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  • ShortsTV inks content deal with Viacom18 Studios, expands Indian short films portfolio

    ShortsTV inks content deal with Viacom18 Studios, expands Indian short films portfolio

    Mumbai: ShortsTV, the world’s first 24/7 channel for short films, has inked a content deal with Tipping Point, the digital content production arm of Viacom18 Studios. As a part of the deal, ShortsTV has bagged the South Asia distribution rights of 15 short films featuring some of Bollywood’s top actors and directors.

    ShortsTV’s depth of films is unrivalled, drawing from a growing catalogue of more than 13,000 Indian and international short films. With this new partnership, ShortsTV has added to its bouquet top Indian short films such as Maya, Geek Out, The Epiphany, Glitch, The Daughter-In-Law, Grey, Red Velvet, A(U)N Usual Day, On the Road, Joy Ride, Teaspoon, Tea, Kill Me with Love, Hidden Cricket and A Twist in Love.

    These boundary-breaking stories, featuring popular actors such as Vicky Kaushal, Sayani Gupta, Mona Singh, Fardeen Khan span across genres as diverse as drama, thriller, adventure and mystery and are produced by Tipping Point.

    ShortsTV chief executive Carter Pilcher said: “In line with our endeavour to bring the highest quality short entertainment to film buffs, we are delighted to partner with Viacom18 Studios’ Tipping Point to add the most popular Indian short films to our growing library. During these unprecedented times when people are indoors and looking for new entertainment options, ShortsTV is ready to deliver content extraordinaire from across the globe, to be enjoyed from the safety of our homes.”

    Viacom18 Studios COO Ajit Andhare said: “In just over a year, Tipping Point as a young digital content brand, has managed to create content that cuts across demographics, set genres and formulas. Our latest association with ShortsTV for our widely appreciated short films is a step towards deepening that connect with discerning consumers. From licensing our content to top Indian OTT players like VOOT or global platforms like Netflix & ShortsTV – we will continue to connect stories to audiences across the globe.”

    Debuting in India in 2018 first on Tata Sky, ShortsTV is now available across all leading DTH platforms reaching over 60 million households, providing short filmmakers an excellent platform to showcase their work. ShortsTV is available ad-free on Dish TV and d2h as ‘ShortsTV Active’ (channel 135), on Airtel Digital TV as ‘Airtel ShortsTV’ (channel 259) and on Tata Sky as ‘Tata Sky ShortsTV’ (HD channel 112 and SD channel 113).

    In addition, ShortsTV has founded the Best of India Short Film Festival inviting filmmakers to make their submissions aiming to qualify more Indian short films for Oscar consideration. This year, the festival has already received more than 1000 entries.

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  • Nick renews contracts with Maya Digital for 3D animated series

    Nick renews contracts with Maya Digital for 3D animated series

    MUMBAI: India‘s leading animation and digital effects production house, Maya Digital Studio has got a contract renewal from Nick for its 3D animation series Motu Patlu.

    Nick had last year aired the 3D animated series on its channel. The series is based on characters from Lotpot comics, Motu and Patlu.

    Maya Digital Studios CMD Ketan Mehta said, “Being a digital partner of Motu Patlu we are extremely glad to receive this massive response for The Adventures of Motu Patlu, and the series is getting increasingly popular among kids and family. At Maya, we believe that animation is the first interface to get connected towards entertainment, and we ensure that we deliver the best in the industry.”
     
    He further added, “Motu Patlu series is a humorous take on two men, and their misadventures, build around a 42-year-old legacy. Its premise represents the cultural ethos of small town India and captures the life in the heartland of India. The show is a hilarious slapstick ride of two friends Motu & Patlu who land themselves in hilarious situations and later manage to get out by luck. Apart from Motu Patlu, Maya Digital Studio‘s have a series of prestigious projects lined up in future which includes Captain Vyom, The Centsables, & Sholay along with a couple of highly anticipated, visual effects driven live action television series.

  • PBS Kids to revamp animation on Go! block

    PBS Kids to revamp animation on Go! block

    MUMBAI: Concrete Pictures has been tapped by Us pubcaster PBS to refresh the entire graphics packaging for the Go! programming block on PBS Kids, a late afternoon block launched in October 2004 and designed entirely for early elementary school kids.

    PBS Kids worked with the creative agency to develop the original packaging into a fully 3D environment in which a cast of children interacts with animated elements in different ways.

    The complete branding package, which also includes a series of 12 live-action interstitials recently produced by Concrete Pictures, is the latest assignment in the company’s ongoing relationship with PBS Kids, and rolls out to PBS member stations in spring 2007, states an official release.

    “We were looking to refresh the current PBS Kids Go! graphics but keep the same look and feel that early elementary school kids have come to love and enjoy,” said PBS Senior creative director John Ruppenthal. “By working with Concrete Pictures, we were able to accomplish this and offer kids a new environment that will still be familiar to them.”

    The PBS Kids Go! package consists of IDs, character and customizable next-ons, system cues, promo buttons, lower thirds, backgrounds and transitions. The project involved a large live-action shoot with children shot against a green screen. In the end, the live-action elements were composited into a 3D CGI environment, which gave the kids a seemingly magic ability to manipulate their surroundings.

    “Working with the kids was one of the best parts of this project,” said Concrete Pictures’ creative director Matt Hall. “They were terrific and took direction exceptionally well considering that green screen acting isn’t always the easiest to explain. We were also happy to work with the PBS Kids team again, as they are always open to our interpretations of their existing creative.”

    The branding package incorporated Cinema 4D and Maya with compositing accomplished using After Effects, adds the release.