Cannes Special 2013 Magazine – India & You

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India & You cinema special 2013 – Latest India & You Magazine

As Cannes Film Festival has begun, the festival has put a special focus on India, with four Indian films being screened under various categories.

Media India has published a special issue on Indian Cinema as Indian Cinema has completed 100 years of its journey, we also bring you a list of some of the biggest hits of Indian cinema since the beginning of this millennium. To read the magazine in full, please subscribe here:http://mediaindia.eu/subscription/subscribe_magazine.aspx

Interview with Ameet Nivsarkar, Vice President, NASSCOM – Media India

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After a wave of disappointment over the US immigration bill that stuck the IT industry, Ameet Nivsarkar, Vice President, NASSCOM, in an interview with Media India Group considers the benefits which have come with the bill, particularly the Green Card, introduction of merit-based visa and increase in H-1B visa quota. The Green Card quote will be replaced by a ‘first cum first serve’ basis, giving Indians a higher chance of getting green cards. However he presented the negative impact of the bill also. There are some provisions which would be difficult for service viz-a-viz product companies. Access to visa is getting difficult and the wage level or fees have increased. Access of visa, cost of operations and business model changes – would impact the industry. However, Nivsarkar is hopeful that this time the immigration bill will move forward.

Extravagant India !

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Extravagant India – Media

International Indian Film Festival – Paris is a prestigious event which transforms several famous theaters of Paris and its suburbs into a meeting point between France and India, graced by the presence of international celebrities and personalities, both Indian and French, from the world of movies, business and culture.

Cannes Film Market
Palais 01 Stand 22 04 (15 – 24 May 2013)
Happy hour 16 – 18hrs

INTERNATIONAL INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL – PARIS

“UNDER THE HIGH PATRONAGE OF THE EMBASSY OF INDIA”

FIRST EDITION

15 – 22 OCTOBER 2013

Extravagant India! Indian New Wave and Mainstream Hindi Cinema
Our challenge is to introduce you to the Indian New Wave cinema whilst at the same time rejoicing at a Mainstream Hindi creation. It is our endeavour to present it all at the Festival. A bouquet of the best films representing the different regions and the different cinematographic styles of India. Dark thrillers, tart and crazy comedies, contemporary dramas, experimental films, rare documentaries and surprising shorts will feature alongside great musical extravaganzas whose stars have risen to the ranks of living gods. A French tribute to 100 years of Indian Cinema.

Extravagant India!  is open to all, the professionals and the general public alike with its large choice of films, a film market, round table discussions (on subjects such as copyright, film music,…), exciting meetings with both famous and unknown actors and directors, a competition for independent films and more.

Extravagant India! , a mind-blowing festival that spirits up the magic of the past to introduce the magicians of the present.

Starting this year, Extravagant India is slated to become an annual event that will bring the Cinemas of India to France. The Doorway to India opens here.

Media India Group is the official Media Partner of this Festival

Read more about the festival here:http://extravagantindia.net/en/festival

OECD Week 2013

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It’s All About People: Jobs, Inequality and Trust

OECD-Week

28 – 30 May 2013

High public debt, rising unemployment and a growing gap between those who are prospering and those who can’t make ends meet are causing citizens to doubt the ability of their governments to lead them out of the crisis.

During OECD Week – the Forum and the Ministerial Council Meeting – more than 1000 people from governments, big business, civil society and academia from some 60 countries will share views and national experiences on how avoid a ‘jobless generation’, narrow the gap between the haves and have-nots, and  restore citizens’ trust in political and financial systems.

 Tuesday 28 May – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will open the Forum.

Over the following two days, speakers and participants to the Forum will address three cross-cutting issues: inclusive growth, rebuilding trust in public and private sectors, and fostering sustainability.

Wednesday 29 May - Following the opening address by the Chair of the MCM, Norway’s Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen, Ministers of Economy and Trade from OECD and Key Partner countries will meet at the annual OECD Ministerial Council Meeting to share views on how to unlock a brighter future – to set the world on a new path to equitable, green and sustainable growth.

Their discussions will be informed by the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook. With detailed projections to 2014 and long-term scenarios to 2060, the Outlook reviews the impact of reform, the fiscal consolidation necessary, and outlines new sources of growth.

Thursday 30 May – Minister Johnsen, with the Ministerial co-Chairs Australia and Estonia and Secretary-General Gurría, will brief  journalists on the outcomes of OECD Week.

To register for OECD Week, journalists must email media.registration@oecd.org

For more information on OECD Week - http://www.oecd.org/general/oecd-week.htm

Interview with Kamal Nath, Union Minister for Urban Development by Media India Group – May 2013

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There is huge urbanisation deficit and planned urbanisation is critical for India as it is moving from being predominately small to medium to large cities. Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath in an interview with Media India Group talks about the currently prevailing two major challenges – rapid urbanisation and capacity building. He said that these two areas require highest priority and the ministry has been assisting the state governments to support the infrastructure projects. In addition, the minister talked about France as a county with which India maintains strategic relationship in terms of PPP and joint ventures and also looks for more engagement. He also throws light on critical use of land and financial health of the ministry.

Interview with Dr Charan Das Mahant, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries by Media India Group

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With an intention to make concentrated efforts for the growth and development of the food processing sector, Dr Charan Das Mahant, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, in an interview with Media India Group, talks about the initiatives taken by the ministry to encourage state governments to frame food processing policies aiming at creating rural infrastructure, raising the level of food processing, generating farm-level employment and creating an overall enabling environment, keeping in view the requirements of the states. In addition, with the coming up of FDI, the minister looks for more investment from European countries. However, the minister is attracting foreign investment in the sectors like milk, fruits and vegetables, meat, fisheries, to name a few. He also talked about his visit to SIAL in October 2012 and the agreement signed to foster closer cooperation between India and France in the area of agro-development and food processing.

Balupu – First ever Indian movie to be filmed in Portugal

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Tourism Portugal in association with AA Globe Services brings the first ever Indian movie to be filmed in Portugal. Named as ‘Balupu’, the movie is produced by one of the leading moviemakers ‘PVP Cinema’ from Southern India. This movie is likely to be released in May 2013 with the budget over 5 million Euros.

Balupu is aiming to shoot two of its music videos in Portugal. These songs will be choreographed by India’s noted choreographer Raju Sundaram. One of the two songs will be filmed in the city backdrop and the other will be in the natural beauty of Algarve. “We are very happy to be first to film our songs here in Portugal. We will also look at filming more films in this year. There are many areas in Portugal which will be explored by us,” said Prasad V Potluri, producer of the movie. “An important thing to know about movie making is to bring new and un-touched locations around the world to the Indian audience. We are happy to find them here,” movie director Gopichand Malineni said.

“We find Portugal is the most shooting friendly country and people are very happy to welcome us. We will have many projects coming here in the near future. We look at spending over 100,000 Euros per movie in Portugal,” said Rengarajan Jaiprakash, Director at AA Globe Services, adding, “Portugal has a lot of potential in offering new locations to the Indian movie industry with best cost.”

The main leads of the movie are Ravi Teja, Shruthi Hassan and Anjali.

Centenary film festival begins in Delhi

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Centenary Film Festival Schedule

To mark the 100 years of Indian cinema, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is organising a six-day film festival in Delhi, starting today and will run till April 30, 2013. The Siri Fort Auditorium is the venue for the screenings, which include an array of classic and contemporary Indian films of noted filmmakers like Bimal Roy, Guru Dutt, Shyam Benegal and Adoor Gopalakrishnan. The inaugural ceremony, which is going to kick start at 6.30 PM, will see the screening of the silent movie Throw of Dice with the live musical orchestra by maestro Nishat Khan. A Satyajit Ray retrospective will be key highlight.

The Films Division of India will also showcase news reel documentaries, shorts, features and animation films on diverse subjects during the event. Other highlight includes the ‘Cut-Uncut’, a three-day workshop by members of the Central Board of Film Certification.

The festivals will be celebrated at different locations of the capital including Siri Fort auditorium, Jamia Milia Islamia, and India Habitat Center.

The festival will end with a play on Dadasaheb Phalke by Aamir Raza Hussain.

Modi-Rahul war reaches Karnataka

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Another chapter was written in the Modi v/s Gandhi war yesterday, when Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi kicked off poll campaign in Karnataka and targeted BJP for looting the state. “The BJP will lose here. We can hear it in Delhi,” said Gandhi.

The Congress seems to make the most of the disappointment with the way BJP governed Karnataka in the last five years. Gandhi flayed BJP for letting down the state, saying, “The BJP has removed the sparkle around Karnataka. They promised 24 hours of power supply, employment and drinking water for all. They have forgotten their promises and have only looked at how to loot the state.” He focussed on corruption of BJP government in the state, ironically just like Congress faced corruption charges on various counts in the centre. Taking a swipe at the BJP for talking about corruption in Delhi, he slammed it for giving Vidhan Sabha (seat of the state legislature of Karnataka) seats to two brothers (mining barons from Bellary Janardhana Reddy and Karunakara Reddy who are facing corruption cases).

As of now, no inclination has been seen from Modi’s side for Karnataka battle. So, is the situation of the Karnataka too adverse for Gujarat strongman Narendra Modi to come for the campaigning? On the other side, Gandhi is showing extreme interest; may be because it has been saying that the Karnataka elections will be a test for Rahul Gandhi’s ability to make the right choices in his first major polls as Vice President of the Congress.

The countdown has already begun for the general elections and it is increasingly apparent that the title bout will be between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. Amid this, the Karnataka elections are not merely about the 224 MLAs who will enter the Vidhan Sabha; it is a national indicator of what is likely to happen in general elections, which are scheduled to be held exactly one year from now.

India is ready to shine at Cannes 2013

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With each passing year it seems the Indian presence at the Cannes Film Festival keeps getting bigger and better, as more and more interesting movies are invited to be a part of the fest. And this year marks a special place for India at 66^th Cannes Film festival as it is the guest country. The festival which will run from May 15-26, will celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema.

Yesterday, it was announced by the Director of the Cannes Film Festival in Paris, two movies will be travelled to the festival this year. The movie Bombay Talkies, a special tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema by four top filmmakers, will have its gala screening at Cannes. The film directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar, weaves together four stories and stars Rani Mukerji, Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui besides special appearances by Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan.

In addition, among the impressive line-up this year, one more Indian movie Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout is selected for the midnight screening, a non-competition category. Amitabh Bachchan will be present at the film’s premiere on day one of the festival as the festival will open with the Amitabh Bachchan-Leonardo DiCaprio starrer The Great Gatsby. The French government has specially invited Cannes red carpet regular Aishwariya Rai Bachchan this year. Also, actor-director Nandita Das is a part of the jury for Short Films and Cinefoundation, headed by acclaimed director Jane Campion.

For long, many guesses have been made on the lineup and Indian presence at Cannes 2013. But now, after this announcement, India is ready to sparkle at the festival. It seems as if the year-long celebration (from May 13, 2012) of 100 years of Indian cinema, which has been running in different nooks and corners of the world, will conclude magnificently at Cannes.

Media India Group is also coming up with special issue of India & You and Indes on ‘Indian cinema’. One can find a complete dossier on ‘Indian cinema’ covering the journey of 100 years, eminent personalities of the film fraternity, future of Indian cinema and much more.