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2020, the year that was: A gloomy picture for the entertainment industry

Decimation of film business, redrawing of the video map, and possible break-up of big tech firms could be dominant trends in 2021

Best of BS Opinion: Fifty shades of media, digital dangers, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Centre of excellence in the works for gaming, visual effects: Javadekar

IIT Bombay to collaborate with govt on the project, I&B ministry has identified animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) sector as sunrise industry

No big releases in 2020 as uncertainty remains over cinema hall attendance

Most blockbusters have been pushed to 2021

India's movie buffs are up, close and personal with Hollywood: Study

The study, "Hollywood Is For Everyone", covered a sample of 1,500-plus movie buffs across eight metros and non-metros, including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Indore

Best of BS Opinion: Cinema beyond biases, Tejashwi Yadav's promise & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Cinema beyond biases

India's film industry is one of the best things to come out of the country, writes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne reveals its line-up for 2020 edition

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne unveiled its programme for its ninth edition, with special tributes being planned for late Bollywood stars Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput.

Shooting at UP Film City to begin in 3-4 months, officials inspect site

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had recently approved a proposal to set up the Film City in 1,000 acre of land along the Yamuna Expressway, near Noida

Land identified, two proposals to set up film city sent to UP govt

The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has earmarked 1,000 acres and the Noida Authority has identified 500 acres

Bollywood welcomes govt's SOPs for film shoots amid Covid-19 pandemic

Govt's SOPs include measures such as social distancing and mandatory use of face cover or masks for cast and crew, except for actors in front of the camera

A sombre 2020 for entertainment world: Celebrities we have lost amid Covid

The year 2020 has seen the demise of many luminaries in quick succession, much to the shock and sorrow of fans

Less than 50% occupancy not viable, won't open: Theatre owners to govt

The government is preparing new guidelines for further relaxation of restrictions from August 1

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne rescheduled to Oct amid Covid-19 pandemic

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has announced that the 2020 edition has been pushed ahead, with dates rescheduled from August to October due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

How an inherently collaborative film industry will adapt to the time

Many in the business of cinema are cautiously excited as the industry receives the green signal to restart work.

Coronarvirus intermission? More than 80% of film audience miss theatres

That and more is what 'Back to the Theatre', consulting firm Ormax Media's report on the 'Expected theatre-going behaviour in India post Covid-19,' states

Amazon Prime Video to premiere 7 Indian films; theatre owners miffed

The movies will premiere exclusively on Prime Video over the next three months and will be available in 200 countries and territories worldwide

Karan Johar to Rohit Shetty, big film producers say no to OTT release

Sources say the top four multiplex chains in the country - PVR, Inox, Cinepolis, and Carnival - are asking big producers to wait rather than rush to release their films on OTT platforms.

Multiplexes' revenue may be hit by up to 25% amid coronavirus spread

According to sources, the box office collections of Angr­ezi Medium dropped by 25% on Saturday.

Coronavirus outbreak: Cine bodies to halt all productions from March 19

To contain the spread of novel coronavirus, film bodies in India including Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE), Indian Film & Television Directors' Association (IFTDA) and Producers Guild of India on Sunday decided to put shootings of films, TV shows and web series on hold from March 19 to March 31. The meeting of the film bodies was also attended by the representatives of Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA), Western India Film Producers' Association (WIFPA) and Indian Film and TV Producers Council (IFTPC). "The health and safety of our colleagues is of paramount importance to the Producers Guild of India. The industry's united decision to suspend shooting between the period March 19 to 31 is the need of the hour and we fully support it," Kulmeet Makkar, Chief Executive Officer, Producers Guild of India, said in a statement here. "In the coming days, we will discuss the details with our members on the modalities of postponing our ...