film financing

Mumbai, March 25 Women in Film India (WIF India) has announced the launch of the Producers Network Scholarship in partnership with the Marché du Film, Cannes Film Festival, and supported by Jio Studios, the media and content arm of Reliance Industries Ltd.WIF India will select mid-career women...

New Delhi, March 19 Observing that filmmaking is a high-risk business, the Supreme Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against a producer for fraud after he failed to return money to a financier.A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra said that to constitute an offense of...

Mumbai, March 16 Filmmaker Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, known for her mainstream movies like “Nil Battey Sannata” and “Bareilly Ki Barfi”, says that if she gets the opportunity to direct a big-budget multi-crore film, her dream cast would be Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, and Sai Pallavi.Iyer Tiwari...

Mumbai, March 16 Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, recently on his quiz reality show Wheel of Fortune, shared a cherished memory from his early days in the industry, recalling his late father and his immense love and motivation for the superstar.He said, “My father, until he was alive, would...

Los Angeles, March 15 – Hollywood actress Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed that she would not have agreed to star in the new ‘Halloween’ movie if she had known it was part of a trilogy.The 67-year-old actress agreed to star in David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween’, the sequel to her 1978 film, for...

New Delhi, March 13 With over 45 Malayalam and approximately 25 Hindi films under his belt, many of which are comedies, Priyadarshan says he is "almost exhausted because there's nothing more to do."Given his unique perspective on the two major film industries, the director of "Hera Pheri" can...

New Delhi, March 11 Good cinema is facing a significant challenge, says Vishal Bhardwaj. This was the case in the pre-OTT era, and even now, filmmakers are being told that their projects should be released in theaters first, before being taken to streaming platforms.The casualty of this is...

New Delhi, March 11 – Good cinema is facing a major challenge, says Vishal Bhardwaj. This was the case before the rise of streaming platforms, and even now, filmmakers are being told that their films should be released in theaters first.The casualty of this is "cinema that reflects the heart...

New Delhi, March 5 The Delhi government has invited submissions from filmmakers and content creators for the inaugural edition of the ‘International Film Festival Delhi’ (IFFD) to support emerging talent.According to a statement, the organizing platform for the festival, IFFD CineXchange, has...

Los Angeles, March 4 Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's banner, Artists Equity, has signed a multi-year streaming first-look deal, along with a production and distribution agreement, with Netflix.Artists Equity, which was also founded by RedBird Capital's Gerry Cardinale, recently...

Kolkata, February 25 – A legal notice has been served on Soham Chakraborty, a Bengali actor who is now a Trinamool Congress MLA, over alleged failure to repay money borrowed for a film project, sources said on Wednesday.According to sources, the notice was issued after Chakraborty allegedly...

Los Angeles, February 15 – Hollywood actor Jason Statham will portray himself in the upcoming film, "Jason Statham Stole My Bike." The upcoming action-comedy is being directed by David Leitch, known for "The Fall Guy," "Deadpool 2," and "Bullet Train."The film will star Jason, described as "in...

New Delhi, February 9 Banners Ratpack Stories, a part of Collective Studios and Mad Man Films, are set to collaborate on two feature films, which will be directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat (Kill) and Saket Chaudhry, known for "Hindi Medium".This collaboration brings together Mad Man Films, founded...