licensing deals:

    1. Discovery Children’s channel has acquired the broadcast rights for Robin Hood animated series for the Indian sub-continent.
    2. Nick India has acquired the broadcast rights for The Jungle Book season 1 & 2 for the Indian sub-continent.
    3. Nick India has acquired the broadcast rights for Suraj, The Rising Star and Galactic Football for the Indian sub-continent.
    4. Sky Italia has acquired the broadcast rights of Peter Pan season 1 for Italy.
    5. BBS has acquired the rights to produce Jungle Book party disposables and tableware for Italy, San Marino & Vatican City.
    6. Ranocchio Re has acquired the rights to produce Peter Pan Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass, Silver bi-laminate, Resin and Cardboard for the regions Italy, San Marino, Vatican City and Italian-speaking Switzerland.
    7. Tendenze srl has acquired the rights to produce Peter Pan apparel for Italy, San Marino and Vatican City.
    8. Rai Cinema has acquired the free to air broadcast rights of Peter Pan season 1 for Italy.
    9. Universal Music has acquired worldwide music publishing rights of Jungle Book season 2.
    10. Escalada has acquired Free TV broadcast rights of Iron Man 2 and Peter Pan for Malaysia.
    11. Simbasat, UK has acquired broadcast rights of Iron Man 2 for Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Mauritius and French-speaking Africa.
    12. 2 x 2 has acquired broadcast rights of Iron Man 2 for Russia.
    13. Green Narae Media has acquired Home Video rights of Jungle Book 2 and Peter Pan for Korea.
    14. Showtime Attraction, L&M partner in Australia for Jungle Book and Peter Pan for the category of Costume Character Appearance, have extended the term for Jungle Book by one year.
    15. Jungle Book Toy Deals:
    · Habuba Clip for Israel
    · TRU Dubai for Dubai
    · Hunter Leisure for Australia
    · Prima Toys for South Africa
    · Scandi Toys for Scandinavia
    · Ho’s Team- Shoprite for South Africa

    Like Yonaguni, 5 Children and It too is a CGI children’s animated series comprising 52 11′ episodes while 7 Dwarfs and Me, a combination of CGI and live action images, is a hybrid animation show. The second season of The New Adventures of Peter Pan rides on the success of the first season of the Peter Pan television series that was distributed in over 100 countries, being one of the highest rated TV series in France, Germany and Italy.

    Sky Italia, Discovery Kids, Nick India and Rai Cinema among others have acquired the broadcast rights for various properties produced by DQE says Tapaas Chakravarti

    But how does the new portfolio fit into the company’s profile? “7 Dwarfs and Me, The New Adventures of Peter Pan 2 and 5 Children and It, fit in very nicely with the DQ portfolio of iconic properties. Also Yonaguni is an underwater adventure with SeaWorld theme parks from the US,” says Chakravarti, adding that the company is expected to enter production shortly for delivery in 2015.

    Co-production apart, DQ has also concluded several licensing deals. “Various well-known broadcasters such as Sky Italia, Discovery Kids, Nick India and Rai Cinema, among others, have acquired the broadcast rights for various properties produced by DQE,” says Chakravarti and adds, “The categories of the licensing deals vary from broadcast and music rights to character licensing for manufacture of merchandise such as toys, clothes etc.”

    This year, DQ has entered Latin American countries through its flagship intellectual property, The Jungle Book. “Globosat-Brazil, Cannal Encuentro-Argentina and Televisa-Mexico have already acquired the broadcast rights of the property while DQE’s other properties are also expected to make entry into these markets soon,” says Chakravarti.

    In addition, DQ is working on ways to leverage its large library of properties through SVOD and mobile platforms. “We are currently in discussion with YouTube to find ways of monetising animated content through a dedicated channel showcasing our global and domestic properties. We believe these platforms will play a very significant role in reaching a large and diversified audience in the future,” says Chakravarti.
    The company has also launched a game app of its IP, The Jungle Book, called ‘The Great Escape’ for the android platform. “We plan to launch similar games and apps on android and iOS platforms for other IPs such as Peter Pan, 5 Children and It etc. soon,” he adds.

    It is learnt that the production deals will add to the bottom line of the company, first quarter of the next fiscal year onward, while realisation of the licensing and broadcast revenues is expected to continue through the subsequent quarters.

    In case you thought that’s it, the company has some more production and licensing deals waiting in the wings…

  • It’s Chaplin’s birthday today

    It’s Chaplin’s birthday today

    MUMBAI: Today is Charlie Chaplin‘s birthday. He would have been 123 today. Best known for his role as The Tramp, Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in a series of silent films that commented on the politics, economy and social structure of the day through slapstick, mime and comedy.
     
    Born in Britain in 1889, Chaplin was born in Britain in 1889 and moved to Hollywood in 1910 to make a celluloid career. He became one of the most influential artistes of his time with films such as The Kid, City Lights, Modern Times, The Gold Rush and The Great Dictator, his only ‘talking‘ film.
     
    In 1919 he founded United Artists with fellow stars Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith all of whom were seeking to escape the growing power consolidation of film distributors and financiers in Hollywood.
     
    Chaplin was a famous ladies‘ man, marrying four times. His fourth wife was Oona, daughter of American playwright Eugene O‘Neill. Of his twelve children, daughter Geraldine is a well known and acclaimed actress in her own right.
     
    Chaplin was made a Knight Commander of the British Empire in 1975. He was also given a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1970. He received three Academy Awards in his lifetime: Best Original Score for the movie Limelight, and two Honorary Awards.
     
    Charlie Chaplin died in his sleep in Switzerland on 25 December 1977 at the age of 88.

  • Compilation of long-lost articles of Satyajit Ray out

    Compilation of long-lost articles of Satyajit Ray out

    MUMBAI: Sandip Ray has managed to bring out the second book of original writings by his father Satyajit Ray.

    An outcome of an intensive research over many months, the collection of essays by Ray has been published by HarperCollins in association with the Society for the Preservation of Satyajit Ray Films.

    The book contains Ray’s articles that lay scattered in dailies, magazines, film bulletins and publications which are now extinct. It is rich with images like film and production stills, rare portraits of Ray and a substantial number of sketches and photographs by the great director.

    The book has Ray’s views on filmmakers like Charlie Chaplin, Michelangelo Antonioni, Jean Luc Goddard and Bengal‘s matinee idol Uttam Kumar. This book brings together some of his most cerebral writings on film and even gives the readers a peek into his experiences at film festivals.

    This is Ray‘s second book on cinema in English, appearing 35 years after the publication of his first one ‘Our Films Their Films, in 1976.

  • PVR to release Chaurahen on 16 March

    PVR to release Chaurahen on 16 March

    MUMBAI: PVR Cinemas is gearing up to release director Rajshree Ojha’s film, Chaurahen (Crossroads), across Delhi Gurgaon, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore on 16 March.

    The film is based on short stories penned by author Nirmal Verma. An urban film about relationships and set in three cities, the film shows a Mumbai couple going through ups and downs in their relationship, an extra-marital affair in Kolkata and a father coming to terms with his son’s death in Kochi.

    Chaurahen stars Zeenat Aman, Victor Banerjee, Roopali Ganguly, Soha Ali Khan and Shayan Munshi in pivotal roles.

    Interestingly, Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter Kiera has an important role in the film. She plays Lea, who has an extramarital affair in Kolkata.

    Explaining how she got Kiera on board, Ojha disclosed, “She had watched my first film Moment (1999) which I made as a student in America. It fetched me a Student Academy Award (an Oscar competition for student films initiated by Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences). After that she evinced interest in working with me. I informed her that I was shooting in Mumbai. She said she had no issues and that’s how she came on board.”