All India articles – Page 35
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Jodhaa Akbar sweeps the IIFA Awards
Ashutosh Gowariker’s period epic Jodhaa Akbar swept the 10th IIFA Awards in Macau on Saturday night, winning 11 prizes including best film and best director.
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Mumbai fest changes dates, increases prize money
The International Film Festival of Mumbai has changed its dates and introduced a series of cash prizes totalling $200,000.
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IIFAs open in Macau as Bollywood targets China
The three-day Videocon IIFA Weekend kicked off in Macau today with the aim of expanding the global audience for Indian cinema into China and other East Asian markets.
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Big Cinemas pacts with More2Screen for alternative content
Indian exhibitor Big Cinemas has signed a deal with London-based alternative content provider More2Screen under which it will screen operas and classical concerts in Indian cinemas.
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Indian producers, multiplexes finally end dispute
As anticipated last Friday, the eight-week dispute between Indian producers and multiplexes is finally over, with the major multiplex chains agreeing revenue-sharing terms with the United Producers Forum (UPF).
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Osian’s Cinefan film festival changes dates to October
The organisers of the Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema, which takes place annually in New Delhi, have announced that this year’s edition has changed its dates to October 24-30.
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Big Cinemas reaches agreement with Indian producers
Big Cinemas has become the first multiplex chain to reach an agreement with the United Producers Forum (UPF) in the eight-week stand-off between Indian producers and exhibitors over revenue-sharing terms.
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Boyle in talks to collaborate with Kashyap, Kapur
Danny Boyle looks set to collaborate with leading Indian filmmakers Shekhar Kapur and Anurag Kashyap following talks with both on his recent trip to Mumbai.
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Indian exhibitor Inox enters production
Indian multiplex operator Inox Leisure has made its first foray into production with Hindi film Morning Walk starring Anupam Kher and Sharmila Tagore.
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India’s PVR Pictures stocks up on Cannes titles
PVR Pictures, the production and distribution arm of Indian exhibitor PVR, has announced a slew of acquisitions concluded at Cannes, including competition titles Broken Embraces and Taking Woodstock.
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Angels & Demons fly away from Indian multiplexes
Sony Pictures Releasing India (SPRI) has gone ahead with the release of Angels & Demons only in single screen cinemas, after last-minute negotiations with the multiplexes on revenue-sharing terms collapsed.
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Saminathan steps down as chairman of Pyramid Saimira
P.S. Saminathan has stepped down as chairman of Indian exhibitor Pyramid Saimira following huge losses and a scandal over share price rigging at the company.
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Adlabs' BIG to open Chicago multiplex
Adlabs’ exhibition arm, BIG Cinemas, is opening its first BIG-branded cinema in the US, with a five-screen multiplex planned in Chicago.
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Cinepolis set to enter the Indian exhibition market
Mexico-based movie theatre circuit Cinepolis is set to become the first international exhibitor to enter the Indian market independently.
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Loving Barack with Nuclear Mango
US-India consultancy and production company Nuclear Mango is lining up a summer shoot on its first film, the tentatively titled Love, Barack.
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India's NFDC teams up with Locarno on Screenwriters Lab
India’s National Film Development Corp (NFDC) is teaming up with the Locarno International Film Festival for the third edition of its Screenwriters Lab.
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Mumbai's CCVF readies $50m for international, Indian projects
The management team behind $50m Mumbai-based Cinema Capital Venture Fund (CCVF) is in Cannes looking for international projects.
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Fortissimo sets off on Road, Movie
Fortissimo Films is continuing its foray into Indian cinema by picking up international rights outside Indian territories to Dev Benegal’s Road, Movie.
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Reliance Big Entertainment reveals A-list productions
India’s Reliance Big Entertainment (RBE) has announced the first raft of projects to be approved for development financing through the deals it has struck with the production vehicles of nine Hollywood stars.
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Gowariker to direct Buddha biopic
Indian filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker has signed up to direct Buddha, a big-budget English-language biopic, which is being financed by billionaire Bhupendra Kumar Modi.