It’s always a dazzling evening when Amitabh Bachchan steps on the stage to address audience. And this time he wasn’t alone, the actor had Bollywood stuntman Tinu Verma to give company.

Amidst much fanfare, Big B released the music of stunt packed thriller “This Weekend” with the team of Tinu Verma’s production and Mr.Sanjeev Gupta from Global Advertisers at the Sun & Sand hotel on Septmeber 13th 2011.

From the cast, Rajneesh Duggal, Sayali Bhagat and famous Tamil actor Arjun were also spotted for the promotion of the movie! Tinu Verma has been known in the industry as stunt man, but

“This Weekend” has been shot, produced and directed by him after 6 years gap. The film is about a weekend trip that runs into trouble and how people come out safe! The film is shot in three languages Hindi, Tamil and Telugu with the same star cast and the shooting for all the three versions was simultaneously !

“The first look and music is quite interesting and promising. Making a film in several different languages at the same time is a trendsetting phenomenon that has a huge potential,” comments Mr Sanjeev Gupta, MD-Global Advertisers.

So get set to encounter a variety of dances ranging from the Classical “Mohe Panghat Pe Nandlal” & “Thare Rahiyo O Baanke Yaar” …to Folksy “Ude Jab Jab Zulfein Teri” & “Sun Sahiba Sun”… to Western “Om Shanti Om” & “Kambhakt Ishq Hai Jo” … to Seductive “Dhak Dhak Karne Laga” & “Beedi Jalaile Jigar Se Piya” …to pure Disco Numbers like “I am a Disco Dancer” & “Jawani Jaaneman Haseen Dilruba”. Try matching your steps with Charismatic stars of Hindi Cinema – be it Shammi Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Jeetendra and Amitabh down to Shahrukh, Aamir & Ranbir. Rediscover the magic of Dancing divas of all time – be it Vyjayantimala, Asha Parekh, Mumtaz & Helen to Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Sridevi, Madhuri & Kareena.

Enjoy this summer with 101 BOLLYWOOD DANCES – A must buy for all lovers of Hindi Film Music.

The 3 DVD Value Pack is economically priced at Rs 299 /- only.

About Shemaroo Entertainment

For the last four decades, Shemaroo has been at the forefront of the infinitely exciting Indian entertainment industry. It has gradually emerged as one of the largest Filmed Entertainment “Content House” in the country with activities ranging from Aggregation, Distribution, Production and Post Production. Shemaroo is amongst the top source of filmed content for the leading Broadcast Channels. Shemaroo is also one of the pioneering companies in New Media sphere and is actively involved in leveraging emerging technologies like the Broadband, Internet, IPTV and Mobile among others. With its partnership with giants like British Telecom in UK, and all the major telecoms in India, Shemaroo is at the forefront of the digital age.

Shemaroo Home Video catalogue includes more than 1000 titles, offering its audience a complete entertainment package for both classes & masses and Indian & Foreign audience alike. Shemaroo’s Overseas division is taking Bollywood into international markets and has distributed films in more than 50 coutries across various platforms. Also, being a major player in Film Production, the company has a number of successful movies to its credit. Shemaroo’s Animation arm is the foremost player in the space of original content creation with several releases under its belt. The state-of-the-art Post-production facilities along with in-depth expertise serve as a one shop-stop for digital post-production services for the entertainment industry.

For further information, please visit www.shemaroo.com Or Plz Contact
Ekta Kumari – PR & Corp. Comm. (Shemaroo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.)
Tel: (91 – 22) 4031 9911 Email: ekta@shemaroo.com

12 May, 2011 (Mumbai, India): Cinema India Expo 2011 is proud to announce the participation of Real Image Media Technologies, in its eleventh edition scheduled on 24th and 25th June, 2011 at the Renaissance Convention Centre, Powai, Mumbai. Cinema India Expo, the only Hollywood – Bollywood conference of its kind in the world, will feature the showcase of latest 3D content on the high resolution, innovative and cost effective Qube XP 3D E-Cinema format. The 3D content will be screened at the Qube Demo Suite set up by Real Image.

The Qube XP 3D E-Cinema system has already been used for multiple 3D film releases in India including the Tamil version of Chota Chetan 3D, the most successful Indian 3D film. Featuring two full resolution outputs and high-bitrate MPEG-2 encoding for dual-projector 3D without compromise on image quality or brightness, the Qube XP 3D system also has the same security capabilities as Qube’s very successful 2D E-Cinema systems including invisible Civolution forensic watermarking and projector whitelisting.

“It is with pride that we look forward to showcasing indigenously developed products that have not only been accepted but are also among the best Digital Cinema solutions available in the world.” Raja Enok, Chief Marketing Officer, Real Image noted. “Our approach has always been to enhance the features, quality and security of our systems while retaining our cost-effectiveness and support levels.”

Celebrating 25 years in the business this year, Real Image has always been in the forefront of audio-visual technology in the country. It is the undisputed market leader in the broadcast domain in India and its product, QubeMaster Pro, is recognized the world over as a leader in the Digital Cinema mastering domain. It is also the first in the country to develop the Integrated Media Block (IMB) – the next generation in Digital Cinema that can be integrated directly into a DCI compliant Digital Cinema projector to play 2K or 4K resolution images.

Cinema India Expo 2011 is a stand-alone conference-cum-tradeshow for the digital cinema industry in India and worldwide. It is a two day gathering of the global digital cinema community for face-to-face product exploration, networking, and creative content programming that addresses digital cinema in India and around the world. Top content creators, packagers and distributors in digital cinema will attend the Cinema India Conference. The participants include a cross section of theatrical exhibitors, distributors, broadcasters, and others working in the business, engineering, and creative side of digital cinema.

Cinema India Expo 2011 is organized by Diversified Communications India in partnership with Createasphere. Createasphere, headquarted in Los Angeles, California, manages the international sales and programming of Cinema India Expo. Scrabble Entertainment, India’s first 2K DCI Compliant Cinema deployment entity, is the presenting sponsor of Cinema India Expo 2011. Visit www.cinemaindiaexpo.com for more information.

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About Diversified Communications India

Diversified Communications India is a subsidiary of Diversified Communications, a global company with headquarters in the Eastern U.S. and divisions in the Western U.S., Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Diversified Business Communications, a division of Diversified Communications, brings buyers and sellers together through internationally acclaimed trade events, award-winning publications and eMedia. Diversified Communications India produces exhibitions that cater to the entertainment technology sector including PALM (Pro Audio/ Lighting /Music) Expo; Musician Expo; Cinema India Expo; the recently launched Info Communica Expo. The publishing division supports these industries with two publications: Studio Systems and Pro Sound Systems. (www.divcom.in)

About Createasphere

Createasphere is a global community builder for the entertainment technology industry, building and connecting communities and advancing technology and careers through expos, conferences, education and online offerings. Createasphere was founded in 2001 as HD EXPO, and over the past decade has grown into a global company that develops and presents influential events for the content creation community, on line and face to face. Founded by Kristin Petrovich Kennedy in Los Angeles, Createasphere became part of Diversified Business Communications in 2009, now driving their entertainment strategies and properties division. Currently Createasphere is presenting the Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expos in New York and LA, The Digital Asset Management Conference, in New York and Los Angeles, The DAMMY Awards in New York, Cinema India in Mumbai, and workshops focused on 3D, Canon EOS, REDucation, and Post Production Master Classes in the US and abroad. Createasphere is headquartered in Burbank, California (www.createasphere.com).

For further information, contact:

India

Pooja Patil
Marketing Manager
Diversified Communications India Pvt. Ltd.
Tel: +91 22 2660 6150
ppatil@divcom.in
www.divcom.in

US and International

Christine Purse
Ignite
Tel: +1 818 508 0450
Mob: +1 323 806 9696
chris@ignite.bz

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ALSO SEEKING RETRACTION WITH DAMAGES FROM THE PRODUCERS OF THE FILM M/S RAMESH SIPPY ENTERTAINMENT AND FOX STAR STUDIO INDIA.

New Delhi, 19^th April, 2011: Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training, is the World’s No.1 Institute for providing Air-Hostess Training. In the month of June,2010 Fox Star Studio India approached Frankfinn for in film branding of its institute , by showing Bipasha Basu as one of the students completing her Air Hostess training course from Frankfinn Institute. Frankfinn initially agreed with the proposal and shared with the producers its Trade Marks, logos, images of Signage as well as students uniform. However during discussions, it was realised by Frankfinn that overall portrayal of Air Hostess in the film is not line with high standards of education, training and ethics imparted by Frankfinn, and hence it refused in writing the proposal of these renowned producers.

Comparison of Frankfinn Signage and Logo with the Signage used in the movie Dum Maaro Dum

However, on 11th of April, 2011, to its great surprise Frankfinn learnt through its creative design consultant in Mumbai that a logo and image deceptively and remarkably similar to that of Frankfinn has been used by such renowned and established film producers of Bollywood & Hollywood in their movie DUM MAARO DUM. They have done so despite clear cut refusal of proposal by Frankfinn in June 2010 itself and unambiguous instructions of Frankfinn to the producers that nothing should be portrayed in the said film as having any similarity to Frankfinn’s name, branding or uniform in any manner whatsoever.

The impugned twisting and dilution of Frankfinn’s trade mark by the film producers of such a stature is highly uncalled for. It seems to be an intentional malicious assault cutting at the roots of the Frankfinn’s business and is causing irreparable loss and injury to its reputation which Frankfinn has earned with years of hard work toil and expense of huge amount of money.

Delhi High Court has today admitted the injunction application of Frankfinn. The contentions placed by its counsel were duly considered and the court has taken cognizance and issued the notice to Mr. Ramesh Sippy and Fox Star Studio, the producers of the film, and others to be present in Delhi High Court on Thursday, 21st April, 2011.

Comparison of Frankfinn Signage and Logo with the Signage used in the movie Dum- Maaro- Dum.

For more information, kindly log on to www.frankfinn.com

Contact :

Samir Valia

Vice President

Tel : 011-45664400 Cell 09717790299

samir@frankfinn.com

“I fell in love with the floating city (City of Romance) the moment I landed in the scenic city of Italy”, Actor Rana Daggubati says. “Almost everyone will want to visit Venice for a number of good reasons now. Wait and watch Nenu Naa Rakshashi (NNR) and you will know why I am saying this. Ace director Puri Jagannadh and Cinematographer Amol Rathod have captured the beauty of the city in breathtaking manner,” Rana adds.

What made Venice more interesting and well-known around the world is the fact that it is surrounded on all sides by water, the beautiful actress Ileana, who co-stars with Rana Daggubati in the latest flick Nenu Naa Rakshashi, says “I’m sure the fun facts in Venice are more than enough to make you want to go to the “Queen of Adriatic”, Venice”.

Nenu Naa Rakshashi was shot amidst wood pilings on the submerged islands in the Northern end of the Adriatic Sea 400-foot bridges and 170 boat canals that connect the city to make it easily accessible to the local populace.

“Once you are caught in the island of endless streets, foot bridges that can leave you confused, you would have no other choice but to keep on walking – which is actually a good thing! There’s no better way to explore Venice than getting lost and be surprised in what it has to offer at your every turn.” Actor Rana Daggubati said.

A challenging romantic affair set in the beautiful city of Venice sure to catch the eyes of cinemagoers. “The traditional and symbolic boats used in the film are a perfect setting to narrate the story of Nenu Naa Rakshashi. Evolving and perfected through time, Gondolas as they are known are designed to be easily operated by a highly-skilled oarsmen Puri Jagannadh says”.

Nenu Naa Rakshashi is romantic love story between a professional killer and a Rakshashi. The romantic couple wades through the tough challenges that life throws. The movie offers an interesting insight about dealing with tough situation like suicide. The background setting of the movie conveys a strong message “Suicide is not a permanent solution to a temporary problem”.

California based music producer and documentary film maker Sandeep Khurana recently released his 26th music album, “Zen Meditation Heal Spa”, another mystical blend of nature music with alluring soundscapes of flutes, piano, strings, guitars and ethnic instruments. The sounds from the album are soothing, uplifting, relaxing, and energizing, while having a mystical aura to them.

Sandeep Khurana’s previous releases include “Mantra Chants on New Age Music”, a devotional album set to new age music, “Semblances and Me, World Music Album”, “Shiva Chants”, “Yoga Music in 10 Volumes: Music for Tantra”, “Yoga Music by SK Infinity”, “New Age Yoga Music”, “Ethereal Chakra Sounds”, “Nature Sounds, Music for Relaxation”, “Zen Osho Music Lounge”, “Ocean Flutes from Osho Music Lounge”, “Nature Yoga Exotica”, “In My Eyes Exalted World Dance”, “Yoga Music and Guided Meditations”, “Yoga Music in 10 Volumes: The Infinite Elements”, “Reiki Healing Music”, and others.

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The premier venue has been changed to the “Four Frame Preview Theatre” for Anbirkku Alavillai on January 23rd in Chennai. Anbirkku Alavillai is a new film dealing with marriage and divorce in a typical Indian fashion starring Bollywood favorite Johnny Lever and Hindi TV star Sumeet Pathak. The “Four Frames Preview Theatre” is owned by filmmaker Priyadarshan and is mooted as the top-notch venue in Chennai. It is located at 18, Lake Area, 5Th Street, Nungambakkam. There will be an audio launch also.

Anbirkku Alavillai addresses the critical issue of divorce in Indian society and offers answers to this widespread problem. Recent press stories have pointed out that divorce in India has skyrocketed in the last 10 years and there is no recourse to a troubled marriage. In fact, a recent BBC story said that there has been a 100% increase in divorce rates in the past five years alone.” Pressures live dual careers – couples “lack patience and tolerance, they don’t want to put more efforts into a relationship to fix the issues abd the feel that escapism is the solution,” commented Dr Geetanjali Sharma, a marriage counsellor.

Anbirkku Alavillai was produced in the Chennai area using the high technology of Red Digital Cinema Camera and is just under two hours and features the playback talents of Srinivas, Krish, Kiruba, Santhosh and Manavan.

Anbirkku Alavillai (Unlimited Love) is a love story about Vijay and Sneha who fall in love without ever formally meeting and want to get married. Johnny Bhai (Johnny Lever) is an amusing older married man with a heart of gold. Vijay (Sumeet Pathak) is a young man who is in love with Sneha (newcomer Neetu P Chaudhury). Vijay and Sneha get married against the advice of both Dr Sheetal(a qualified family therapist) and Johnny Bhai and immediately begins to realize that the person they thought was perfect had flaws!

Conflicts start invading their daily life. Vijay goes to Johnny Bhai but doesn’t like his advice. This love story takes an interesting turn when Vijay’s wealthy and beautiful boss, Jyothi, played by Telegu cinema actress, Mansi Lal tries to seduce him. What happens next is something that will take Vijay to a point of no return…

AVM Preview Theater is located at 38 Arcot Road, Vadapalani, Chennai and the premier starts at 730pm.

For more information contact Jim Sanjay shepherdindia@gmail.com in Chennai. For production photos visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/media_sage/.

1493, J-16, 13th Main Road, Anna Nagar West
Chennai 600040
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Delhi, India January 16, 2011 – Amrapali Media Vision announces Dear Friend Hitler–a film that derives its name from two letters Mahatma Gandhi wrote to the dictator prior to and during World War II, to try to prevent and to end the war, previews February 13 during a special event in Berlin, Germany. This event takes place during the 2011 European Film Market, where the film will be available for sale. The film, which the Times of India calls a ‘curtain raiser’ was shot entirely in India. With a budget of more than 3 million dollars, it is one of India’s most expensive independent productions to date.

In 1939 Gandhi composed a letter to Hitler, using the standard greeting of the time. Through his first letter, dated summer 1939, Gandhi sought to prevent the upcoming violence. Dear Friend Hitler set during the final days of the second world war visualizes the ideological clash between Mahatma Gandhi and Hitler and presents Gandhi’s ideologies of peace, non-violence and equality.

About Amrapali Group

India, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, “will expand by 8.2% in 2011” according to The Economist. And real estate as one of its drivers. Founded more than a decade ago, Amrapali Group, based outside New Delhi, develops high quality commercial and residential complexes as well as IT parks, hotels, resorts and townships–suburban areas for India’s growing, affluent middle class. The company, whose operations span across India, has made social commitment one of its guiding principles and has led to the organization’s active involvement in areas such as education. Today the firm runs an engineering college as well as a management institute and has further plans to open another education facility in India in the near future. Amrapali Group is the parent company of Amrapali Media Vision.

Contact:

Amrapali Media Vision, Private Limited

Amrapali Corporate Tower C-56/40

Sector-62 Noida 201307

India

Tel: +91 120-4055555

Fax: +91 120-4233556

Press Contact:

3VMedia International

Email: dearfilm@3vmediainternational.de

Telephone: +49 175 751 9737

New Delhi — The Indian film industry is typically known for producing lengthy films high on drama and filled with song and dance, but there are also some different kinds of films coming out from India giving a fresh experience to the audience. One such film is “Sumthing Like Luv” a short film soon to be showcased at Videoformes International Festival, 2011, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

The festival will take place at Clermont-Ferrand, a city famous for some of the most prominent short film festivals in the world. Since 1986, Videoformes has been annually organizing an international video and digital art festival. The event highlights the quality of the works and artists through exhibitions, lectures, screenings, performances, debates and meetings. Established and new artists get to meet in a stimulating venue of multimedia presentations, cinema and video film screenings, performances, web art, live video and music performances (VJ’ing, D’ing) etc. Videoformes is now engaged in the development of Digital Video Archives, one of the most important video and electronic art collection that has been put together in over twenty years. The upcoming festival would begin from 16 March 2011.

It is a moment to cherish for Producer Nikhil Sablania and Sudhir Raut, Executive Producer of the film “Sumthing Like Luv.” The film has been made for their company Cowdung Films, a film production, marketing, distribution and consultancy company, based in New Delhi, capital of India.

Talking about the film, Nikhil says, “From the very beginning we wanted to make a good short film. Audiences from Europe and other Westerns countries appreciate the short film a lot. With films like ours, “Sumthing Like Luv,” Indian audience would experience some of the more sophisticated creative work by film artists. This film would not have been possible without the support of many friends and relatives so we would like to thank everyone who helped us in making this movie, which is now a success.”

In the bustling metropolis and capital of India- Delhi, a love story unfolds and opens up a window into the lives of the newer generation. In bits and pieces the film speaks about their aspirations, cool language, crisis and a newly found stress buster to beat up all of their blues. The 17 minute digital color film has been entirely shot on location in East Delhi in the areas Laxmi Nagar and Ghaziabad. The film has been directed by Siddharth Sinha, with Neerat Kaur as main cast. The crew of the film includes Anmol Bhave as Audiographer, Savita Singh and Aditi Sharma as Videographer and Suchitra Saathe as Editor. Fast food chain Fast Trax, retail megastore Standard’s Max and Sheeba Unisex Saloon have supported the making of the film for the cause of promoting Indian cinema.

Heidelberg, Germany – 6th December 2010; An international conference in New Delhi (India) on 9 and 10 December 2010 will be addressing the issues posed by the increasing activities undertaken all over the world for the protection of the environment and their repercussions on the political agenda. The meeting has been organised by Heidelberg University’s Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” in cooperation with the Jamia Millia Islamia University. Under the heading “Between Mainstream and the Fringe: Environmental Activism in a Globalised World” scientists and scholars from various disciplines will be exchanging views with environmentalists on the evolution and significance of environmental activism over the last 30 years.

“In the 1980s, environmental activists in industrial nations and to a lesser degree in developing countries had to face resistance from the state, commercial enterprises, the media and the judiciary,” says media specialist and social scientist Dr. Somnath Batabyal from the Heidelberg Cluster. “But in the subsequent 20 years, many of these former opponents have appropriated the language of the activists and shifted the environmental agenda.” The aim of the conference is to delineate the changes that have taken place in environmental activism and the impact of transnational non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in southern countries. Also on the agenda for the meeting is a screening of the documentary “Don’t Cut My Head Off” made by Somnath Batabyal during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. In it, environmental activist Seno Tsuhah explains why she has travelled to Denmark from the north-east Indian village of Chizami in the state of Nagaland. The Film shows her attempts to espouse the problems her people face in the wake of changing climate patterns.

The conference in New Delhi takes place in the framework of the research project “Environmental Activism” headed by Prof. Dr. Madeleine Herren-Oesch at the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context”. For more information on the conference, go to http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/en/conference-environmental-activism.

Media Contact:
Dr. Alexander Häntzschel
Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context”, University of Heidelberg
Voßstraße 2, Building 4400, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Phone: +49 6221 544008
Email: haentzschel@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de

The 2010 edition of The Stepping Stone Film Festival is on at Jaaga (No. 16/1, Rhenius Street, Off Richmond Road, Opposite Hockey Stadium, Shanthinagar, Bangalore – 560025) between 6 and 13 December 2010.

THE STEPPING STONE FILM FESTIVAL

The second annual season of The Stepping Stone Film Festival (The S2F2), a showcase for emerging independent filmmaking talent from around the world, is underway. Selected short and feature films in four categories, from 175 participating films submitted from 24 countries, are being screened at Jaaga, the alternative art space, Bengaluru. Several of the films chosen this year will have their Asian or Indian premières at The S2F2.

Official selections at The S2F2 compete for 16 awards in recognition of technical and artistic excellence in filmmaking. Five of the awards will carry prizes sponsored by Scripped.com, a web-based screenwriting and collaboration software. The films will be screened at Jaaga, between 5:30 PM and 8:30PM, from 6 December to 13 December. Entry to the event is free.

Through a strong focus on recognizing and rewarding outstanding narratives and excellent production values in low and no-budget films, The S2F2 hopes to encourage aspiring filmmakers to take up the craft. An India-centric section, “India Calling”, will focus on films of Indian origin and in Indian languages, in order to give a much-need shot in the arm to independent filmmaking in India. The S2F2 is an IMDB-qualifying festival and is partnered with Withoutabox.com for online submissions.

According to the festival’s founder and director Shyam Madhavan Sarada, “The S2F2 hopes to dispel the notion among aspiring filmmakers, or the average moviegoer for that matter, that a good film cannot be made without huge investments – in cast, crew, equipment, post-production and what not.” As the producer and director of India’s first full-length guerilla feature film “Onan” (Tamil/English, 2009), which was made for under $7000, he feels that more people need to see well-made no-budget films to know what is truly possible. “The only thing that will stop anyone from making a good film is the lack of narrative imagination,” he says. “Everything else is possible without big money.”

WANNABE STUDIOS

The S2F2 is a not-for-profit venture of Wannabe Studios, an online social network for independent filmmakers and aspirants from around the world, founded with a mission to make truly border-less collaboration possible in making commercially viable films without the big stars and big budgets. The festival is a seven-day-long event beginning on 6 December and ending on 13 December every year, to coincide with “Independent’s Day”, which marks the anniversary of the founding of the Wannabe Studios online network. The finale will include a formal announcement/ screening of the winners in each category.

Following the event, “The S2F2 Roadshow” will take the winning films around India and do a series of screenings across multiple venues in multiple cities, to reach out to a wide audience. More details on the films and screenings are available on The S2F2 official website at http://wannabestudios.org.

For further information, please contact:

Shyam Madhavan Sarada
[Festival Director]
By Email: pr@wannabestudios.org
By Telephone: +91 (80) 28436745 or +1 (310) 651 8042
By Mobile Phone: +91 8971475795
Official Website: http://wannabestudios.org

TALLINN (Estonia) – It is ten in the night at Von Krahl Theater Tallin. In the
chilling night, the Indian horror film “The Sigh” (Siski) sends a chill running down the audiences’ spine. The film tells the compelling story of a young couple who shift in a new house where the pregnant wife starts complaining about feeling and even seeing a stranger in the house. Her husband, a professor of psychology initially thinks that she is under stress of pregnancy, but eventually a shocking truth about past relationships is revealed under mysterious circumstances.

The occasion was “Sleepwalkers” (11th Student and Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers), the only international short film festival in Estonia, bringing together the freshest student and professional films and the most innovative visual ideas from around the world. The festival was held from 20-24th Nov 2010. Eleven years has been a period during which Sleepwalkers, together with its audience, has grown and discovered new fabulous forms in the short film genre and gained more and more international notoriety.

The thoughtful cinematography work by Vinod Veerakumar, Director of photography of the film “The Sigh” has given that edge to the film required for any film of the horror genre. The sound track of the movie designed by Audiographer Ratheesh Ravindran after putting in a lot of time and hard work, is backed by a great background score by Sudipto. The editing by Shubhojeet Bhattacharjee ensures that interest is intact until the very end of the film. Sudhir Raut and Sanchita Das play lead roles in the film with Arindam Saha and Riya Poddar in the supporting roles. The limelight of the movie is the child actor Sritama, who impresses everyone with her brilliant performance.

The Sigh (Siski) has been one of the successful student film from India this year being already screened at four different film festival around the world and more festivals coming up where it would hit the screens. The film has been so far showcased at 9th International Student Film & Video Festival (ISFVF) of Beijing Film Academy, China,” “17th International Young Filmmakers Festival of Granada (Festival Internacional De Jovenes Realizadores de Granada), Granada, Spain”; “Portobello Film Festival, London, UK” besides 11th Student and Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers Tallinn, Estonia. The film was made as final diploma film at one of India’s premier film and TV Institutes run by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI).

“I hope I can make better movie next time,’ says Nikhil Sablania, writer and director of the film “The Sigh” (Siski). The Delhi based Dalit filmmaker still feels that “The Sigh” is just a beginning of a long journey and he would make many more movies in the coming times. Horror film lovers better watch out and keep their fingers crossed for some real good stuff from the film maker in the future!

Hyderabad, India, December 2, 2010: If Kalyan Jewellers is the epitome of classic gold retail in the southern Indian region then get set to find plenty of it in its 21st store in India. The Rupees 3000 crore Kalyan Group is about to open its biggest Kalyan Jewellery store spread across 15000 square feet dedicated solely to its finely crafted Gold, Diamond and Platinum brands in Hyderabad. Megastar Nagarjuna will be the face of Kalyan Jewellers brand in AP.

Making the announcement T S Kalyanaraman, Chairman and Managing Director of Kalyan Group said “We are delighted to have Megastar Nagarjuna as our brand ambassador. He is known for propagating quality cinema with clean entertainment. His movies not only rise above the typical commercial movies but also enhance our heritage, rich tradition and family values and these characteristics beautifully weave into our brand ethos.”

The new store, located at Panjagutta the most exclusive Jewellery address in the Hyderabad, will carry the entire line of Kalyan Jewellery high Gold, Diamond and Platinum collection, which will bear its signature stamp on special cut diamonds among the rest.

Megastar Nagarjuna said he is equally excited by the new partnership. Kalyan Jewellers retail collections offers a little bit of everything for everyone. Its collections are impressive and include many elements that reflect not only the rich Indian family tradition but also its centuries old cultural heritage. The Megastar has completed the shoot for the Kalyan Jewellers print, television advertising campaign. The ads will be unveiled in December. Nagarjuna joins the star-studded lineup of brand ambassadors Mammootyy, Parbhu and Shivrajkumar.

“This store, which will be our 21st is planned to open on December 16, 2010, will allow us to expand our brand reach to highly fashionable and traditional Jewellery consumers in this region. Our customers will have the possibility to discover the Kalyan Jewellery universe – a universe which combines tradition, innovation and remains true to the unique know-how of our craftsmen with over 200,000 designs in yellow ,white gold, and gemstones for ladies and men, along with our latest designs and separate jewelry items in the active product line..” TS Kalyanaraman, Chairman and Managing Director of Kalyan Group said.

The Hyderabad store will have an open, hip look that invites curiosity and exploration. It will feature a dedicated staff and area for buying old gold, jewelry, diamonds, watches and collectibles, offering the best price in the metro area.

The Noted Jewellery retailer has a chain of 20 stores spread across the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Kalyan Group plans to open 21 more stores by end of 2011 which include 7 new stores in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
After being in the Jewellery export activity for nearly half a century, the company decided to enter retail business in 1993 and has since been expanding its presence in the retail Jewellery business spread across 4 states in India. Kalyan Group is a holding company for the brands of Kalyan Silks, Kalyan Sarees, Kalyan Jewellers and Kalyan Collections.

Kalyan Jewellers leads the industry’s fight against malpractices in gold quality and pricing through its “Fight against Impure Gold” campaign. It is also pioneered fixed pricing policy for products and the first company to introduce rate tag in retail Jewellery business

Kalyan Jewellers recently launched diamond, kids and wedding collections. It will soon roll out vintage collections an extensive selection of typically hand-crafted designs offered in numerous metals, sizes and gemstones. “What we are trying to offer is something very distinct and different from what everyone else has” Kalyanaraman added.

Coinciding with the 41^st International Film Festival of India (IFFI), The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organizing a one day ‘India-The Big Picture’ Workshop on 24 November 2010 at Vivanta by Taj, Goa. The workshops will give an insight into the varied shooting destinations and specialized services that India has to offer. The value-based and industry-specific workshops will also deliberate on entry into the global film festivals and markets.

India with its multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-lingual heritage is naturally blessed at managing the complexities of a global world. Creative genius and technological expertise make India a unique destination for the creative sector. India offers shooting locales from the magnificent Himalayas in the north to the beautiful and serene backwaters of Kerela, the world class heritage sites like Hampi in Karnataka and legendary forts of Rajasthan.

The first Workshop – ‘Experience India : Shooting locales and Service specialists’ will focus on creating awareness on the benefits of shooting in India with views of experts, decision makers and line producers. Discussions will highlight rare shooting spots, production facilities and services. A high profile delegation from various State Tourism boards and Services Export Promotion Council will showcase the unique shooting locales and their respective states apart from other industry panelists who will talk about India’s emergence as a hub for filmed entertainment services. Key policy-makers from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting are also expected to address the Workshop.

The second Workshop, ‘Getting your movie to Global Film Festivals & Markets‘ will be addressed by a panel of eminent members which include Mr L Suresh, President, Film Federation of India, Ms Meenakshi Shedde, India Consultant, Berlinale & Dubai International Film Festival & Curator, Worldwide Film Festivals, Mr Srinivasan Narayanan, Director, Mumbai Film Festival, Ms Uma DaCunha, Film Critic and curator, Global Film Festivals amongst others. The objective of this work shop is to help film makers get a first hand view on getting movies to the film festivals around the globe and participating in festivals. The discussions would centre around the dos and dont’s of visibility of films at the global film festivals, in the television markets and understanding the changing trends.

The Workshops will be attended by film producers, exhibitors, distributors, post-production companies and industry leaders.

Confederation of Indian Industry has been instrumental in promoting the growth and development of the Indian Film Industry and increase its visibility in the domestic and global market place. Over the years, ‘India-The Big Picture’ Conference – a confluence of creativity and commerce, has been able to position India’s might in the entertainment and media services business.

New Delhi

23^rd November 2010

Neelam Joshi

Media Desk

Confederation of Indian Industry

23, Institutional Area

Lodi Road

New Delhi – 110 003

Mobile: 9810882431

In DAVPECH, the Director in an entertaining way paints a compulsive portrait of the 2 thieves who arrive at the Town Phoolgaon, who are trying to win Luck which is a prestigious thing for the Town.

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Background :

Makarand Anaspure is an Indian actor. He is popular on television and has acted in several Marathi movies in his career. He is mainly known for his comedy and intelligent roles in Marathi cinema. He has also played a cameo for one episode in the Hindi serial “Tu Tu Main Main” as an Umpire along with co-stars – Bharat Jadhav (Pachadlela fame) and Arun kadam (Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye).

Makarand started his career using his highly unique proficiency in the Marathwada accent of Marathi language and it is one of his is his specialties. He is a very hardworking actor and one of the top rated actor in the Marathi film industry.

The Beijing Film Academy is a state-run film institute in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specialized in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia and has earned international recognition for its achievements in film production.

Nikhil Sablania’s short film Siski (the sigh) would be showcased along with 46 other films from different nations. The film was made as his academic project at one of the premier film institute in India, ‘Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute” (SRFTI) an institute run by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.

It is a moment of pride for all Indians and a happy moment for Nikhil Sablania, a Dalit filmmaker, for whom it is a dream come true. Speaking about his film Nikhil said, “I always loved horror films. When I got into the film institute it was my dream to make a horror film, but there were many obstacles. First the duration of thirty minutes was not sufficient as we are used to watching feature length horror movies where the first thirty to forty minute are only to establish the horror feeling. Second, it was a challenge to make a horror film with a limited budget & time. And lastly, there always the risk of an intended horror film turning into a comedy (he laughs). But I am happy that the film has been appreciated by the Beijing Film Academy and by the global audience and so I feel satisfied with my work and it makes me even more passionate to make more good films in the future.”

His film Siski (The Sigh) is a twenty nine minutes short horror film telling the story of a young couple who shift into a new house and find themselves in an array of supernatural incidents that unveil a painful and horrific story, and this story changes their lives. The film is written & directed by Nikhil Sablania, the Cinematography is by Vinod Veerakumar, Sound by Ratheesh Ravindran & Editing by Shubhojeet Bhattacharjee. Sudhir Raut, Sanchita Das, Arindam Saha & Riya Podar are main cast of the film & Music is composed by Bhaskar.

The film also got international recognition last year when it became the opening film of the horror section at 13th Portobello Film Festival, London, UK, the biggest independent film competition in UK.

“Hindi Theatre today essentially needs a revolutionary modernization of the patterns, concepts & all the set norms till now. Indulging young new talents is one of the ways to achieve it,” states Sunilll Vyaas – Director of Darpan Theatre & Cine Arts (DTCA). Basically an actor by profession Sunilll has worked with most of the leading theatre groups such as IPTA, Ank, Sangeet Kala Kendra & Bhoomika. He had also been attached with Urdu Academy, Natya Shaala & Natya Bhoomi. Having taken theatre experience with all these esteemed groups, he still wanted to explore new concepts & satisfy his inner artist in his own ways. So, he formed his own group Darpan Theatre & Cine Arts (DTCA).

Darpan theatre group has staged more than 17 plays covering the genres of family drama, comedy, social, psychological and thrillers written by eminent playwrights like Vijay Tendulkar, Ratnakar Matkari, Manohar Katdhare, K.P. Saxena, Abhiram Bhadkamkar, Mahesh Elkunchwar & Sunilll Vyaas himself.

“Being a creative person one must analyze his mind, heart & soul as to how & with which style of work can one express & satisfy himself” speaks out the young actor/director with a passionate twinkle in his eyes.. Theatre is a great platform to express yourself & experiment upon your creative skills. One can explore his talents simultaneously Acting/Writing/Directing in theatre. “The writer/director in me always enhances my acting capabilities on stage. This always works in theatre. Many theatre legends have proved it. But in cinema, one has to be specialized in only one at a time because the medium is different” states the actor in terms of professionalism.

With the credit of having acted in 26 plays, 11 written, 2 translated, 17 directed.

He proudly talks about his debut film ‘The Artist’ (releasing soon), “It’s a subject never made before with an unusual concept where 2 actors portray 22 characters in a one night story.” Sunilll plays 17 out of them – ranging from a simple Bengali babu to the merciless villain & to Mahavir Singh who finds his prey in beautiful women. His co-actress debutant Mamta Bhhatia plays 5 characters in the film is also the producer of the film. Now they are ready with the 2nd movie – “Galti se Mistakke Ho Gayi”-a family comedy of mistaken identities. With a few other movie projects in pipeline, Sunill Vyaas is executing his plans to make a career in main stream cinema.

He feels that new talents are not encouraged enough & not given an opportunity to show their talent for what they deserve – let it be screen or stage. Established companies & theatre personalities should encourage the new talents coming up.

Contributing practically to his thoughts, he pioneered in Mumbai conducting production oriented workshops on theatre acting, which happened to be a good opening for new talents. The two months workshop includes a play production giving the participants an opportunity to perform on stage. “We conduct these workshops on no-profit no-loss basis because for us “Theatre Is Not To Earn But To Learn” and not every aspiring actor can afford the high amount of fees what acting institutes are charging now a days” states the actor, who at the beginning stage of his career did a diploma in cine-acting from Actor’s Studio.

Talking about Theatre Acting he says that theatre is a serious job, which requires a large amount of patience, hard work & dedication. Every aspiring actor must undergo disciplined theatre work before entering in to acting professionally.

Next stage performance by DTCA are 2 plays Molier’s Hindi adaptation of “The physician inspite of himself” – titled “Wah Bhai Wah” “ & another non-stop hilarious family comedy. “Hum Nahin Sudhreinge”, written & directed by Sunilll Vyaas. It is 2 ½ hour long laugh-riot that is staged for pure family entertainment. The show is on Sunday – 24th Oct.2010, 7.00 pm at The Mysore Association Auditorium, Matunga (E). Besides the experienced actor himself, the cast introduces new talents on stage (i.e. participants of the latest workshop conducted by Sunilll Vyaas).

Details about the next Acting Workshop can be had at www.darpantheatregroup.com or at 26740947 or darpanarts@yahoo.co.in

INDIAN PRESS PROMOTES HAITI EARTHQUAKE DOCUMENTARY BY GARY DAVIS
Earthquake Survivor joins the team in Making Haiti Earthquake Documentary

New Delhi, India, August 16, 2010: There was a fundraiser and resource donation event on July 31^st at Studio D114 headed up by Gene Rouzzoe in which entertainers collected over 20 boxes of clothes, various electronic items and 10 boxes of hygiene items.  There is still a financial need of $8,000 for travel, lodging and logistics for the Haiti earthquake documentary.

Will Jestine a survivor has joined Gene Rouzzoe, Filmmaker Gary Davis and their coalition of entertainers have set forth to document the aftermath and the effect that it has had on the children, social and political environment of Haiti. The coalition wants to raise awareness of earthquake aftermath for the poorest third world country in the western hemisphere.

Mr. Davis has spoken with the Director of WXEL (a broadcasting network) of South Florida and a PBS affiliate who is very interested in the project and could take over and air the documentary. They feel that since South Florida has the largest Haitian population outside of Haiti, such initiative will be warmly received by the Haitian Diaspora in respected communities. All that remains is a matter of attaining coverage on a larger scale.

Jerry Dimanche, a supporter for the project states “When faced with adversity, we must all help each other not just our own.”   Although there is much physical and human resources for the documentary currently in production, there are financial needs to produce the documentary. Will Jestine, his wife and children survived the earthquake have volunteered their assistance and testimony in the upcoming documentary.

Anyone who would like to help is encouraged to contact us.  Any help is better than no help. Financial donations can be made to the Haiti Earthquake 7.0 documentary through The Prince Theater.  Any clothing, non perishable food, medical or hygiene items can be dropped off at Studio D114 9250 Belvedere Rd. Suite #114 Royal Palm Beach FL 33411.  For any information or questions contact Gene at (561) 795-6339 or haitiearthquake7.0@gmail.com

Suresh Menon – documentary and short film maker – will direct a Tamil feature film using the latest state-of-the-art Digital Hi-Definition technology

Suresh Menon, the well known documentary and short film maker, is all set to do a tamil feature film using the latest state-of-the-art Digital Hi-Definition technology. The script is complete in all respects and pre-production activities are expected to commence soon.

Suresh Menon had recently won two awards for his activities. He was awarded the ‘Digital Fimmaking Samrat’ award at the ‘All India Digital Film Makers Conference’ at Hyderabad on 11 April, 2010. His 30-minute short film ‘Muttham Katti Muttham’ was awarded the ‘Best Film for Concept & Story and Social Relevance’ by Mr. K. Anbazhagan, Finance Minister, Govt. of Tamilnadu on 19 June, 2010.

Suresh Menon is the founder of a highly educative community on Digital Film Making on the popular social networking site Orkut. The community titled ‘HD/HDV Film Making’ is known to benefit hundreds of serious digital film makers, and he uses this community to reach out and educate budding digital film makers worldwide.

Suresh Menon has been producing digital media since 1994, and is well known for his corporate films, compelling documentaries, gripping short films and commercials. His venture into the commercial film making arena is being welcomed by the industry.