All India articles – Page 23
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NewsKiran Rao to head Mumbai arthouse cinema
Indian filmmaker Kiran Rao has been appointed creative director of Mumbai’s first arthouse cinema, FilmBay, an initiative of India’ National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), to be launched by the end of this year.
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NewsNew York Indian Film Festival unveils full line-up
Top brass at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) have unveiled the complete line-up of 30 films for the 15th annual showcase, set to run from May 4-9.
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NewsIFFLA unveils 2015 lineup
13th edition of festival will feature four world premieres and seven North American premieres.
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NewsIndia’s Reliance, Phantom form joint venture
India’s Reliance Entertainment is forming a 50:50 joint venture with Phantom Films, an ambitious local production house founded by filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena.
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NewsDrishyam, Sundance Institute line up writer lab
Manish Mundra’s production company Drishyam and Sundance Institute have organised the Drishyam – Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab 2015 to take place in Goa, India, from April 12-16.
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FeaturesManish Mundra on his finance, distribution plans
Although new to the business, Indian producer Manish Mundra has already backed films that have won prizes in Sundance and Berlin. He tells Liz Shackleton about his plans to finance and distribute content-driven Indian cinema.
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NewsFortissimo acquires Salaam Bombay!
EXCLUSIVE: Company takes world rights, outside India and South Asia, to 25th anniversary edition.
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NewsManish Mundra reveals film finance plans
Producer of Generation Kplus title Rainbow [pictured] sets up company to finance content-driven Indian cinema.
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NewsMumbai fest sets dates, new director
The Mumbai Film Festival has confirmed that Anupama Chopra is taking over as festival director starting with this year’s edition (Oct 29-Nov 5) while filmmaker Kiran Rao will head the board of trustees.
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NewsAamir Khan’s PK to receive China wide release
UTV Motion Pictures’ blockbuster PK, starring Aamir Khan, is heading for distribution in mainland China, where China Film Group and Huaxia will release it on 3,500 screens.
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NewsNicole Kidman, Dev Patel to begin Lion shoot
Principal photography to begin in India this week.
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NewsBeta to sell Sundance title Umrika
EXCLUSIVE: Indian drama stars Life of Pi’s Suraj Sharma and The Grand Budapest Hotel’s Tony Revolori.
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NewsPK breaks India box office records
UTV Motion Pictures’ PK, starring Aamir Khan and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, has become the Hindi film industry’s highest-grossing film ever in India with a take of $48m (Rs3.05bn), according to industry estimates.
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NewsSilver Eagle enters Indian pay-TV
Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky are dipping their toes into the Indian pay-TV market with a $300m-$375m investment in the sub-continent’s direct-to-home broadcaster Videocon d2h.
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NewsMonsoon Shootout set for India release
EXCLUSIVE: Navalakha Arts and Holy Basil Productions have acquired Indian theatrical and satellite rights to Amit Kumar’s thriller Monsoon Shootout, which they plan to give a wide release in the first quarter of next year.
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NewsIME hops on board Lala
EXCLUSIVE: Pune and Mumbai-based IME Motion Pictures will co-produce Indo-Italian project Lala, to be directed by Goutam Ghose.
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NewsBig Bang Theory's Nayyar takes first Hindi role
EXCLUSIVE: Kunal Nayyar has been cast in Sikhya Entertainment’s sci-fi drama Punha, marking The Big Bang Theory star’s first acting role in Hindi.
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NewsOpen Air, Excel climb Three Storeys
EXCLUSIVE: Priya Sreedharan’s start-up production outfit Open Air Films is partnering with Excel Entertainment on romantic drama Three Storeys.
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NewsPallas ignites for Rajesh Jala’s The Spark
EXCLUSIVE: Germany’s Pallas Film will co-produce Rajesh Jala’s The Spark (Chingari) with France’s ASAP Films, which boarded the project at Film Bazaar last year.
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NewsEssel has a vision for Sairaat
EXCLUSIVE: Mumbai-based production and distribution company Essel Vision is producing Fandry director Nagraj Manjule’s next Marathi-language project, Sairaat.