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VOL. LVIV March 2015 No. 3

HIGHLIGHTS

 FICCI Frames 2015 held  Padma Awards presented  62nd National Film Awards announced  Biography of published  Siddalingaiah and A. Vincent are no more

NATIONAL DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ON MASS COMMUNICATION NEW MEDIA WING (FORMERLY RESEARCH, REFERENCE AND TRAINING DIVISION ) MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING Room No.437-442, Phase IV, Soochana Bhavan, CGO Complex, New Delhi-3

Compiled, Edited & Issued by National Documentation Centre on Mass Communication NEW MEDIA WING (Formerly Research, Reference & Training Division) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Chief Editor L. R. Vishwanath

Editor H.M.Sharma Asstt. Editor Alka Mathur

CONTENTS

FILM AWARDS Aravindan Puraskaram 5 National 3-4 CONFERENCE FICCI Frames 1-2 FESTIVALS London Asian 4 OBITUARIES 5-6 PUBLICATIONS 5 REVIEW/DEVELOPMENT 1-2

REVIEW/DEVELOPMENT

FICCI FRAMES 2015 held

The 16th FICCI Frames convention was held in Mumbai from March 25-27, 2015. The global convention on the entertainment business served as a platform for the exchange of ideas and knowledge between individuals, countries and conglomerates. Nearly 3000 Indian and 800 foreign delegates attended the convention. There were keynote addresses, plenary and parallel sessions on broad spectrum of issues covering the entire gamut of media and entertainment like Films, Broadcast (TV & Radio), Digital Entertainment, , Gaming and Visual Effects. Some of the key sessions were: a) Frames Keynote: Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh on “Make in India” A Revolutionary New Model for Hollywood and . b) Making India the entertainment superpower: Innovating for a digital entertainment . c) The Winners and the Players: Strategies for GECs to capture audiences. d) Indian Cinema: Recovering from 2014 - wakeup call for the film industry. e) Unleashing the Power of Film Tourism. f) Rising Ascendancy of the Asian Regional Exhibition Phenomenon and Indias’s Special Role. g) International Distribution: Processes and emerging markets h) Sports: Are we on the last mile to the big league i) Young Star and New Wave Cinema: Is cinema finally breaking out of the classic mould. j) The Digital Entrepreneur k) Regulatory Challenges towards enabling ‘Digital India’. l) A session with Public Broadcasters m) Launch of FICCI Women in Media Forum

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In addition some workshops were also organized on the occasion including a) From the West Coast- Screenwriters Workshop with Christopher Keyser b) Making of A Nature Documentary TV Series with Mike Pandey c) Transmedia Master class with John Heinsen Vice President, New Media, Producers Guild of America. Some of the important dignitaries at the convention were: Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Minister of State, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; Gen. V.K. Singh, Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs; Dr. Rahul Khullar, Chairman TRAI; Shri Bimal Julka, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting , Dr. A. Surya Prakash, Chairman, Prasar Bharati; Ms. Valsa Nair Singh, Principal Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Government of Maharashtra; Shri Pahlaj Nihlani, Chairman, Central Board of Film Certification; Dr. Jyotsana Suri, President FICCI, Chairman and MD, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group; Uday Shankar, Chairman, FICCI-Media & Entertainment Committee, CEO Star India Private Limited; , Co-Chairman FICCI Frames, Filmmaker, Producer; , Co-Chairman, FICCI Media and Entertainment Committee and Film Director; Rakeysh Om , Chairman, FICCI Film Forum and Filmmaker; Mahesh Bhatt, President, Film TV Producers Guild; Guneet Monga, Founder, Skya Entertainment and Vishal Bhardwaj, Film Maker. Internet Screen (13 March 2015; 3)

Katrina Kaif’s statue at Madame Tussaud’s

Katrina Kaif has become the seventh Bollywood actor to be honoured with a figure at Madame Tussauds, London and joins (2000), Aishwarya Rai (2004), (2007), Salman Khan (2008), Hrithik Roshan (2011) and (2012).

Dainik Jagran (29 March 2015)

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AWARDS/FESTIVALS

Padma Awards presented

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the first round of Padma awards at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on March 30, 2015. Two Indian film personalities were honoured with the Padma Shri on the occasion including writer-lyricist Prasoon Joshi and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Internet Hindustan Times (31 March 2015)

62nd National Film Awards announced

The 62nd National Film Awards were announced by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on March 24, 2015. The best award has been bagged this year By Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati and English) produced by Zoo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane. The film gets a Swarna Kamal and Rs. 2, 50, 000/- each for the producer and the director. The award for the best non-feature film has been given to Tender is the sight produced by the Films Division and directed by Torsha Banerjee . The film gets a Swarna Kamal and Rs. 1,50, 000/- each for the producer and the director. In Best Writing on Cinema category the best book on cinema award has gone to Silent Cinema (1895-1930) written by Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao. The book has been published by EMESCO Books. The award carries a Swarna kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 75,000/- each for the author and the publisher. The award for the best film critic has gone to Tanul Thakur. He gets a Swarna Kamal and Rs. 75,000/-

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Bulletin on Film, March 2015 The prestigious Dada Saheb Phalkle award is being conferred this year on veteran actor and filmmaker Shashi Kapoor. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 10, 00,000/-, a plaque and shawl. For detail See HCMC/1/2015 on 62 nd National Film Awards (URL: mib.nic.in/WriteReadData/documents/National_Film_Award,_62 nd.pdf. and WHO’SWHO/1/2015 on Shashi Kapoor. (URL: mib.nic.in/WriteReadData/documents/Who_is_Who-_2015-Shashi_Kapoor.pdf. Deccan Chronicle (25 March 2015) Hindu (25 March 2015) Asian Age (25 March 2015) Times of India (25 March 2015) Tribune (25 March 2015)

Haider at London Asian Film Festival

Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider which is based on William Shakespeare’s drama Hamlet in the backdrop of turmoil in Kashmir in the 90’s was screened at the 17th London Asian Film Festival held during the month of March, 2015. The film was earlier screened at the 19th Busan International Film Festival. It has Shahid Kapoor, Tabbu and Shradha Kapoor in the lead roles. The film was screened alongwith. Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya, Shonali Bose’s Margarita with a Straw, Nisha Pahuja’s The World before Her and the Pakistani film Zinda Bhag. This ten day festival also paid homage to the popular Indian actor Rajesh Khanna. Choreographer Farah Khan also conducted a class at the festival. The festival came to a close with the screening of the film Bhopal-A Prayer for Rain. The film directed by Ravi Kumar tells the harrowing tale of how the disaster impacted the lives in Bhopal and the suffusing it caused. Asian Age (16 March 2015) Times of India (15 March 2015) National Duniya (16 March 2015) 4

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Aravindan Puraskaram for Bengal director

Bengali director Bauddhayan Mukherji has bagged the Aravindan Puraskaram for the best debutante director for his film Teen Kahon. The award instituted by the Chalachitra Film Society in Thiruvananthapuram in memory of eminent director G. Aravindan comprises a purse of Rs. 25, 000/-, memento and citation.

Screen (6 March 2015; 27)

PUBLICATION

Biography of Rajesh Khanna published

The Untold Story India’s First superstar written by Yasser Usman provides an insight into the actor’s childhood life besides his movies and super successful stint in Bollywood.

OBITUARIES Siddalingaiah is no more Legendry Kannada film director Siddalingaiah passed away on March 13, 2015 at Bengaluru. He was 78. Born into a poor family of Taruru, Tumakuru district in 1939, he could not study much. But he was fond of theatre and it later led him into films. In a career spanning nearly three decades he directed 30 films and became a household name. Some of his notable films are Bangarada Manushya, Bhoothayyana Maga Ayyu, Narada Vijaya, Bhoolokadalli Vamaraja, Mayor Muttanna, Hemavathi, Premaparva and Puthir. Siddalingaiah had also worked for some Tamil and Telugu films. Deccan Herald (15 March 2015)

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Ameerjan passes away

Filmmaker Ameerjan passed away in on March 17, 2015. He was 73. A protege of late filmmaker K. Balachander he made his debut in 1984 with Poovilangu while he went on to direct more than 20 films both in Tamil and Telugu, he made his name through socially relevant films such as Tulasi. His other notable films are Poovilangu and Siva. Later on, he began assisting K. Balachander when he started making shows and also directed his own shows. Hindu (18 March 2015)

Film Editor dead

National award-winning film editor , who had worked in films such as Eeram, Aadukalam and Pardesi passed away in Chennai on March 6, 2015. He was 36. Hindu (18 March 20`15)

Cinematographer A Vincent passes away

Noted cinematographer-director A Vincent passed away in Chennai on February 25. 2015. He was 86. Born in June 1928 in Kerala, Vincent arrived in Chennai when he was barely twenty and began his career in cinema in Gemini studio as an Assistant Cameraman and went on to direct 55 movies in Tamil, Telugu and and worked as a cinematographer in 250 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. His notable films as director were Bhargavi Nilayam, Marapennu and Thirumangalyam. The films in which he excelled as cinematographer were: Brathukuthervu, Enga Veetu Pillai, Vasantha Maligai, Gauravam, Neela Kuyil, Amar Deep, Prem Nagar, Meherban, Madhavi, Bandish, Dil Ek Mandir and Mahaan. Screen (6 March 2015; 27)

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