by rakesh | Jan 8, 2010 | Entertainment
Addressing a Press Conference in Mumbai on Friday, Mr.Kuldeep Sinha, Chief Producer, Films Division and Festival Director said “MIFF, which began in 1990 has come a long way to be rated as one of the world’s best and largest documentary film festival being manned by film makers. It is now gained recognition on par with renowned International Film Festivals like Leipzig, Berlin, Oberhausen, Krakow, Tampere etc.”
Beginning this edition of the festival, the International and Indian Competition Sections have been merged into one Competition Section. Mr.Sinha said, “Indian documentary producers have now achieved high level of creative as well as technical excellence, to compete with the best in the world’. He said the award money has been enhances in each category and the total award money now stands at Rs 22.75 lakhs. The best short film / documentary (upto 30 minutes) will be awarded a Golden Conch and Rs 3,00,000 cash prize. Another Golden Conch and Rs 3,00,000 award will be given to the best film/ documentary over 30 minutes duration. There also awards for best animation film, fiction film and student’s film. Government of Maharashtra’s Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari will give a Trophy and Rs 1,00,000 for best debut film of a director.
“Dr. V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award” will be awarded to an Indian film maker for his/her contribution to documentary film movement.
Apart from Competition Section, there will be screening of Retrospectives and Special packages, Spectrum India, Seminars and Open Forum during M.I.F.F.-2010. In Retrospectives & Special Packages, Jury’s retrospectives, Women packages, Oscar nominated films, films on immigration issues, environment, global warming, Cinema legends and icons of Indian Freedom Movement and in Country Focus, films from Bhutan, and Argentina as well as Student’s package from L.V. Prasad Institute, Chennai, SRFTII, Kolkata, and NID, Ahmedabad, films from North East India, treasure from NFAI, Puppet Films etc. and lots more are being showcased.
National Film Archives of India, Pune will also stage a unique show of pre-cinema projection technique called ‘Shambharik Kharolika’ or the magic lantern.
This year M.I.F.F. has received a record 864 entries from 37 countries. The Selection Committee consisting of eminent film makers, journalists and critics had previewed the films, the total duration of which crosses more than 400 hours. 64 films have been selected in Competition Section and 43 films have been selected in Non-Competition Section. The list of films selected in competition and non-competition sections have been placed on the website www.miffindia.in and the Directors concerned whose films have been selected for final screening have been informed.
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by rakesh | Jun 19, 2008 | Entertainment
This is a unique convention in that Guinness Book of World Records is sending a delegation to record the event. Over 2500 dancers will perform ballet on the largest stage ever.
This massive convention will be attended by about 2,500 performers flying into California from different parts of the world — Russia, Europe, Australia, Singapore, most states of the US and India. The objective of the convention is to enable Kuchipudi dance form to get an international status and introduce Kuchipudi stalwarts from India on a single platform.
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The inauguration will be marked by a carnival, “Kuchipudi Shobha Yatra,” in the streets of Cupertino to be led by its Mayor Dolly Saldoval, with several festive statues brought from Kuchipudi village. Several senators, mayors, and members of Congress will also participate.
In reverence to the “teacher-disciple” tradition followed in imparting the Kuchipudi dance form, the first day will be marked by “Guru Pujotsavam (honoring teachers),” where renowned Kuchipudi exponents like Pasumarthi Gopalakrishna, Vempati Chinasatyam and Vedanta Satyanarayana Sharma will be honored.
Registration counters located at De Anza College will open on June 20th, marking the grand opening of the event. More information about the event can be obtained at the website http://kuchipudi.siliconandhra.org/.
by rakesh | May 30, 2007 | Entertainment
Ten new FM radio channels have been commissioned during April 2007 taking the total of private FM radio channels in the country to 68. These include, four FM channels by Adlabs Films Ltd., namely, BIG FM for Bareily, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati and Jalandhar, two of Entertainment Network (India) Ltd. (ENIL) named Radio Mirchi for Patna and Jalandhar, three of Puran Multimedia, namely, Mantra FM for Bareily, Karnal and Jalandhar and MY FM Channel at Jalandhar, belonging to Synergy Media. The Government received a sum of Rs. 7.28 crores as annual fee from the private FM radio broadcasters during the period.
During the month, permissions were also granted to three companies to uplink their TV channels from India. These are TG Angel Media Pvt. Ltd., Triveni Media Ltd. and Creative Channel Advertising and Marketing Pvt. Ltd.
by rakesh | Mar 7, 2007 | Entertainment
During the last two years, 195 Show Cause Notices have been issued to the TV channels for violations of Programme/Advertising Code prescribed under Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. A substantive number of these notices were issued for telecasting obscenity.
The Central Government has constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee under Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, to look into the violations of the Programme Code and Advertising Code. The Committee either suo-motu or on receipt of complaint, examines cases of violation of the Code and recommends action to be taken by the Government. Show cause notices are issued in the first instance to TV channels for telecasting objectionable programmes/advertisements in violation of the codes. Further action is taken as per rules.
by rakesh | Jan 17, 2007 | Entertainment
It had come to the notice of the Central Government that some cable operators in the country through their Cable Television Networks are transmitting /re-transmitting a satellite channel namely “AXN” which is reportedly telecasting programmes such as ‘World’s Sexiest Advertisements’ that are against good taste or decency and are likely to adversely affect public morality. Therefore, the Central Government thinks it necessary to prohibit transmission or re-transmission of the said channel in the country. As such the Central Government in exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, has taken decision to prohibit the transmission/re-transmission of this channel on all platforms.
