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  • Indian filmfest in Melbourne to become competitive from this year

    Indian filmfest in Melbourne to become competitive from this year

    NEW DELHI: The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is becoming a competitive festival with international competition in 2014.

    The festival, for which actor Vidya Balan is the brand ambassador, will take place from 1 to 11 May.

    The inaugural Indian Film Festival Awards (IFFM Awards) will honour films in five categories: Best Film, Best Performance, Best Director, Best Independent Film and the People’s Choice Award.

     

    A select number of narrative feature films will be invited into competition. The films will be judged by an International Jury of prominent Indian and Australian film industry figures from a wide range of backgrounds. The stellar list includes award-winning Australian director Phillip Noyce (Rabbit Proof Fence, Dead Calm, The Quiet American); world renowned Australian film editor Jill Bilcock (Strictly Ballroom, Elizabeth, Moulin Rouge, Red Dog and Shekhar Kapur’s upcoming Paani) and 2013 Gold Jury member for the Mumbai Film Festival and celebrated filmmaker Raju Hirani (Munnabhai MBBS , Lage rahoo Munna Bhai and 3 Idiots ) Indian actress, producer and television presenter Simi Garewal; film critic Rajeev Masand and Indian actress, director, writer and producer Suhasini Maniratnam. Winners of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards announced at the Festival.

    Festival Director Mitu Bhowmick-Lange said in a release from Melbourne, “We are thrilled to announce the inaugural Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards. The Awards will build the festival’s reputation as an important international showcase for contemporary Indian cinema.”

    Balan was a 2013 Cannes Jury Member and in January was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award given by the Indian government. Balan will be in Melbourne to launch the festival programme on March 28.

    IFFM continues to offer a window into the future of filmmaking. The Western Union Short Film Competition is now open to filmmakers from India and Australia.

    The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne was established in 2012 as an initiative of the Victorian Coalition Government and presents a broad, curated program of more than thirty films, ranging from Bollywood to art house and the sub continent, as well as master classes. In 2014, the festival presents a world-class program of films across three Melbourne cinemas.
     

  • Nicole Kidman to be lead in ‘The Silent Wife’

    Nicole Kidman to be lead in ‘The Silent Wife’

    MUMBAI: An adaptation of the novel by A.S.A Harrison will be produced by Nicole Kidman in which she herself will star in. Paula Mazur and Mitchell Kaplan have teamed with Kidman and Blossom Films to produce it. Kidman owns Blossom Films.

    The story is about an affluent Chicago couple who have been together for 20 years living a stable life. However, the husband is cheating on the wife while Kidman’s priority is to take care of him. The deal was made with Harrison’s estate.

    Kidman is popular for her roles in Moulin Rouge!, The Hours, Batman Forever and Far and Away. Kidman is repped by CAA and Media Talent Group.

  • Nicole Kidman to be lead in The Silent Wife

    Nicole Kidman to be lead in The Silent Wife

    MUMBAI: An adaptation of the novel by A.S.A Harrison will be produced by Nicole Kidman in which she herself will star in. Paula Mazur and Mitchell Kaplan have teamed with Kidman and Blossom Films to produce it. Kidman owns Blossom Films.

     

    The story is about an affluent Chicago couple who have been together for 20 years living a stable life. However, the husband is cheating on the wife while Kidman’s priority is to take care of him. The deal was made with Harrison’s estate.

     

    Kidman is popular for her roles in Moulin Rouge!, The Hours, Batman Forever and Far and Away. Kidman is repped by CAA and Media Talent Group.

  • Fox partners with Orange for on demand initiative

    Fox partners with Orange for on demand initiative

    MUMBAI: Mobile firm Orange has entered into a multi-year video-on-demand agreement with Fox in France 

    This agreement will provide Orange access to over 75 new release and library feature films each year.

    With this agreement between Fox and France Telecom’s Orange service, subscribers to Orange’s digital television by DSL or broadband internet services in France will be able to access new films distributed by Twentieth Century Fox such as In Her Shoes, New York Taxi and The Family Stone plus classic library films such as Alien, Chariots of Fire, Ice Age and Moulin Rouge.

    Subscribers to 24/ 24 vidéo will be able to watch films on either their TV or PC. For between EUR2 and EUR5, a film can be rented for unlimited viewing within a 24 hour period, with the ability to pause, rewind and fast-forward in dubbed or subtitled versions.

    Twentieth Century Fox is the latest partner for 24/ 24 vidéo, a growing video-on-demand offering in the French market. 24/ 24 vidéo now offers a variety of films making over 2200 titles of all genres available from major studios and independent producers and distributors.

    24/ 24 vidéo is able to respond to the expectations of a broad audience by providing diversified and quality programming.