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  • Film Writers’ Association gets new name, logo; new direction

    Film Writers’ Association gets new name, logo; new direction

    MUMBAI: Keeping pace with the changes in media and its consumption, the Indian Film Writers Association has donned a new avatar. On 17 July 2016, the trade body — with members ranging from lyricists to script writers — amended its constitution as well as its name following a meeting of life and regular members in Mumbai. ScreenWriters Association (SWA) is how it will be known from this year.

    The reason behind the refresh, says honorary general secretary Kamlesh Pandey, is that “the industry is no longer limited to film writers; TV writers outnumber film writers, and writers for the digital media outnumber TV writers. The only thing common between them is the screen – from a screen (70 MM cinema screen) to cellphone — hence, the name was changed.”

    And even its constitution was amended to reflect this change. “With this, the association is poised to face new challenges, new horizons and achieving new heights,” adds Pandey.

    The association says that its revenues have picked up ever since it moved the processes online. Close to 1000 to 1200 scripts are being registered online (as against 800-1000 in 2014-2015), leading to revenues of about Rs 100,000 a month. Altogether 3,145 members have collectively registered 20,000 plus scripts online. The association has collected revenues of about Rs 1 million through online payments.

    The association has Rs 4 crore in fixed deposits with the banks, and it generated an income of Rs 1.5 crore in the year to 31 December 2015.

  • Film Writers’ Association gets new name, logo; new direction

    Film Writers’ Association gets new name, logo; new direction

    MUMBAI: Keeping pace with the changes in media and its consumption, the Indian Film Writers Association has donned a new avatar. On 17 July 2016, the trade body — with members ranging from lyricists to script writers — amended its constitution as well as its name following a meeting of life and regular members in Mumbai. ScreenWriters Association (SWA) is how it will be known from this year.

    The reason behind the refresh, says honorary general secretary Kamlesh Pandey, is that “the industry is no longer limited to film writers; TV writers outnumber film writers, and writers for the digital media outnumber TV writers. The only thing common between them is the screen – from a screen (70 MM cinema screen) to cellphone — hence, the name was changed.”

    And even its constitution was amended to reflect this change. “With this, the association is poised to face new challenges, new horizons and achieving new heights,” adds Pandey.

    The association says that its revenues have picked up ever since it moved the processes online. Close to 1000 to 1200 scripts are being registered online (as against 800-1000 in 2014-2015), leading to revenues of about Rs 100,000 a month. Altogether 3,145 members have collectively registered 20,000 plus scripts online. The association has collected revenues of about Rs 1 million through online payments.

    The association has Rs 4 crore in fixed deposits with the banks, and it generated an income of Rs 1.5 crore in the year to 31 December 2015.

  • Rediffusion-Y&R gets Kamlesh Pandey and Bugs Bhargava Krishna in advisory role

    Rediffusion-Y&R gets Kamlesh Pandey and Bugs Bhargava Krishna in advisory role

    Mumbai: Rediffusion-Y&R has announced that the agency‘s ex-creative people Kamlesh Pandey and Bugs Bhargava Krishna will be working closely with the agency‘s creative leadership team as creative counsels in an advisory role.

    Krishna will work closely with Rediffusion-Y&R president India and Sri Lanka D Rajappa as creative advisor.

    Pandey will also work closely with Rajappa and the creative leadership team in the agency as a creative consultant.

    Rajappa said, “Bugs and Kamlesh are exceptionally creative professionals and the young talent at Rediffusion will benefit greatly from this engagement. Through their wide-ranging experiences and exposure across films, television, theater and advertising, they have developed a flair for identifying great ideas and creating timeless works of communication, because they deeply understand the pulse of the Indian consumer.”

    Krishna said, “Rediffusion is undergoing a breathtaking transformation with lots of exciting things happening in there, and I am happy to be part of this great agency that has created some of the most iconic brands in this country.”

    “Rediffusion is more like a family to me. Which is why even after I left Rediffusion, I continued to maintain a close relationship with the agency. This is a personal involvement for me, not just a professional commitment, unlike what other consultants do,” Pandey added.

    Pandey, a mass media veteran, has over 30 years of diverse experience in advertising, television, and films. He has written more than 45 Bollywood films till date, including Chaalbaaz, Tezaab, Rang De Basanti, and Delhi-6.

    Krishna had worked on campaigns such as the Give Me Red campaign for Eveready Batteries; Thums Up‘s Taste the Thunder; Kingfisher‘s King of Good Times; Kerala Tourism‘s God‘s Own Country; and India Tourism‘s Discover India Discover Yourself in his earlier stint with Rediffusion-Y&R.

    After Rediffusion, Krishna moved on to work with JWT and then finally with Saatchi & Saatchi as their national creative director. Then he shifted his focus to films, television, and theatre. He has played different roles in movies like Taare Zameen Par, Kaminey, Dum Maro Dum, and Delhi Belly.

  • Vinay Shukla is FWAI president

    Vinay Shukla is FWAI president

    MUMBAI: Writer-director Vinay Shukla, known for his films like Mirch (2010), Godmother (1999) and Virasat (1997), has been elected as the incumbent president of the Film Writers Association of India (FWAI) in its 56th General Body Election which was held recently.

    Other office bearers of the FWAI is as follows: vice presidents: Rajesh Dubey and Sameer Anjan, general secretary; Kamlesh Pandey, treasurer; Sudhakar Sharma, Robin Bhatt and Naini Kazmi, joint secretary.

    Aakash Jain, Abhijeet Deshpande, Anjum Rajabali, Atul Tiwari, Jalees Sherwani, Kamal Pandey, Preiti Mamgain, Pushpa Verma, Rajashree, Reema Kagti, Saket Chowdhary, Sandeep Shrivastava, Sharad Tripathi and Zoya Akhtar have been chosen as executive committee members.

  • Ekta & Smriti Irani to co-produce Star Plus soap ‘Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan’

    Ekta & Smriti Irani to co-produce Star Plus soap ‘Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan’

    MUMBAI: Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms and Smriti Irani will co-produce Star Plus’ new weekend prime time venture Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan. The soap launches on 19 August Saturday at 10:30 pm.

    States Irani on her second most significant outing on tube after Kyunki Saas…, “Apart from co-producing the show with the production house that gave me India’s most celebrated show, I am extremely honoured that Star Plus has given me the opportunity to graduate from an actor to a producer.”

    Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan, is a story of Uma didi, a 27-year old obedient daughter of a mill worker, who undertakes several jobs to run the family ever since the mill has shut. Set in the heart of Mumbai in a middle class “chawl”, it is mostly occupied by the mill workers, who are out of job; a story full of hardships and tribulations of a common man’s everyday life. Where Uma will hold the centre stage, as she will be looked up as a source of constant inspiration and driving force for the chawl people, who draw their strength and reason to live from her indomitable spirit!

    The story and screenplay of the show is done by the acclaimed Bollywood writer Kamlesh Pandey, who was behind blockbuster movies such as Rang De Basanti and Tezaab. The soap is directed by Santram Verma.