American fiction overwhelmingly popular on European screens, says a new study
Published on 17 Apr 09
American fiction is still overwhelmingly dominant on European television screens but is on the decline. This is one of the many trends highlighted in Volume 2 of the European Audiovisual Observatory’s Yearbook “Trends in European television”, which has just been published. Read more » |
Legal issues of film-making: An analysis of 12 European countries
Published on 14 Mar 09
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Cannes Film Festival Rumours
The 62nd Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24, 2009) has almost finalised its programme that will be announced on April 23 at a press conference in Cannes. However, there are all sorts of speculations: According to Cine Europa, the festival is set to include an impressive list of directors who have previously won honours on the Croisette. Among the European titles are Looking for Eric by the UK’s Ken Loach, Antichrist by Denmark’s Lars von Trier, Broken Embraces [trailer, film focus] by Spain’s Pedro Almodovar, The White Tape by Austria’s Michael Haneke, Mr Nobody by Belgium’s Jaco van Dormael and Vincere by Italy’s Marco Bellocchio. Read more »
Blue: Rahman composes, Kylie sings and Farah choreographs
MUMBAI- It's a lethal combination and a sure number one hit in international charts, predict Bollywood insiders. Pop star Kylie Minogue sings for Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman's while Bollywood's ace choreograpger Farah Khan makes Kylie dance a la Bollywood style in Indian film 'Blue' directed by Anthony D'Souza. Apart from Kylie and Akshay Kumar, the song and dance number also features Indian actors Zayed Khan, Lara Dutta and Sanjay Dutt. Read more »
Indian film industry will not grow in 2009: FICCI & KPMG
Mumbai- Finally, the international recession has hit the Indian Entertainment Industry, indicates a joint FICCI-KPMG report. However, there are indications of long-term growth. Following years of rapid growth, the combined revenues of the Indian film industry are expected to remain flat in 2009 at around $2.2bn (Rs109.2bn), says the report. Read more »
India's Jamia Millia Islamia wins Sony World Photography Award in Asia
Delhi-based AJK Mass Communication Research Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia, Indian university, won top honours at the annual Sony World Photography Awards under the Student Focus category for the Asia region. A team of two students, Neal Kartik and Pranab Kumar Aich, led by Jamia professor Farhat Basir Khan will represent Asia at the Cannes Festival in April, 2009. Read more »
‘It’s A Wonderful Afterlife’ by Gurinder Chadha
LONDON, March 1, 2009 – The Indian Film Company (TIFC) and Bend It Films have entered into a strategic partnership to produce Gurinder Chadha’s next feature, ‘It’s A Wonderful Afterlife’, taking off on 28th March, 2009 in London. The co-producers will enjoy global revenues in perpetuity. Read more »
Golden Bear for 'The Milk of Sorrow'
Berlinale 2009 – European films grabbed ten of the 12 awards (including six out of eight Bears) at the 59th Berlin International Festival, Saturday, Feb 14, 2009. The jury unanimously awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film to Claudia Llosa’s Spanish/Peruvian title The Milk of Sorrow- the first Spanish title in 26 years to win the Golden Bear and the film also picked up the Fipresci Prize. Read more »
Could a reverse of 'Slumdog Millionaire' win an Oscar
"It is like a reverse 'Slumdog Millionaire,' says Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance Big Entertainment, referring to RBE's film 'Kites' featuring an international cast, including Indian actor Hrithik Roshan. The surprise success in the United States of the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" shot in India with Indian actors and musicians and based on an Indian novel- has put the spotlight on the Indian film industry's ambitions of going global, argues Rama Lakshmi in an article for Washington Post, Saturday, March 7, 2009. Read more »
Oscar winning song 'Jai Ho!' and its lyrics
AR Rahman’s Oscar-winning song ‘Jai Ho!’ is the toast of the town in almost every part of the world. Music experts are listening to the song again and again to appreciate the global texture of the song and at the same time they are admiring the beauty of the lyrics by India’s foremost lyricist Gulzar who, like AR Rahman, has always experimented with his narrative. Gulzar’s song is a rich combination of India’s three languages Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi- the first for an Oscar-winning song. Rahman added an extra layer of Spanish to go along with his Latin American touch of music that really makes the song quite unique and international. Read more »
Recession! What recession? India signs more film deals with Hollywood
Berlin. As the Berlin International Film Festival gets into a full swing there are reports of Indian Reliance Big Entertainment (RBE) signing development deals with a number of Hollywood ventures, including a two picture agreement with 'Pretty Woman' star Julia Roberts' Red Om Films and Brett Ratner's Rat Entertainment. The latest announcement was made in Berlin by Reliance Big Entertainment's chairman Amit Khanna and president Rajesh Sawhney. Kathy Robinson looks at recession-proof India for India-EU Film Initiative (www.iefilmi.com) Read more »