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  • Studio Blo gets its Hollywood script with Chad Greulach in the frame

    Studio Blo gets its Hollywood script with Chad Greulach in the frame

    MUMBAI: Lights, camera… algorithm! India’s Studio Blo, the country’s pioneering AI film studio, is ready to roll on its biggest project yet, a Hollywood partnership with veteran producer Chad Greulach, whose credits stretch across Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and Discovery.

    Greulach’s cinematic résumé is no small scroll, he’s worked with names that light up marquees and arenas alike: Leonardo DiCaprio, Snoop Dogg, John Legend, Lenny Kravitz, Gene Simmons and Criss Angel, to name a few. Now, he’s stepping into the world of AI storytelling with Studio Blo to craft original entertainment IPs for the American market where human creativity meets machine precision.

    The partnership will see the duo co-develop AI-powered stories and content for studios, music labels, channels and brands, while also expanding Faimous, Studio Blo’s AI-led celebrity IP engine into Hollywood. The move aims to merge AI’s creative horsepower with star-driven storytelling, opening new frontiers in how celebrity and content intersect.

    For Studio Blo, the announcement marks another bold step in a journey that’s already caught global attention. Its current slate includes “Warlord”, an AI-generated TV series co-produced with acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, which explores the emotional and philosophical edges of AI and human imagination.

    “Our collaboration with Chad marks a defining moment in our journey where India will make stories for the world,” said Studio Blo co-founder and CEO Dipankar Mukherjee. “We’re using our proprietary AI tech stack as a creative collaborator with the finest global talent. Chad’s expertise will help us craft AI-first stories that are emotionally rich, visually stunning and globally resonant.”

    Greulach, for his part, sees the partnership as the future in motion. “The future of entertainment lies at the crossroads of technology and creativity, and Studio Blo is right at that intersection,” he said. “Dipankar and his team aren’t just experimenting, they’re reimagining storytelling itself. Together, we’ll build entertainment IPs that fuse human artistry with machine intelligence to captivate audiences everywhere.”

    As AI reshapes every frame of the creative process from script to screen Studio Blo is positioning itself as India’s breakout player in the global AI entertainment ecosystem, proving that the next big Hollywood story might just be coded in India.

    With this alliance, Studio Blo isn’t just crossing continents, it’s blurring the line between imagination and innovation, showing that in the world of film, even intelligence can be artificial but emotion never is.
     

  • Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor at 88th Academy Awards; complete list of winners

    Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor at 88th Academy Awards; complete list of winners

    MUMBAI: Doesn’t it feel extremely pleasant when you get rewarded or appreciated for your work? That breathtaking moment when you don’t understand whether to weep or be gleeful. And winning an award after waiting for the past six years just makes that win even sweeter.

    With almost the entire world praying for Leonardo DiCaprio to bag his first Oscar at this year’s 88th Academy Awards, the actor and his fans were not disappointed. DiCaprio finally walked off the stage with the coveted golden trophy for Best Actor for his role in The Revenant. In his speech, the actor not only thanked the director Alejandro Iñárritu, but also expressed gratitude to his parents.

    Adding further, the actor said, “Making The Revenant was about man’s relationship to the natural world, climate change is real. It is happening right now. Our production needed to move to the southern tip of this planet just to be able to find snow. Calling 2015 as the hottest year in history he said, “It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species.Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for granted.”

    While Mad Max: Fury Road bagged six Oscars, The Revenant grabbed three and Spotlight took away two awards.

    The complete list of winners is as follows:

    Best Picture

    Spotlight

    Best Actor

    Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant

    Best Actress

    Brie Larson for Room

    Best Supporting Actor

    Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies

    Best Supporting Actress

    Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl

    Best Director

    The Revenant, Alejandro G. Iñárritu

    Best Original Screenplay

    Spotlight, Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    The Big Short, Charles Randolph and Adam McKay

    Best Costume Design

    Jenny Beavan for Mad Max: Fury Road

    Best Production Design

    Mad Max: Fury Road production design, Colin Gibson; set decoration by Lisa Thompson

    Best Makeup and Hairstyling

    Mad Max: Fury Road, Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin

    Best Cinematography

    Emmanuel Lubezki for The Revenant

    Best Film Editing

    Mad Max: Fury Road, Margaret Sixel

    Best Sound Editing

    Mad Max: Fury Road, Mark Mangini and David White

    Best Sound Mixing

    Mad Max: Fury Road, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo

    Best Visual Effects

    Ex Machina,  Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett

    Best Animated Short Film

    Bear Story, Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala

    Best Animated Feature Film

    Inside Out, Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera

    Best Documentary, Short Subject

    A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

    Best Documentary Feature

    Amy, Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees

    Best Live-Action Short Film

    Stutterer, Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage

    Best Foreign-Language Film

    Son of Saul, Hungary

    Best Original Song

    Writing’s on the Wall from Spectre; Music and lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith

    Best Original Score

    The Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone

  • Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor at 88th Academy Awards; complete list of winners

    Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor at 88th Academy Awards; complete list of winners

    MUMBAI: Doesn’t it feel extremely pleasant when you get rewarded or appreciated for your work? That breathtaking moment when you don’t understand whether to weep or be gleeful. And winning an award after waiting for the past six years just makes that win even sweeter.

    With almost the entire world praying for Leonardo DiCaprio to bag his first Oscar at this year’s 88th Academy Awards, the actor and his fans were not disappointed. DiCaprio finally walked off the stage with the coveted golden trophy for Best Actor for his role in The Revenant. In his speech, the actor not only thanked the director Alejandro Iñárritu, but also expressed gratitude to his parents.

    Adding further, the actor said, “Making The Revenant was about man’s relationship to the natural world, climate change is real. It is happening right now. Our production needed to move to the southern tip of this planet just to be able to find snow. Calling 2015 as the hottest year in history he said, “It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species.Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for granted.”

    While Mad Max: Fury Road bagged six Oscars, The Revenant grabbed three and Spotlight took away two awards.

    The complete list of winners is as follows:

    Best Picture

    Spotlight

    Best Actor

    Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant

    Best Actress

    Brie Larson for Room

    Best Supporting Actor

    Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies

    Best Supporting Actress

    Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl

    Best Director

    The Revenant, Alejandro G. Iñárritu

    Best Original Screenplay

    Spotlight, Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    The Big Short, Charles Randolph and Adam McKay

    Best Costume Design

    Jenny Beavan for Mad Max: Fury Road

    Best Production Design

    Mad Max: Fury Road production design, Colin Gibson; set decoration by Lisa Thompson

    Best Makeup and Hairstyling

    Mad Max: Fury Road, Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin

    Best Cinematography

    Emmanuel Lubezki for The Revenant

    Best Film Editing

    Mad Max: Fury Road, Margaret Sixel

    Best Sound Editing

    Mad Max: Fury Road, Mark Mangini and David White

    Best Sound Mixing

    Mad Max: Fury Road, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo

    Best Visual Effects

    Ex Machina,  Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett

    Best Animated Short Film

    Bear Story, Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala

    Best Animated Feature Film

    Inside Out, Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera

    Best Documentary, Short Subject

    A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

    Best Documentary Feature

    Amy, Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees

    Best Live-Action Short Film

    Stutterer, Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage

    Best Foreign-Language Film

    Son of Saul, Hungary

    Best Original Song

    Writing’s on the Wall from Spectre; Music and lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith

    Best Original Score

    The Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone

  • 88th Academy Awards: Where and when can India tune in?

    88th Academy Awards: Where and when can India tune in?

    MUMBAI: It’s that time of the year again when movie buffs across the globe stay glued to their television screens to celebrate Hollywood’s best. Yes, it’s Oscar time! No matter, which part of the world you are in, if you have a flair for international cinema, the Oscars is a singular event you wait an entire year for and dare not miss it. That goes for the Hollywood fans in India as well. 

    The 88th Academy Awards will be held on 29 February at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood in Los Angeles at 5:30 pm PST. Those in India can catch the show live at the wee hours of the morning at 5:30 am on Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD.

    And in case you’re not a morning person you can tune in again to either of the channels at 8:30 pm for a repeat telecast of the awards.

    For the digital audience — be it early commuters, people who can’t be in front of a TV due to circumstances and even those who have long forsaken television — start flipping tables, Star India’s OTT platform Hotstar will also stream the Oscars live at the same time.

    Hotstar will also let viewers catch the Oscars main event after 29 February with Red Carpet Moments, Thank you clips, high-points, best speeches as well as behind the scenes footage from 1 – 13 March.

    Last to last year there was a general disagreement when Hollywood actor Leonardo Dicaprio failed to bag the Oscar for best actor for The Wolf Of Wall Street and his Indian fans took to social media to express their disappointment. This year, even as Dicaprio is yet again nominated for his performance in The Revenant, the expectation and anticipation levels are sky high. 

    Some of the movies nominated for the Best Picture this year are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, Room and Spotlight.

  • 88th Academy Awards: Where and when can India tune in?

    88th Academy Awards: Where and when can India tune in?

    MUMBAI: It’s that time of the year again when movie buffs across the globe stay glued to their television screens to celebrate Hollywood’s best. Yes, it’s Oscar time! No matter, which part of the world you are in, if you have a flair for international cinema, the Oscars is a singular event you wait an entire year for and dare not miss it. That goes for the Hollywood fans in India as well. 

    The 88th Academy Awards will be held on 29 February at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood in Los Angeles at 5:30 pm PST. Those in India can catch the show live at the wee hours of the morning at 5:30 am on Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD.

    And in case you’re not a morning person you can tune in again to either of the channels at 8:30 pm for a repeat telecast of the awards.

    For the digital audience — be it early commuters, people who can’t be in front of a TV due to circumstances and even those who have long forsaken television — start flipping tables, Star India’s OTT platform Hotstar will also stream the Oscars live at the same time.

    Hotstar will also let viewers catch the Oscars main event after 29 February with Red Carpet Moments, Thank you clips, high-points, best speeches as well as behind the scenes footage from 1 – 13 March.

    Last to last year there was a general disagreement when Hollywood actor Leonardo Dicaprio failed to bag the Oscar for best actor for The Wolf Of Wall Street and his Indian fans took to social media to express their disappointment. This year, even as Dicaprio is yet again nominated for his performance in The Revenant, the expectation and anticipation levels are sky high. 

    Some of the movies nominated for the Best Picture this year are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, Room and Spotlight.

  • Viacom18 to simulcast Golden Globes on Colors Infinity, Vh1 & Comedy Central

    Viacom18 to simulcast Golden Globes on Colors Infinity, Vh1 & Comedy Central

    MUMBAI: Viacom18’s three channels Colors Infinity, Vh1 and Comedy Central are all set to kick-start this year’s international awards fever by airing the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards in India.

     

    The evening will be simulcast across all three channels straight from Beverly Hills, California on 11 January at 7.30 am with a primetime repeat at 9 pm.

     

    While this is the first time for Colors Infinity and Comedy Central to air the prestigious awards, Vh1 will be airing the Golden Globe Awards for the fifth time in a row with Erstwhile Golden Globe winner, Ricky Gervais returning with his sensational humour as host for the third consecutive year.

     

    Viacom 18 EVP and business head English entertainment Ferzad Palia said, “After airing the prestigious and critically acclaimed Golden Globe Awards on Vh1 for four years in a row, we are excited to present yet another edition of the Golden Globes; this time, across all our English Entertainment channels. All nominees are well-deserving and we are especially happy with Colors Infinity’s show Mr. Robot leading the television nominations. With the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, we kick start the year with one of the most glamorous and prestigious awards on television.”

     

    Carol leads the race this year in the films category with a maximum of five nominations. The other major nominations include Mad Max – Fury Road, Brooklyn and The Martian. The evening will witness a fight for the coveted award by actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Will Smith, Matt Damon, Al Pacino and Jennifer Lawrence, to name a few.

     

    Two time golden-globe award winner Denzel Washington will be honoured with 2016 Cecil B. DeMille Award for his outstanding contribution both on screen and behind the camera. His achievements as a filmmaker and a performer have earned him a total of seven nominations across the years.

     

    In the television categories, Robot leads the nominations followed by shows like Game of Thrones, Orange is the New Black and Fargo.

  • Times Network backs ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ premiere with heavy promotions

    Times Network backs ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ premiere with heavy promotions

    MUMBAI: Martin Scorsese directed Hollywood blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio is set to make its debut on Indian television screens on 26 April, 2015.

     

    Times Network’s Movies Now and Movies Now+ will showcase the movie at 1 pm with a repeat at 9 pm.

     

    Times Network is backing the television premiere with a vigorous marketing campaign, which has been orchestrated by Famous Innovations.

     

    Speaking to Indiantelevision.com, Movies Now marketing head Anup Vishwanathan says, “The movie depicts life beyond limitation; the entire flare of the movie is the want of having more and not satisfied. With the campaign, we tried to connect to those people who want to live larger than life. As it is an English movie, the major geographic target was the English speaking audience in metros and Tier 1 cities.”

     

    English entertainment has always garnered huge engagement on the social media platforms. When queried as to whether special attention was paid to promote the movie premiere on social media, Vishwanathan informs, “It was a 360 degree campaign and we paid equal attention to each and every platform and tried to extract the best of them. When it comes to social media, we tried to make it as interactive as possible with various contests and engagement exercises.”

     

    Times Network has also seen a positive response from advertisers for The Wolf of Wall Street premiere. “Advertisers’ reaction so far has been highly positive. We have sold our inventory at a premium price because when you have content like this, advertisers don’t mind buying slots at a higher rate. When it comes to Hollywood movies, we are the leader and by premiering a movie of such magnitude we will go one step further,” adds Vishwanathan.

     

    Movies Now has roped in Provogue Deos as presenting sponsor, while Binani and Skoda are the associate partners. Frooti and Microsoft Lumia 640 XL are the beverage and mobile partner respectively, while Arrow joined in as co-presenter for the movie premiere. 

     

    Times Network business head, English entertainment cluster Vivek Srivastava is of the opinion that The Wolf of Wall Street is one of those special new-age classics that carry on the lineage of cult movies. “It shocked audiences worldwide with its intensity and we are all set to re-create that magic on the television screen,” he adds.

     

    The Wolf of Wall Street is based on the life of Jordan Belfort – a young stockbroker who makes a fortune with his intellect, guile and street-smartness. Belfort, played by DiCaprio, takes the shortcut up the corporate ladder and lives his life like a dream – a dream of flamboyance, oomph and lots of money, which actually becomes his sweet reality. The movie is one of the raciest gripping tales of today, with the suspense of the FBI chasing Belfort to take down his empire of excess.

  • Movies Now to premiere ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’

    Movies Now to premiere ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’

    MUMBAI: English movie channel Movies Now is all set to premiere The Wolf of Wall Street on 26 April at 1 pm and 9 pm. 

     

    Movies Now will also go that extra mile to give its viewers a real feel of what it would be like to enter the world of The Wolf of Wall Street. The channel is carrying out an extensive outdoor campaign across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Lucknow and Kanpur creating life-like scenes and moments from the movie. The 360 degrees marketing campaign will also be visible across television, print, social media and mobile.

     

    Movies Now, with the Wolf of Wall Street, continues its streak of premiering back to back super hits on Indian television. The channel is known for previously bringing mega-hits like Rush and Olympus Has Fallen amongst many other titles.

     

    The Wolf of Wall Street is based on the life of Jordan Belfort, a young stock broker, who makes a fortune with his intellect, guile and street-smartness. Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, takes the shortcut up the corporate ladder and lives his life like a dream. Including joys like sex, drugs, thrills and loads of fun, the movie is one of the raciest gripping tales of recent times – a riveting tale with the suspense of the FBI chasing down Belfort to take down his empire of excess.

     

    Directed by Martin Scorsese, this movie earned stellar reviews all across the globe. The movie was nominated at the Academy Awards 2014 for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. It was also nominated for four BAFTAs, and two Golden Globe Awards, Leonardo DiCaprio won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

  • Leonardo DiCaprio partners with Netflix for release of documentary on endangered gorillas

    Leonardo DiCaprio partners with Netflix for release of documentary on endangered gorillas

    NEW DELHI: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his Appian Way Productions shingle have partnered with Netflix for the release of Virunga, a documentary about endangered gorillas on the Congo that the digital network acquired exclusive subscription-video rights to in July.
     
    DiCaprio will serve as an executive producer on the film, which is slated for release on 7 November in theatres in New York and Los Angeles and in all territories where Netflix is available.
     
    In a review earlier this year at Tribeca, the Variety magazine called it a “rousing, must-see work, filmed amid flying bullets and racist conspirators, provides a dramatic front-row seat to a struggle whose moral integrity proves no guarantee against the superior firepower of greed and corruption.”
     
    “Films like ‘Virunga’ are powerful stories that are a window into the incredible cultural and natural diversity of our world, the forces that are threatening to destroy it, and the people who are fighting to protect it,” said DiCaprio, who is himself an environmental activist.
     
    “Partnering with Netflix on this film is an exciting opportunity to inform and inspire individuals to engage on this topic,” he added.
     
    Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, the film follows an embattled team of park rangers and the endangered mountain gorillas they protect as they are caught in the crossfire of poachers, militia and industry in Africa’s oldest national park.  
     
    “Leo intuitively understands that there is nothing like the power of film to reach people’s hearts and minds,” said Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos.
     
    “With Virunga, we’ll work with Leo to introduce viewers around the world to an incredible, gripping story that will have audiences guessing right up until the final act.”

     

  • Zee Studio unveils its brand new ideology-‘See it all’

    Zee Studio unveils its brand new ideology-‘See it all’

    MUMBAI: One of India’s English movie channels, Zee Studio has unveiled its brand new ideology ‘See it all’ for its viewers. The channel revealed it’s all new look with a newer library of movie collection that offers a range of genres including action, comedy and animation.  

     

    Speaking about the new brand strategy Zee Studio and Zee Café executive vice president and business head Anurag Bedi said that their study reflected that with vast globalization, the reach and perception of Hollywood movies has changed over a decade in the country. The study further revealed that English cinema is not limited to a certain niche elite class anymore and the younger generation has a lot of exposure to western entertainment and that has led to massive change in consumption patterns.

     

    He further goes on to add, “With Zee Studio’s refreshed look we aim to give the viewer what he is looking for. Additionally, the research revealed that today’s tech savvy young generation who is major chunk of our viewer base expects greater quality content and a high definition experience from television channels. Hence the effort to renew Zee Studio’s look and content is a landmark moment for our business and brand.”

     

    Throwing light on an extensive marketing plan specially designed for the refresh, Zee Studio and Zee Café marketing head Sharlton Menezes commented, “As part of our 360 degree communication plan, we detailed out a multi-media, multi-touch point campaign to ensure that the refresh delivers the brand promise of ‘See it all’. Larger than life movies, big stars and famous characters are the most tangible strengths of Hollywood, which will be leveraged to endorse the channel’s refreshed imagery.”

     

    Tapping the potential to engage with the youth via a multi-layered engagement platform, this campaign will be present at over 30 trade media agencies across Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. Zee Studio is inviting fans to click pictures with the 10 feet tall Transformer stationed at Cyber City, MPG, Arena, Dentsu, Signature Tower, Cyber Plaza in Delhi and Phoenix mall in Mumbai.

     

    Furthermore, ‘See it All’ will be supported with a social media leg across Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. For 15 days, starting 3 October 2014 the channel has started a ‘See it All” contest for its viewers to tune-in to the 9 pm movie and answer simple questions to win gadgets like iPhones and iPads.

     

    Zee Studio’s new identity was introduced in conjunction with the channel premiere of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol that was telecasted on Friday, 3 October at 1pm and 9 pm respectively. Legendary actors such as Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Christian Bale and others will be also scorching the screens throughout the month and beyond.