The nominations for the 20th annual Screen Awards was announced yesterday and not only that we learned who would be the Mc of the grand event – none other the King Khan! Yes, Shah Rukh Khan will play host to the star studded event. In a statement he said, “I’ve always enjoyed hosting award functions and making people around me happy and Screen Awards gives me that opportunity, the chance to return all the love and the wishes that my audiences have always blessed me with.”
And the nominations are…
Popular Choice (Male)
Aamir Khan – Dhoom: 3
Shah Rukh Khan – Chennai Express
Hrithik Roshan – Krrish 3
Dhanush – Raanjhanaa
Ranveer Singh – Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Ranbir Kapoor – Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Farhan Akhtar – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Akshay Kumar – Boss, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, Special 26
Saif Ali Khan – Race 2
Aditya Roy Kapur – Aashiqui 2
John Abraham – Shootout At Wadala,...
And the nominations are…
Popular Choice (Male)
Aamir Khan – Dhoom: 3
Shah Rukh Khan – Chennai Express
Hrithik Roshan – Krrish 3
Dhanush – Raanjhanaa
Ranveer Singh – Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Ranbir Kapoor – Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Farhan Akhtar – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Akshay Kumar – Boss, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, Special 26
Saif Ali Khan – Race 2
Aditya Roy Kapur – Aashiqui 2
John Abraham – Shootout At Wadala,...
- 1/8/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The second night of the Videocon d2h Iifa Weekend saw Grey Goose Presents Iifa Rocks, a night of music, dance and fashion themed to ‘The Magic of the Movies’.
The star-studded evening was a brilliant blend of musical performances by Pritam, Benny Dayal and Raghav Sachar among others followed by the Grey Goose fashion show.
Hosts for the night Boman Irani and Vir Das looked dapper while promoting their upcoming film, Santa Banta. Their brilliant camaraderie and comic timing was manifested in the easy, effortless delivery of well-executed jokes. They brought the evening alive as they interacted with some of Bollywood’s biggest stars on stage.
We have some fun pictures from the event
The grand finale was the announcement of the Technical Award winners of the Videocon Iifa Awards 2013.
Of the 14 Awards, Anurag Basu’s Barfi! garnered the highest number of awards in the technical category, a grand...
The star-studded evening was a brilliant blend of musical performances by Pritam, Benny Dayal and Raghav Sachar among others followed by the Grey Goose fashion show.
Hosts for the night Boman Irani and Vir Das looked dapper while promoting their upcoming film, Santa Banta. Their brilliant camaraderie and comic timing was manifested in the easy, effortless delivery of well-executed jokes. They brought the evening alive as they interacted with some of Bollywood’s biggest stars on stage.
We have some fun pictures from the event
The grand finale was the announcement of the Technical Award winners of the Videocon Iifa Awards 2013.
Of the 14 Awards, Anurag Basu’s Barfi! garnered the highest number of awards in the technical category, a grand...
- 7/6/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The International Indian Film Academy (Iifa) has announced winners of the ‘Technical Awards’ categories for this year’s Iifa Awards. The 14th Videocon Ddb Oofa Weekend will be held at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, the Official Host Destination Partner from the 4th to the 6th July.
Of the 14 Awards, Anurag Basu’s Barfi! has garnered the highest number of awards in the technical category, a grand total of 9, bagging the award for Best Cinematography (Ravi Varman I.S.C.), Best Screenplay (Anurag Basu &Tani Basu), Best Production Design (Rajat Poddar), Best Sound Design (Shajith Koyeri), Best Song Recording (Eric Pillai – Future Sound Of Bombay) for Ala Barfi, Best Sound Mixing (Debajit Changmai), Best Background Score (Pritam), Best Costume Designing (Aki Narula and Shefalina) and Best Make-Up (Uday Serali).
Following that Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur – 1 won two awards, one for Best Action (Shyam Kaushal) and the other for Best Dialogue (Zeishan Quadri,...
Of the 14 Awards, Anurag Basu’s Barfi! has garnered the highest number of awards in the technical category, a grand total of 9, bagging the award for Best Cinematography (Ravi Varman I.S.C.), Best Screenplay (Anurag Basu &Tani Basu), Best Production Design (Rajat Poddar), Best Sound Design (Shajith Koyeri), Best Song Recording (Eric Pillai – Future Sound Of Bombay) for Ala Barfi, Best Sound Mixing (Debajit Changmai), Best Background Score (Pritam), Best Costume Designing (Aki Narula and Shefalina) and Best Make-Up (Uday Serali).
Following that Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur – 1 won two awards, one for Best Action (Shyam Kaushal) and the other for Best Dialogue (Zeishan Quadri,...
- 5/22/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Visual Computing Labs (Vcl), a division of Tata Elxsi Ltd. and a leading player in animation and visual effects announced its association with Ek Tha Tiger, a romantic action thriller, starring superstars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. This blockbuster film directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Yash Raj Films has close association with Vcl. Scheduled for a theatrical release on 15th August’12, Ek Tha Tiger has extensively leveraged Vcl’s visual and special effects technologies. This film marks Vcl’s 24th collaboration with Yash Raj Films.
Vcl has delivered 1062 visual effects shots for the movie using cutting edge VFX technology and a customized pipeline designed for the complexity of these shots. Upto 60 skilled technical artists were deployed by Vcl for this project, which was completed in a record six and a half month period. The entire duration of CG/VFX in the film spans over a 30 minute duration.
The film moves between Dublin,...
Vcl has delivered 1062 visual effects shots for the movie using cutting edge VFX technology and a customized pipeline designed for the complexity of these shots. Upto 60 skilled technical artists were deployed by Vcl for this project, which was completed in a record six and a half month period. The entire duration of CG/VFX in the film spans over a 30 minute duration.
The film moves between Dublin,...
- 8/16/2012
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
From the makers of Roadside Romeo, renowned animation and VFX house Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs (Vcl) has launched India's first ePuppet, an innovative marketing tool for the Magic Iris vehicle for Tata Motors. The ePuppet is an interactive animated model, of the Magic Iris vehicle that reflects the actions and the emotions of the user behind the scene. This is the first of its kind to host an automobile launch in Mumbai, this innovative product launcher presented various product features in a live environment with an audience where it talked, moved, and answered questions about itself. Pankaj Khandpur, Creative Director of Vcl said that, animation has become an integral part of the marketing and advertising industry today, and that the concept of using an ePuppet was designed to break the monotony of amongst typical vehicle launches. The ePuppet was developed by the team at Vcl using a 3D model of the vehicle,...
- 5/20/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
From the makers of Roadside Romeo, renowned animation and VFX house Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs (Vcl) has launched India's first ePuppet, an innovative marketing tool for the Magic Iris vehicle for Tata Motors. The ePuppet is an interactive animated model, of the Magic Iris vehicle that reflects the actions and the emotions of the user behind the scene. This is the first of its kind to host an automobile launch in Mumbai, this innovative product launcher presented various product features in a live environment with an audience where it talked, moved, and answered questions about itself. Pankaj Khandpur, Creative Director of Vcl said that, animation has become an integral part of the marketing and advertising industry today, and that the concept of using an ePuppet was designed to break the monotony of amongst typical vehicle launches. The ePuppet was developed by the team at Vcl using a 3D model of the vehicle,...
- 5/20/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Prime Focus has announced that Ramki Sankaranarayanan, President and CEO of Prime Focus Technologies, has been elevated and now appointed as the CEO of Prime Focus India. The appointment, which is effective immediately, will see Ramki become responsible for all of the operations and business lines of Prime Focus in India, in addition to maintaining his leadership of Prime Focus Technologies. Talking of the appointment, Namit Malhotra, Founder and Global CEO, Prime Focus commented: "As Prime Focus grows, both in India and internationally, it becomes increasingly important to ensure we have strong local leadership. This move further strengthens our international management team, and also allows me to more fully concentrate on Prime Focus' global ambitions." Commenting on his new role, Ramki said, "My role is to ensure that we continue in this vein with new service offerings, new technological developments, the best creative offering in the marketplace and even better levels of customer service.
- 4/25/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Tata Elxsi, a part of the Tata Group, India's one of the largest business conglomerates and A Squared Entertainment (A2), an international children's entertainment company have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) to form a joint venture to create, develop and distribute original brands, including animated entertainment and digital gaming. "Combining A2's creative development, brand management and multi-media distribution expertise with Tata Elxsi's exceptional animation capabilities and technological innovation gives us a tremendous advantage in today's competitive children's marketplace," said children's entertainment veteran, Andy Heyward, Co-President, A Squared. "Not to mention the powerful stable of brands that is already in development with personalities ranging from Warren Buffett to Martha Stewart, Gisele Bundchen and Stan Lee. This is just the start" "Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Lab (Vcl) has been associated with award-winning animation and VFX projects for motion pictures, television programs and TV commercials. This venture will...
- 1/10/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Tata Elxsi, a part of the Tata Group, India's one of the largest business conglomerates and A Squared Entertainment (A2), an international children's entertainment company have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) to form a joint venture to create, develop and distribute original brands, including animated entertainment and digital gaming. "Combining A2's creative development, brand management and multi-media distribution expertise with Tata Elxsi's exceptional animation capabilities and technological innovation gives us a tremendous advantage in today's competitive children's marketplace," said children's entertainment veteran, Andy Heyward, Co-President, A Squared. "Not to mention the powerful stable of brands that is already in development with personalities ranging from Warren Buffett to Martha Stewart, Gisele Bundchen and Stan Lee. This is just the start" "Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Lab (Vcl) has been associated with award-winning animation and VFX projects for motion pictures, television programs and TV commercials. This venture will...
- 1/10/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
New Delhi -- Multimedia design, animation and VFX player Tata Elxsi and Los Angeles-based children's entertainment company A Squared Entertainment (A2) announced a joint venture memorandum of understanding to “create, develop and distribute original brands, including animated entertainment and digital gaming.”
Owned by the $70 billion Tata Group, India’s largest business conglomerate, Tata Elxsi's credits include its 3D animation services for Disney's first Indian animation feature, 2008's Roadside Romeo, co-produced with veteran Bollywood banner Yash Raj Films.
Tata Elxsi’s Visual Computing Lab has been associated with award-winning animation and VFX projects for motion pictures, television programs and TV commercials offering multi-site production capabilities via studios in India and Los Angeles. Tata Elxsi also brings game development experience across multiple platforms.
Created by co-presidents Andy Heyward and Amy Moynihan Heyward in 2009, A2 Entertainment is a full-service brand entertainment company that creates, develops, produces, programs, markets, merchandises and distributes content across all channels.
Owned by the $70 billion Tata Group, India’s largest business conglomerate, Tata Elxsi's credits include its 3D animation services for Disney's first Indian animation feature, 2008's Roadside Romeo, co-produced with veteran Bollywood banner Yash Raj Films.
Tata Elxsi’s Visual Computing Lab has been associated with award-winning animation and VFX projects for motion pictures, television programs and TV commercials offering multi-site production capabilities via studios in India and Los Angeles. Tata Elxsi also brings game development experience across multiple platforms.
Created by co-presidents Andy Heyward and Amy Moynihan Heyward in 2009, A2 Entertainment is a full-service brand entertainment company that creates, develops, produces, programs, markets, merchandises and distributes content across all channels.
Best Actor (Male)Ajay Devgn - Once Upon A Time In MumbaaiHrithik Roshan - GuzaarishRanbir Kapoor - RaajneetiSalman Khan - DabanggShah Rukh Khan - My Name Is KhanNaseeruddin Shah - IshqiyaRishi Kapoor - Do Dooni ChaarBest Actor (Female)
Aishwarya Rai - GuzaarishAnushka Sharma - Band Baaja BaaraatDeepika Padukone - Break Ke BaadKajol - My Name Is KhanKareena Kapoor - Golmaal 3Vidya Balan - IshqiyaKatrina Kaif - RaajneetiBest Director
Anusha Rizvi - Peepli LiveDibakar Banerjee - Love Sex Aur DhokaManeesh Sharma - Band Bajaa BaaraatPrakash Jha - RaajneetiMilan Luthria - Once Upon A Time In MumbaaiVikramaditya Motwane - UdaanBest Film
Band Baaja BaaraatLove Sex Aur DhokaPeepli [Live]Once Upon A Time In MumbaaiRaajneetiUdaanBest Actor in A Comic Role - M/FKonkona Sen Sharma - Atithi.Tum Kab Jaoge?Paresh Rawal - Atithi. Tum Kab Jaoge?Pradhuman Singh - Tere Bin LadenSanjay Mishra - Phans Gaye Re ObamaTusshar...
Aishwarya Rai - GuzaarishAnushka Sharma - Band Baaja BaaraatDeepika Padukone - Break Ke BaadKajol - My Name Is KhanKareena Kapoor - Golmaal 3Vidya Balan - IshqiyaKatrina Kaif - RaajneetiBest Director
Anusha Rizvi - Peepli LiveDibakar Banerjee - Love Sex Aur DhokaManeesh Sharma - Band Bajaa BaaraatPrakash Jha - RaajneetiMilan Luthria - Once Upon A Time In MumbaaiVikramaditya Motwane - UdaanBest Film
Band Baaja BaaraatLove Sex Aur DhokaPeepli [Live]Once Upon A Time In MumbaaiRaajneetiUdaanBest Actor in A Comic Role - M/FKonkona Sen Sharma - Atithi.Tum Kab Jaoge?Paresh Rawal - Atithi. Tum Kab Jaoge?Pradhuman Singh - Tere Bin LadenSanjay Mishra - Phans Gaye Re ObamaTusshar...
- 1/2/2011
- Filmicafe
Indian animation, visual effects and gaming convention festival and convention, Cgtexpo 2010 was as grand an affair just like the previous editions. Held at the Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai, the event had a grand run with organiser R.K. Chand and team roping in international studios like LucasFilms Singapore to share their success formulae! Seema Gopalakrishnan, who has worked on the legendary television series Star Wars: Clone Wars represented LucasFilms. "The biggest challenge in Star Wars: Clone Wars was maintaining the numerous characters in the huge sets that took part in the battles. Another part besides the characters are as you've seen are a lot of ships these ships have a lot of detail and a lot of mechanisms. There are a lot of battles where characters are cut with the light-sabers the slice tool plug-in is super smart, wherein animators can choose how to cut a character mesh in half,...
- 6/8/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Indian animation, visual effects and gaming convention festival and convention, Cgtexpo 2010 was as grand an affair just like the previous editions. Held at the Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai, the event had a grand run with organiser R.K. Chand and team roping in international studios like LucasFilms Singapore to share their success formulae! Seema Gopalakrishnan, who has worked on the legendary television series Star Wars: Clone Wars represented LucasFilms. "The biggest challenge in Star Wars: Clone Wars was maintaining the numerous characters in the huge sets that took part in the battles. Another part besides the characters are as you've seen are a lot of ships these ships have a lot of detail and a lot of mechanisms. There are a lot of battles where characters are cut with the light-sabers the slice tool plug-in is super smart, wherein animators can choose how to cut a character mesh in half,...
- 6/8/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Roadside Romeo won the Special Children’s International Jury Prize for Animation Films at The Cairo International Film Festival for Children 2010. Especially judged by the children jury members, the award was received on 11th March, 2010 by the Indian Ambassador to Egypt, H.E. Mr. R. Swaminathan on behalf of India. The award was handed over in India to film’s producer Yash Chopra on 19th March, 2010 by the Advisor and Representative of The Cairo International Film in India, Mr. Gaurang Jalan.
The 20th Cairo International Film Festival For Children took place from March 4th to 11th in Egypt. Roadside Romeo had been awarded the National Award for Best Animation Film, The Golden Cursor Animation (Gca) Award in 5 categories, the Screen Award for Best Animation Film, the 24 Fps Animation Award for the Best Animated Feature Film and the coveted Ficci Baf Award for the Best Animated Feature Film earlier.
Directed by...
The 20th Cairo International Film Festival For Children took place from March 4th to 11th in Egypt. Roadside Romeo had been awarded the National Award for Best Animation Film, The Golden Cursor Animation (Gca) Award in 5 categories, the Screen Award for Best Animation Film, the 24 Fps Animation Award for the Best Animated Feature Film and the coveted Ficci Baf Award for the Best Animated Feature Film earlier.
Directed by...
- 3/19/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Tata Elxsi Ltd. announced the addition of visual effects' industry veterans Joel Hynek, Tricia Ashford and Treva Blue to their team. The trio will operate the Los Angeles arm of the company's division Visual Computing Labs (Vcl), as part of its strategy to expand its presence in Hollywood. The three will lead VFX production for Vcl in the Us and work in tandem with Vcl's studio in Mumbai. ...
- 12/3/2009
- BusinessofCinema
Mumbai based Visual Computing Labs (Vcl), a part of the Tata Group and one of the leading VFX companies in India, recently announced opening of its new studio in the Us. Based in Santa Monica, La, the new setup is designed for Us based films and television production companies. Speaking at the announcement, Madhukar Dev, MD of Tata Elxsi, shared, "The new studio covers an area of close to 4,000 sq feet and has the capacity to accommodate 45 artists at a time who will be working on project basis and freelance model." To head the creative team of artists, the company has hired VFX industry veterans like Joel Hynek, Tricia Ashford and Treva Blue, who bring several years of industry experience with them. S. Nagarajan, COO of Vcl added, "There will be a synergy between both studios i.e. India and the Us which will provide services according to the clients' need.
- 12/2/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Mumbai based Visual Computing Labs (Vcl), a part of the Tata Group and one of the leading VFX companies in India, recently announced opening of its new studio in the Us. Based in Santa Monica, La, the new setup is designed for Us based films and television production companies. Speaking at the announcement, Madhukar Dev, MD of Tata Elxsi, shared, "The new studio covers an area of close to 4,000 sq feet and has the capacity to accommodate 45 artists at a time who will be working on project basis and freelance model." To head the creative team of artists, the company has hired VFX industry veterans like Joel Hynek, Tricia Ashford and Treva Blue, who bring several years of industry experience with them. S. Nagarajan, COO of Vcl added, "There will be a synergy between both studios i.e. India and the Us which will provide services according to the clients' need.
- 12/2/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
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