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  • Jio Studios & producer Mahaveer Jain launch Newcomers to encourage new talent

    Jio Studios & producer Mahaveer Jain launch Newcomers to encourage new talent

    Mumbai: At Ficci Frames Fast Track 2022, Jio Studios along with producer Mahaveer Jain, launched an initiative, Newcomers.

    A consortium of 23 leading Indian filmmakers like Rajkumar Hirani, Rohit Shetty, Sukumar, Ashutosh Gowariker, Kabir Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Gauri Shinde and R. Balki, Aanand L Rai, Anees Bazmee, A.R.Murugadoss, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitish Tiwari, Ram Madhvani, Ali Abbas Zafar, Siddharth Anand, Raj & DK, Abhishek Sharma, Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, Amit Sharma, Jagan Shakti, Vishnuvardhan has been formed. They will mentor and launch new talent.

    On Twitter Jio Studios said, “A special announcement today at @FICCIFRAMES 22!

    23 Leading Filmmakers of the Country have come together to Mentor & Launch New Talent under a unique initiative called #Newcomers.”

     

     

    “It’s our humble attempt to give back to the industry, by providing a platform to new actors, writers, directors, music talent and a wide range of technicians in this landscape. Together, we will work to build our tomorrow,” said Mahaveer. He conceived this idea along with Ficci media and entertainment committee chairperson & Viacom 18 CEO Jyoti Deshpande.

  • Shikha Kapur, Amit Chandra and Prabhat Choudhary announce “The Sourrce” 

    Shikha Kapur, Amit Chandra and Prabhat Choudhary announce “The Sourrce” 

    Mumbai: Shikha Kapur, Amit Chandra and Prabhat Choudhary launch “The Sourrce”, an industry first story library committed to harnessing original storytelling from India. It also collaborates with Ormax Media to offer insights and audience feedback to the development team by curating an appeal score to every story before it makes it to the library.

    It endeavours to put a structure to the process of harvesting ideas and concepts for story and screenplay development.

    Film director Rajkumar Hirani sources the first story and steps in as chief creative mentor.

    “The Sourrce” has cultivated a deeply entrenched, first of its kind network of story scouts across the diverse geography of India, spanning across 21 states. Scouts from Kashmir, North East, Hindi heartland, Punjab, Bengal, Maharashtra and Southern states send stories and ideas to the Sourrce’s development team in Mumbai daily.

    From true horror stories to folk tales, to rare human achievement stories and rich mythology, the development team at “The Sourrce” is processing an array of incredible story inputs from across the country daily. “The Sourrce” also has dedicated teams to tap into unexplored narratives in the medical, legal and business world.

    With this, Ormax Media will offer an industry-wide subscription for access to its library and will also curate stories specific to development briefs.

    Commenting on this partnership, Ormax Media founder and CEO Shailesh Kapoor said, “At Ormax Media, we have been testing scripts for films and series extensively over the last decade. But the association with “The Sourrce” is particularly special because it allows us to contribute to the development process right from the onset, from the insight or the idea to the story and then the screenplay. In a rapidly-evolving industry, the importance of audience insights cannot be undermined, and I’m glad that the leadership team at “The Sourrce” is committed to using audience inputs in their pursuit to develop great content for the Indian theatrical and streaming market.”

    Adding to it, filmmaker and chief creative mentor Rajkumar Hirani said: “This is a very powerful idea and something that our industry needs. The content pipeline has just exploded and as an industry we need more and more ideas. “The Sourrce” puts a structure to the process of finding creative ideas. While I wouldn’t be involved in the day to day functioning of the company I would be mentoring and guiding the creative team.”

  • Jio MAMI: ‘The Lady of the Lake’, Konkona Sen awarded

    Jio MAMI: ‘The Lady of the Lake’, Konkona Sen awarded

    NEW DELHI: David Chou’s Diamond Island and Haobam Paban Kumar’s The Lady of the Lake won the top Golden Gateway Awards in the International and National categories respectively in the MAMI International Film Festival.

    Mastercard gave Konkona Sen Sharma the Best Female filmmaker. Mastercard recently partnered with the Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star as a sponsor for the Best Female Filmmaker Award for the Festival held in Mumbai from 20 to 27 October.

    The festival showcased some of the latest cutting-edge, independent cinema and art house fare alongside genre movies from Bollywood, Hollywood and cult international movies. Mastercard South Asia Country Corporate Officer, India and Division President Porush Singh handed over the award to Konkona for the film ‘A Death in the Gunj’.

    Porush said, “MAMI has been a brilliant platform bringing the best of world and Indian cinema to Indian audiences. We at Mastercard are delighted to associate with MAMI and feel privileged to recognize the MAMI Best Female Filmmaker for the year 2016. This award is a validation of our commitment to empower and enable women across all walks of life.”

    The Festival screened over 180 films from 70 countries. The finale ceremony, hosted by Vickey Kaushal and Shweta Tripathi of Masaan, was attended by directors like Vishal Bhardwaj, Rajkumar Hirani, Kabir Khan, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, actresses Sonam Kapoor and Richa Chadha besides several others.

    Undoubtedly, the stars of the night were Anupama Chopra, Kiran Rao, and Smriti Kiran, the three women who painstakingly put the festival together, sourcing films from across the globe, arranging carefully planned masterclasses, besides hosting a number of other sessions, and one very memorable reunion of the cast and crew of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander.

    Festival Director Jio MAMI with Star Anupama Chopra added, “MAMI is and has always been at the forefront of promoting excellence in cinema, be it unique, cutting edge parallel cinema or mainstream Bollywood cinema. The award for the Best Female Film-maker, presented by Mastercard was a tough choice for the jury as we sifted through many pieces of creative work. We hope to see more women come forward to directing or being a part of the creative process of cinema and thus contributing to the heritage of the Indian film fraternity.”

    INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
    Silver Gateway Award – Ralitza Petrova’s Godless.
    The Jury Grand Prize Natalia Almada’s Everything Else.
    Special Mention for Political Commitment of the Film – When Two Worlds Collide.
    The Special Mention – Macarena Arias’s Alba.

    INDIA GOLD
    Silver Gateway Award – Satish Babusenan and Santosh Babusenan’s The Narrow Path.
    Jury Grand Prize – Aicheng Jai Dohutia’s The Hidden Corner.
    Special Mention – Deepak Sampath’s Autohead
    Special Mention – Shirley Abraham and Amit Madhesiya’s Cinema Travellers.

    DIMENSIONS MUMBAI
    Golden Gateway Award – Santosh Ganpat Kamble for Mumbai’s Mahuwa.
    Silver Gateway Award – Tabu Kaariya’s Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh.
    Special Mention (Dimensions Mumbai) Award – Yashwardhan Goswami’s Bombai.

    HALF TICKET
    Golden Gateway Award (Feature) – Laha Mebow’s Hang in There, Kids!
    The Silver Gateway Award (Feature) – Evi Goldbrunner and Joachim Dollhopf’s At Eye Level.
    Special mention (Feature) – Mrinmoy Mondal, Shupratim Bhol’s Colours of Innocence.
    The Golden Gateway Award (Short) – Vincent Patar and Stephane Aubier’s A Town Called Panic: Back to School.’
    The Silver Gateway Award (Short) – Nina Sabnani’s We Make Images.
    Special Mention (Short) – Pedro Paulo De Andrade’s The Best Sound in the World.

    Oxfam awarded Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under my Burkha for Best Film on Gender Equality while the Audience Choice Award went to The Salesman by Asghar Farhadi.
    The Young Critics Choice Award was won by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madhesiya’s Cinema Travellers.

    The Special Mention for Excellence in Writing on Cinema (Hindi) went to Naye Daur Ka Naya Cinema by Priyadarshan, whle the Special Mention for Excellence in Writing on Cinema (English) went to Kanan Devi: The First Superstar of Indian Cinema by Mekhala Sengupta.

    Excellence in Writing on Cinema Award (Hindi) – Bhartiye Cinema Ka Itihas by Anil Bhargava.

    Excellence in writing on Cinema Award (English) – The World of Hrishikesh Mukherjee by Jai Arun Singh.

  • Jio MAMI: ‘The Lady of the Lake’, Konkona Sen awarded

    Jio MAMI: ‘The Lady of the Lake’, Konkona Sen awarded

    NEW DELHI: David Chou’s Diamond Island and Haobam Paban Kumar’s The Lady of the Lake won the top Golden Gateway Awards in the International and National categories respectively in the MAMI International Film Festival.

    Mastercard gave Konkona Sen Sharma the Best Female filmmaker. Mastercard recently partnered with the Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star as a sponsor for the Best Female Filmmaker Award for the Festival held in Mumbai from 20 to 27 October.

    The festival showcased some of the latest cutting-edge, independent cinema and art house fare alongside genre movies from Bollywood, Hollywood and cult international movies. Mastercard South Asia Country Corporate Officer, India and Division President Porush Singh handed over the award to Konkona for the film ‘A Death in the Gunj’.

    Porush said, “MAMI has been a brilliant platform bringing the best of world and Indian cinema to Indian audiences. We at Mastercard are delighted to associate with MAMI and feel privileged to recognize the MAMI Best Female Filmmaker for the year 2016. This award is a validation of our commitment to empower and enable women across all walks of life.”

    The Festival screened over 180 films from 70 countries. The finale ceremony, hosted by Vickey Kaushal and Shweta Tripathi of Masaan, was attended by directors like Vishal Bhardwaj, Rajkumar Hirani, Kabir Khan, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, actresses Sonam Kapoor and Richa Chadha besides several others.

    Undoubtedly, the stars of the night were Anupama Chopra, Kiran Rao, and Smriti Kiran, the three women who painstakingly put the festival together, sourcing films from across the globe, arranging carefully planned masterclasses, besides hosting a number of other sessions, and one very memorable reunion of the cast and crew of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander.

    Festival Director Jio MAMI with Star Anupama Chopra added, “MAMI is and has always been at the forefront of promoting excellence in cinema, be it unique, cutting edge parallel cinema or mainstream Bollywood cinema. The award for the Best Female Film-maker, presented by Mastercard was a tough choice for the jury as we sifted through many pieces of creative work. We hope to see more women come forward to directing or being a part of the creative process of cinema and thus contributing to the heritage of the Indian film fraternity.”

    INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
    Silver Gateway Award – Ralitza Petrova’s Godless.
    The Jury Grand Prize Natalia Almada’s Everything Else.
    Special Mention for Political Commitment of the Film – When Two Worlds Collide.
    The Special Mention – Macarena Arias’s Alba.

    INDIA GOLD
    Silver Gateway Award – Satish Babusenan and Santosh Babusenan’s The Narrow Path.
    Jury Grand Prize – Aicheng Jai Dohutia’s The Hidden Corner.
    Special Mention – Deepak Sampath’s Autohead
    Special Mention – Shirley Abraham and Amit Madhesiya’s Cinema Travellers.

    DIMENSIONS MUMBAI
    Golden Gateway Award – Santosh Ganpat Kamble for Mumbai’s Mahuwa.
    Silver Gateway Award – Tabu Kaariya’s Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh.
    Special Mention (Dimensions Mumbai) Award – Yashwardhan Goswami’s Bombai.

    HALF TICKET
    Golden Gateway Award (Feature) – Laha Mebow’s Hang in There, Kids!
    The Silver Gateway Award (Feature) – Evi Goldbrunner and Joachim Dollhopf’s At Eye Level.
    Special mention (Feature) – Mrinmoy Mondal, Shupratim Bhol’s Colours of Innocence.
    The Golden Gateway Award (Short) – Vincent Patar and Stephane Aubier’s A Town Called Panic: Back to School.’
    The Silver Gateway Award (Short) – Nina Sabnani’s We Make Images.
    Special Mention (Short) – Pedro Paulo De Andrade’s The Best Sound in the World.

    Oxfam awarded Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under my Burkha for Best Film on Gender Equality while the Audience Choice Award went to The Salesman by Asghar Farhadi.
    The Young Critics Choice Award was won by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madhesiya’s Cinema Travellers.

    The Special Mention for Excellence in Writing on Cinema (Hindi) went to Naye Daur Ka Naya Cinema by Priyadarshan, whle the Special Mention for Excellence in Writing on Cinema (English) went to Kanan Devi: The First Superstar of Indian Cinema by Mekhala Sengupta.

    Excellence in Writing on Cinema Award (Hindi) – Bhartiye Cinema Ka Itihas by Anil Bhargava.

    Excellence in writing on Cinema Award (English) – The World of Hrishikesh Mukherjee by Jai Arun Singh.

  • Siddharth Roy Kapur elected Film and TV Guild president

    Siddharth Roy Kapur elected Film and TV Guild president

    NEW DELHI: MD and CEO of Disney India Siddharth Roy Kapur has been unanimously elected as the president of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. at the first meeting of its newly-constituted Guild Council of Management.

    The meeting was held immediately after the 62nd annual general meeting on 24 September 2016. He will assume responsibility as the president of the guild with effect from 1 January 2017.

    Incumbent president Mukesh Bhatt and the management team will be holding charge until 31 December 2016. Subsequently, the new team will be constituted on 1 January, 2017, when Kapur assumes office.

    Kulmeet Makkar will continue to manage the affairs of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. as its chief executive officer.

    Bhatt said, “Now it is time to move on, and hand over the baton to the younger generation.”

    Kapur said, “Mukeshji has served the industry tirelessly, with tremendous passion and commitment. I look forward to working to help address the challenges before us as an industry.”

    Subhash Ghai, Sunil Lulla and Rajkumar Hirani have been inducted into the Guild Council of Management.

    The members of the newly elected Council of Management of Guild are:

    1. Siddharth Roy Kapur (president-elect)
    2. Mukesh Bhatt
    3. Dheeraj Kumar
    4. Manish Goswami
    5. Vijay Singh
    6. Ashim Samanta
    7. Srishti Arya
    8. Ramesh Sippy
    9. Manmohan Shetty
    10. Ashutosh Gowariker
    11. Rakesh Roshan
    12. Karan Johar
    13. Farhan Akhtar
    14. Ekta Kapoor
    15. Vishal Bhardwaj
    16. Sushilkumar Agrawal
    17. Madhu Mantena
    18. Hiren Gada
    19. Sabbas Joseph
    20. Subhash Ghai
    21. Sunil Lulla
    22. Rajkumar Hirani
    23. Kiran Shantaram (permanent member)
    24. Randhir Kapoor (permanent member)
    25. Amit Khanna (permanent member)
    26. Kamalkumar Barjatya (member rmeritus)
    27. Rajkumar Kohli (co-opted member)

  • Siddharth Roy Kapur elected Film and TV Guild president

    Siddharth Roy Kapur elected Film and TV Guild president

    NEW DELHI: MD and CEO of Disney India Siddharth Roy Kapur has been unanimously elected as the president of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. at the first meeting of its newly-constituted Guild Council of Management.

    The meeting was held immediately after the 62nd annual general meeting on 24 September 2016. He will assume responsibility as the president of the guild with effect from 1 January 2017.

    Incumbent president Mukesh Bhatt and the management team will be holding charge until 31 December 2016. Subsequently, the new team will be constituted on 1 January, 2017, when Kapur assumes office.

    Kulmeet Makkar will continue to manage the affairs of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. as its chief executive officer.

    Bhatt said, “Now it is time to move on, and hand over the baton to the younger generation.”

    Kapur said, “Mukeshji has served the industry tirelessly, with tremendous passion and commitment. I look forward to working to help address the challenges before us as an industry.”

    Subhash Ghai, Sunil Lulla and Rajkumar Hirani have been inducted into the Guild Council of Management.

    The members of the newly elected Council of Management of Guild are:

    1. Siddharth Roy Kapur (president-elect)
    2. Mukesh Bhatt
    3. Dheeraj Kumar
    4. Manish Goswami
    5. Vijay Singh
    6. Ashim Samanta
    7. Srishti Arya
    8. Ramesh Sippy
    9. Manmohan Shetty
    10. Ashutosh Gowariker
    11. Rakesh Roshan
    12. Karan Johar
    13. Farhan Akhtar
    14. Ekta Kapoor
    15. Vishal Bhardwaj
    16. Sushilkumar Agrawal
    17. Madhu Mantena
    18. Hiren Gada
    19. Sabbas Joseph
    20. Subhash Ghai
    21. Sunil Lulla
    22. Rajkumar Hirani
    23. Kiran Shantaram (permanent member)
    24. Randhir Kapoor (permanent member)
    25. Amit Khanna (permanent member)
    26. Kamalkumar Barjatya (member rmeritus)
    27. Rajkumar Kohli (co-opted member)

  • FTII to broad base its course content; introduce choice based credit systems

    FTII to broad base its course content; introduce choice based credit systems

    NEW DELHI: The Film and Television Institute of India is to have new syllabus for its courses aimed at streamlining academic course work.

    The Governing Council of the FTII in its 129th meeting held in Mumbai today also gave approval to the Academic Council’s proposal to convert FTII into a holistic institute of cinema, television and allied arts, offering varied choice of subjects related to cinema and digital media.

    The GC also approved the vision document of FTII, which proposes to switch from teacher centric approach to learning centric approach, giving students enough flexibility to steer his / her career.

    The GC Meeting was chaired by Chairman Gajendra Chauhan and Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Ajay Mittal attended the meeting as a special invitee.

    The Academic Council of FTII, headed by noted filmmaker and television producer B P Singh, had drawn up an action plan for broad basing the course content. The proposal envisages setting up of nine different “schools” under the aegis of FTII, which will offer 22 courses, including short-term courses in music composing, animation and gaming, prosthetics and make up, costume design etc, besides the core subjects like direction, cinematography, acting, editing and sound design.

    The new syllabus aims to finish the courses in time bound manner. The new syllabus has been drawn up through a collaborative process taking inputs from academics, experts and alumni of FTII.

    The institute will also introduce Choice Based Credit System which would replace the present system of annual assessment. The new syllabus under semester system would be introduced from August 2016 batch, while existing batches will continue to be covered under the old system. The GC also approved appointment of a Proctor and new rules regarding hostel accommodation.

    Film maker Rajkumar Hirani, actor Satish Shah, former Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Director Pankaj Chandra, former Mumbai Univesity Vice Chancellor Dr Rajan Welukar, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, DG K G Suresh, Films DivisonDG Mukesh Sharma, Ramoji Film & Television Institute, Hyderabad, Director Pavan Manvi, and noted film critic Bhavana Somayya were among those attended the meeting.

  • FTII to broad base its course content; introduce choice based credit systems

    FTII to broad base its course content; introduce choice based credit systems

    NEW DELHI: The Film and Television Institute of India is to have new syllabus for its courses aimed at streamlining academic course work.

    The Governing Council of the FTII in its 129th meeting held in Mumbai today also gave approval to the Academic Council’s proposal to convert FTII into a holistic institute of cinema, television and allied arts, offering varied choice of subjects related to cinema and digital media.

    The GC also approved the vision document of FTII, which proposes to switch from teacher centric approach to learning centric approach, giving students enough flexibility to steer his / her career.

    The GC Meeting was chaired by Chairman Gajendra Chauhan and Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Ajay Mittal attended the meeting as a special invitee.

    The Academic Council of FTII, headed by noted filmmaker and television producer B P Singh, had drawn up an action plan for broad basing the course content. The proposal envisages setting up of nine different “schools” under the aegis of FTII, which will offer 22 courses, including short-term courses in music composing, animation and gaming, prosthetics and make up, costume design etc, besides the core subjects like direction, cinematography, acting, editing and sound design.

    The new syllabus aims to finish the courses in time bound manner. The new syllabus has been drawn up through a collaborative process taking inputs from academics, experts and alumni of FTII.

    The institute will also introduce Choice Based Credit System which would replace the present system of annual assessment. The new syllabus under semester system would be introduced from August 2016 batch, while existing batches will continue to be covered under the old system. The GC also approved appointment of a Proctor and new rules regarding hostel accommodation.

    Film maker Rajkumar Hirani, actor Satish Shah, former Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Director Pankaj Chandra, former Mumbai Univesity Vice Chancellor Dr Rajan Welukar, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, DG K G Suresh, Films DivisonDG Mukesh Sharma, Ramoji Film & Television Institute, Hyderabad, Director Pavan Manvi, and noted film critic Bhavana Somayya were among those attended the meeting.

  • Rajkumar Hirani Films and Askme cast Ranbir Kapoor in AskMePay’s first TVC

    Rajkumar Hirani Films and Askme cast Ranbir Kapoor in AskMePay’s first TVC

    MUMBAI: Askme has launched a campaign ‘Baap of all Pay apps’for its e-wallet app, Askmepay. The TV commercial starring Ranbir Kapoor was released today establishing for the first time payments through an app for both online and offline merchants with Askme network and beyond.

    Conceptualised by Rajkumar Hirani Films and the marketing team at Askme, the TV commercial shows Kapoor as a new age, digital native, who shops on his mobile for widest range across products and services on Askme app and pays using AskmePay. And he chooses to pay for all of this using his phone rather than traditional formats of currency, cards etc. In today’s world, where people seek easy ways of shopping given the paucity of time, AskmePay comes with a premium payment platform to help create a value for both its customers and merchants.

    Speaking on the occasion Askme digital strategy head and group CMO Manav Sethi said, “For us it’s an obvious and logical product offering. Askme Network has 15M+ SMEs who offer either a product or a service. In most of the cases the transaction consummates on our platforms itself. POS (Point-of-sale) systems for payments acceptance has been colossal failure in India due to prohibitive costs. Mobile phone is ubiquitous device for merchants ranging from grocery seller to a Doctor who pays for premium listing on Askme or a restaurant manager/owner who offers awesome deals fornext Sunday Brunch. Askmepay aims to be that vehicle that allows payments for these scenarios in both online & offline world. ”

    Creative Director Karan Narvekar said, “The idea behind ‘Baap of all Pay apps’ was to showcase how today’s generation use mobile apps & services to their advantage. The whole concept of cashless payment which is the trend of the new age is reflected through this campaign with range of offline services and online products available on AKSME Network of apps.”

  • Rajkumar Hirani Films and Askme cast Ranbir Kapoor in AskMePay’s first TVC

    Rajkumar Hirani Films and Askme cast Ranbir Kapoor in AskMePay’s first TVC

    MUMBAI: Askme has launched a campaign ‘Baap of all Pay apps’for its e-wallet app, Askmepay. The TV commercial starring Ranbir Kapoor was released today establishing for the first time payments through an app for both online and offline merchants with Askme network and beyond.

    Conceptualised by Rajkumar Hirani Films and the marketing team at Askme, the TV commercial shows Kapoor as a new age, digital native, who shops on his mobile for widest range across products and services on Askme app and pays using AskmePay. And he chooses to pay for all of this using his phone rather than traditional formats of currency, cards etc. In today’s world, where people seek easy ways of shopping given the paucity of time, AskmePay comes with a premium payment platform to help create a value for both its customers and merchants.

    Speaking on the occasion Askme digital strategy head and group CMO Manav Sethi said, “For us it’s an obvious and logical product offering. Askme Network has 15M+ SMEs who offer either a product or a service. In most of the cases the transaction consummates on our platforms itself. POS (Point-of-sale) systems for payments acceptance has been colossal failure in India due to prohibitive costs. Mobile phone is ubiquitous device for merchants ranging from grocery seller to a Doctor who pays for premium listing on Askme or a restaurant manager/owner who offers awesome deals fornext Sunday Brunch. Askmepay aims to be that vehicle that allows payments for these scenarios in both online & offline world. ”

    Creative Director Karan Narvekar said, “The idea behind ‘Baap of all Pay apps’ was to showcase how today’s generation use mobile apps & services to their advantage. The whole concept of cashless payment which is the trend of the new age is reflected through this campaign with range of offline services and online products available on AKSME Network of apps.”