The Indian entertainment industry is witnessing a massive shift with the lockdown in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Theatres are shut and the digital release of films has taken precedence, keeping the momentum in mind. But are these releases benefitting the producers?
Paperless tickets, sanitisation cabinets, empty seats—PVR Cinemas CEO Gautam Dutta talks about why cinemas must reopen and with what precautions, and what they can achieve against OTT rivals once back in the race.
Among some of the highlights of this year’s festival are Arati Kadav’s sci-fi film ‘Cargo’, Deepti Gupta’s documentary with musician Sona Mohapatra and Tannishtha Chaterjee’s directorial debut, ‘Roam Rome Mein’.
Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center and CTAM join broad coalition dedicated to content protection efforts.
The television industry is in the midst of a digital revolution.
In a first of its kind scheme, implemented by Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Limited, the government subsidy cheques were given to five entrepreneurs by the chief minister.
BIF said it is a forward-looking approach and works in the favour of consumers.
Raising the issue of the entertainment industries across the country incurring huge losses owing to the lockdown, Trinamool MP Nusrat Jahan in the Lok Sabha requested the government to sanction relief packages for the entertainment industries.
Unlike most, film archivists don’t have the option of work from home. The process of restoring and repairing film is an often laborious and expensive job that entails physical access to fragile material.
The studio head told an investors conference about CBS All Access rebranding as Paramount+ in 2021.