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  • A+E Networks joins hands with Vice to launch Viceland

    A+E Networks joins hands with Vice to launch Viceland

    MUMBAI: A+E Networks and Vice Media have inked a joint venture – Viceland that will offer Vice as a new 24-hour channel programmed and produced exclusively by Vice.

     

    A+E Networks’ channel H2 will be transitioned to Viceland. H2 is an international channel brand in over 68 territories, which will continue to operate outside the US.

     

    Launching in early 2016, Viceland will be distributed in approximately 70 million homes, and will feature hundreds of hours of new programming developed and produced entirely in-house by the  creative minds of Vice.

     

     A+E Networks president & CEO Nancy Dubuc said, “Vice has a bold voice and a distinctive model in the marketplace. This channel represents a strategic fit and a new direction for the future of our portfolio of media assets. Shane Smith has led Vice from a fledgling magazine into a global media brand and all of us at A+E are excited to work with him and his passionate and innovative team.”

     

    Oscar-winning writer & director Spike Jonze, a long-time Vice partner and creative director for the company, has been overseeing the development of the new channel, from show creation, to production, to brand identity.

     

    “It feels like most channels are just a collection of shows,” said Jonze. “We wanted Viceland to be different, to feel like everything on there has a reason to exist and a strong point of view. Our mission with the channel is not that different from what our mission is as a company: it’s us trying to understand the world we live in by producing pieces about things we’re curious about, or confused about, or that we think are funny. And if it doesn’t have a strong point of view then it shouldn’t be on this channel.”

     

    Viceland will launch with a full slate of prime-time shows, including Gaycation (with Ellen Page and Ian Daniel), Huang’s World (with Eddie Huang), Noisey (with Zach Goldbaum), Vice World Of Sports (with Sal Masekela), Black Market (with Michael K. Williams), Flophouse, Party Legends, Weediquette (with Krishna Andavolu), and more.

     

    The launch of Viceland coincides with Vice’s growth across online and mobile. There’s a growing white space in the realm of Gen-Y programming, and to fill that void Viceland will offer engaging, original content covering fashion, food, music, sports, and more. The new network represents a critical build-out for the company: Vice will now be producing gold-standard content for all three screens.

     

    “This network is the next step in the evolution of our brand and the first step in our global roll-out of networks around the world,” said Vice co-founder and CEO Shane Smith. 

     

    “First: It allows us to be truly platform agnostic and enable our audience to view our content wherever they want. Second: It represents a continued growth in our content quality and raises the ceiling even higher for our brilliant teams to attack stories from long form features to multi-episode series and even short form interstitials that will challenge the accepted norms of current TV viewing. Third: We will test new and innovative monetization strategies placing VICELAND at the pointy tip of the spear of the rapidly changing terrain of TV advertising,” informed Smith.

     

    He further added,  “All in all, this new network allows us to continue our innovation in storytelling and content creation and take it to the next level. We couldn’t be happier working with Nancy and her team at A+E and we couldn’t be more excited to offer this opportunity to our Vice family of partners, producers, shooters, editors, and staff, to go out and make our indelible imprint on the cultural fabric of this modern age.”

    Drawing on Vice’s history as an innovator in branded content online, Viceland plans to work with brand partners to re-imagine the nature of the television commercial too—making the commercial time a valuable extension of the entertainment programming itself, and keeping viewers engaged, even as they follow Vice content across screens and formats.

     

    A+E Networks will oversee technical operations and distribution and will work with Vice on ad sales and sponsorships. Vice will also handle all marketing across all platforms, utilizing its various relationships with partners across mobile and digital.

  • PVR Director’s Rare romances with ‘Her’ this Valentine’s Day

    PVR Director’s Rare romances with ‘Her’ this Valentine’s Day

    NEW DELHI: PVR Cinemas, the largest cinema exhibition company in India releases ‘HER’ this Valentine’s Day under its Director’s Rare banner. The movie has been critically acclaimed with 5 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. PVR Director’s Rare is the limited release arm of PVR Group and works as a spring board to support the theatrical release of critically acclaimed cinema from across the world and niche content.

    Under its banner, Director’s Rare now offers an eclectic mix of Indian Indies, international Indies, cult classics, short film packages and avant grade documentaries. Director Spike Jonze’s ‘HER’ releasing on 14th February in India is yet another movie which has been acclaimed universally, for its direction, screenplay, and exceptional performances exhibited by the actors.

    The film revolves around a man who becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. The movie depicts a state of pleasure in a unique way offering audiences fresh insights on romance.

     
    Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, Joint Managing Director, PVR said, “With the gradual shift towards appreciating content led movies, we feel extremely happy to bring this movie under our Director’s Rare banner. Over the years, our audience has evolved and enjoys watching movies like Moonrise Kingdom, Fire in the Blood, Amour, Fruitvale Station, Inside Llewyn Davis and more”.

    He further adds, “On this occasion of Valentine’s Day, PVR brings a “sweet, soulful and smart” movie, expressing human relationships in the era of modern times. We hope to entertainour audience with many such movies and are hopeful that our efforts to offer meaningful cinema are successful.”

    The movie display various shades of love, friendship, needs and desires phenomenally. ‘HER’ has been nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and has also been the winner for the best screenplay at the recently held Golden Globe Awards.

    The movie will be released on 14th February’2014 across cities like Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Goa.

    About Director’s Rare Film Banner: PVR Director’s Rare is the limited release arm of PVR Group and works as a spring board to support the theatrical release of critically acclaimed cinema from across the world and niche content.  Launched in October 2011 PVR Director’s Rare has been involved with the theatrical release of more than 50 films which includes an eclectic mix of Indian indies, international indies, cult classics, short film packages and avant grade documentaries. Upcoming line up includes Academy nominated Nebraska, August Osage County, The Butler, The Grandmaster, Nishtha Jain’s multiple award winning documentary Gulabi Gang etc.

    About PVR Limited: PVR is the largest and the most premium film entertainment company in India. It is listed as India’s Most Trusted and Most Attractive brand – The Brand Trust Report, 2013 in the Category of Entertainment and Display. PVR is currently amongst the top 10 cinema companies in the world with respect to the terms of admissions per screen, entering the World Economic Forum’s List of Fastest-Growing ‘Global Growth Companies’. The brand currently operates a cinema circuit comprising 417 screens in 96 cinemas in 40 cities in India.

    The company acquired the Cinemax properties in 2012 and currently serves 65 million patrons at PAN India level. From PVR’s Gold Class and Mainstream Cinemas to Director’s Cut, PVR has made exceptional technology like the IMAX® and the ECX (Enhanced Cinema Experience) accessible to its audience. PVR as a brand is known for cultivating and spreading international movie culture countrywide and supports independent filmmakers under the banner of ‘Directors Rare’.

    PVR Ltd, the integrated ‘film and retail brand’ has PVR Cinemas as its major subsidiary. Its other two subsidiaries are PVR Leisure and PVR Pictures. PVR Leisure focuses on rolling out F&B and retail entertainment concepts. It’s one of a kind venture, ‘PVR BluO’ is the largest bowling chain in India comprising of 135 cosmic bowling lanes which spreads across 6 centers. PVR Leisure’s first casual dining concept ‘Mistral’ is another venture that offers patrons a high quality experience. Adding to the portfolio, PVR Pictures has been a prolific distributor of non-studio/ independent international films in India for many years.

    For any further information, please refer to the enclosed ink http://www.pvrcinemas.com/corporate/about-us.aspx

     

    For any media query please contact:Avian Media Silky Chopra/ Kanika Berry / Chinmoyee Kalita
    9650303863/ 9810744517 / 9999874549

     

  • Oscar Academy rescinds original song nomination for Alone Yet Not Alone

    Oscar Academy rescinds original song nomination for Alone Yet Not Alone

    MUMBAI: On Tuesday night, the Academy’s Board of Governors voted to rescind the Original Song nomination for Alone Yet Not Alone, music by Bruce Broughton and lyric by Dennis Spiegel. The decision was prompted by the discovery that Broughton, a former Governor and current Music Branch executive committee member, had emailed members of the branch to make them aware of his submission during the nominations voting period.

     

    “No matter how well-intentioned the communication, using one’s position as a former governor and current executive committee member to personally promote one’s own Oscar submission creates the appearance of an unfair advantage,” said Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Academy President.

     

    The Board determined that Broughton’s actions were inconsistent with the Academy’s promotional regulations, which provide, among other terms, that “it is the Academy’s goal to ensure that the Awards competition is conducted in a fair and ethical manner. If any campaign activity is determined by the Board of Governors to work in opposition to that goal, whether or not anticipated by these regulations, the Board of Governors may take any corrective actions or assess any penalties that in its discretion it deems necessary to protect the reputation and integrity of the awards process.”

     

    An additional nominee in the Original Song category will not be named. The remaining nominees in the category are:

     

    “Happy” from Despicable Me 2– Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams

    “Let It Go” from Frozen – Music and Lyric by c and Robert Lopez

    “The Moon Song” from Her – Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze

    “Ordinary Love” from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson

     

    The members from each of the Academy’s branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, musicians and composers nominate song and score.

     

    During the nominations process, all 240 voting members of the Music Branch received a Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Song category and a DVD copy of the song clips with film and song title only (additional information including composer and lyricist is not provided).  Members were asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five nominees in the category. A maximum of two songs may be nominated from any one film.

     

    Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, 2 March, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in India.

  • Bad Grandpa to open alongside The Counselor

    Bad Grandpa to open alongside The Counselor

    MUMBAI: Paramount’s Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, in which Johnny Knoxville punks strangers while in character as senior citizen Irving Zisman.

     

    The previous three Jackass films grossed $79mn, $84mn, and $170mn worldwide for Paramount – but they also kept to the show’s signature disconnected shocks and pranks vs. a Borat-esque hidden camera narrative.

    Bad Grandpa is scripted by Knoxville, director Jeff Tremaine, and Spike Jonze, and will open on 25 October against Fox and Ridley Scott’s The Counselor with no other major competition.