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As Hollywood fights AI, Indian screenwriters struggle for pay, credit

Minimum basic contract and a fair deal for their stories remains an ongoing battle

Satyajit Ray's movie prints restored, to be showcased to audiences soon

Renowned film director Satyajit Ray's early black and white movies have all been restored and will be showcased before global audiences soon, said the movie maestro's son Sandip Ray on Tuesday. He said that his father's work remained popular because of an element of "timelessness" in the films he made starting with Pather Panchali' (song of the road) which was released in 1955, winning laurels at the Cannes festival. "We could not do much to celebrate Satyajit Ray's 100th birth anniversary (in 2021) because of the pandemic. We will chalk out a program to celebrate it on a grander scale including having a retrospective of his cinema. "Most of his movies all the black and white films included have been restored. We are now working on restoring 'Kanchenjunga' (a family drama based on an original Ray screenplay)," said Sandip Ray, a well-known film director in his own right, in an interview to PTI Video. The younger Ray who has made a series of detective movies based on stories writ

After Reliance-Warner deal, JioCinema pricing and local content in focus

Reliance's JioCinema to lock horns with Netflix, Disney; Warner deal to boost English content, local content in focus too

Hope to bring in Cinematograph Act 2023 by August, says Anurag Thakur

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday exuded hope that the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023, which addresses the concerns on film piracy, will get a safe passage in both the Houses of Parliament by this August end. The amended Bill addresses the concerns and demands raised by the film industry and stakeholders, and the Centre has come up with the legislation as per the best international practices, he said. "I am sure you will be very, very happy that it will keep a check on the piracy, which is a huge problem globally and locally as well. Media and entertainment sector alone suffers USD 2.3 billion losses every year," Thakur said while speaking at the valedictory of the CII Dakshin South India Media and Entertainment summit here. He said the Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha and sent to the standing committee for recommendation. "By end of August, I am sure we will have the new Cinematograph Act, 2023, when the Bill will be passed by both Houses

Ahead of Suzume release, PVR says strong signals to grow anime genre

'Anime film series have been a huge success in many parts of the world'

Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2021 approved; strict penality on film piracy

These were introduction of age-based categories for film certification and penal provisions imposed for film piracy

Oscars 2023 full winner list: Naatu Naatu bags Best Original song award

Multiverse dramedy "Everything Everywhere All at Once" emerged as the big winner at the 95th Academy Awards, taking home the coveted best picture trophy along with awards for its star cast --Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win the best actress trophy, while Brendan Fraser returned to centre stage with his best actor award for his role as an overweight reclusive professor in "The Whale". Filmmaking duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known as the Daniels, won for both directing and original screenplay for "Everything Everywhere All at Once". "Naatu Naatu", the peppy, foot-tapping chartbuster from SS Rajamouli's Telugu blockbuster "RRR", created history by becoming the first Indian track to win the Academy Award in the best original song category.

Offbeat multiverse movie 'Everything Everywhere' dominates the Oscars

The movie claimed seven awards overall, including three of the four acting Oscars for stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis

Oscars 2023: Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser win Best Actress, Best Actor

"Everything Everywhere All At Once" came in the Oscar favourite, and it's winning like one, too. Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis all won acting honours while the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert won for both directing and original screenplay. Yeoh became the first Asian woman to best actress, taking the award for her lauded performance in "Everything Everywhere All at Once". The 60-year-old Malaysian-born Yeoh won her first Oscar for a performance that relied as much on her comic and dramatic chops as it did her kung fu skills. She's the first best actress win for a non-white actress in 20 years. "Ladies, don't let anyone ever tell you you're past your prime,: said Yeoh, who received a raucous standing ovation. In winning best director, the Daniels both 35 years old won for just their second and decidedly un-Oscar bait feature. They're just the third directing pair to win the award, following Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins ("W

Oscars 2023: Vietnam-born Ke Huy Quan wins Best Supporting Actor award

The actor bagged the honour for his comeback role in the film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'. The actor made history as the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Oscar

Oscars 2023: Jamie Lee Curtis wins Best Supporting Actress award

In the film, Curtis portrays tax inspector Deirdre Beaubeirdre as well as the character's alternate-universe counterparts

Oscars 2023: The Elephant Whisperers wins Best Documentary Short Film award

Tamil documentary The Elephant Whisperers emerged as the winner at the 95th Academy Awards making it a maiden victory for India in the Documentary Short Subject category. Directed by Kartiki Gonsalves, the Netflix documentary bested Haulout, How Do You Measure a Year?, The Martha Mitchell Effect and Stranger at the Gate to scoop the trophy. The Elephant Whisperers" depicts an unbreakable bond between two abandoned elephants and their caretakers. It is produced by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain of Sikhya Entertainment. Earlier, two entries were set in India - "Smile Pinki" and "Period. End Of Sentence", won Oscars for Documentary Short. Monga was the executive producer on Period.

Oscars 2023: Shaunak Sen's 'All That Breathes' loses out to 'Navalny'

Indian climate change documentary "All That Breathes" could not register a win at the 95th edition of the Academy Awards, losing out to Daniel Roher's "Navalny". The Shaunak Sen-directorial was nominated in the segment alongside All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Fire of Love, and A House Made of Splinters. "Navalny" is a documentary film that revolves around Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and events related to his poisoning. The award was presented to the team of the American production by actor Riz Ahmed and musician Questlove. "All That Breathes" is a Delhi-set documentary which follows two siblings, Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad, who have devoted their lives to rescuing and treating injured birds, especially black kites. The critically-acclaimed film previously won the 'World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary' at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and the Golden Eye award for the best documentary at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. This is the second upset for India

Topol, star of 'Fiddler on the Roof' onscreen and onstage, dies at 87

Wide acclaim for his portrayal of Tevye helped make him, according to one newspaper, Israel's most famous export since the Jaffa orange

RRR, Pathaan remind trade and studios of economic power of single screens

Can single screens be resuscitated?

Pathaan shows it might not yet be curtains for single-screen cinemas

Their number is dwindling but single-screens believe they have a place in the entertainment space

SRK-starrer 'Pathaan' set to witness blockbuster Rs 50-crore opening

Multiplex chains and film trade experts say that SRK-starrer will rank amongst biggest openings for a Hindi film after Hindi version of KGF 2 last year

Multiplex operator PVR back in the black in Q3, revenue jumps 53%

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) grew 75.1 per cent YoY to Rs 288.8 crore in the quarter

Critics Choice Awards 2023: 'RRR' wins Best Foreign Language Film

After bringing the Golden Globe, filmmaker Rajamouli's magnum opus film 'RRR' has won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Golden Globes 2023: Brunson gets Best Actress award for 'Abbott Elementary'

Brunson was chosen over fellow nominees Kaley Cuoco ('The Flight Attendant'), Selena Gomez ('Only Murders in the Building'), Jenna Ortega ('Wednesday')