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  • #fame to cater India’s first digital singing competition

    MUMBAI:   #fame, a LIVE video app, has pioneered another content upheaval by launching Close-up ‘Websinger’. The show will give India its first ever digital singing sensation.

     

    The show consists of six rounds spread over two months each that has Pritam as the chief judge and mentor who will spot the next singing sensations of India on the web.

     

    #fame Close-up Websinger will soon announce the finalist of the round 1. This was through a meticulous screening through three rounds namely Acoustic, Duet and Solo. Round 1 saw Pritam taking grooming session with the finalists and giving them tips to make it to the next round.

     

    Catch the glimpses of the session here

     

    Round 1 so far received an overwhelming response with over 3mn views on the YouTube Channel. Not only this, Pritam will be announcing the winner of round 1 on 14th November LIVE on the app

     

    Speaking about the launch Pritam Chakraborty asserted, “I have always believed in the power of talent and the reach of digital and #fame is mix matching the combination meticulously. I am extremely happy to be associated with Close-up ‘Websinger’. There is a whole new generation of artists who are waiting to be discovered and Close-up ‘Websinger’ is the perfect platform for them to make an impact on a global stage”.

     

    Speaking on the success of round 1 so far, Saket Saurabh, CEO, #fame said, “We at #fame are committed to discovering and promoting the best emerging talent on the digital video platform. I am very excited with the number of entries for India’s first digital singing competition Close-up Websinger has got so far. We have engaged over 12mn+ audience across 30+ cities giving these aspiring singers a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to shape their future in music industry.”

     

    A one of its kind digital singing coup, Close-up Websinger is the definitive destination for next breed of talented singers in the country. The next round will see Raghu Dixit as the judge and Pritam as a maha mentor and will have folk music as the theme of the show. 

     

    With over a million downloads, over 25,000 unique Performers and more than 40,000 live sessions of programming, #fame has emerged as India’s No.1 live video app.

  • 10 Animated Shorts advance in Oscar Race, finale on 22 February next year

    10 Animated Shorts advance in Oscar Race, finale on 22 February next year

    NEW DELHI:  Ten animated shorts have been shortlisted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today for the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards. 58 pictures had originally qualified in the category.

     

    The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by the title along with their production companies:

     

    1.      ‘The Bigger Picture’ director Daisy Jacobs and producer Christopher Hees. (National Film and Television School)

     

    2.      ‘Coda,’ director Alan Holly. (And Maps And Plans)

     

    3.      ‘The Dam Keeper’. Directors Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi (Tonko House)

     

    4.      ‘Duet’. Director Glen Keane (Glen Keane Productions and ATAP)

     

    5.      ‘Feast’. Director Patrick Osborne and producer Kristina Reed (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

     

    6.      ‘Footprints’. Director Bill Plympton. (Bill Plympton Studio)

     

    7.      ‘Me and My Moulton’. Director Torill Kove (Mikrofilm in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada)

     

    8.      ‘The Numberlys’. Directors William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg (Moonbot Studios)

     

    9.      ‘A Single Life’ Director Joris Oprins (Job, Joris and Marieke)

     

    10.  ‘Symphony No. 42’ Director Réka Bucsi (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest)

     

    The Academy’s short films and feature animation branch reviewing committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting at screenings held in New York and Los Angeles. The branch members will now select three to five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist.  Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December. The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on 15 January in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

    The Oscars will be held on 22 February at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.