Well, they were all at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FICCI) annual Frames 2005 business and entertainment conference more...

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H'wood finds the B'wood masala Hot

The Economics Times: SATURDAY, April 02, 2005

MUMBAI: Daniel Glickman, President and CEO of the powerful Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), sees big opportunities for the Hollywood studios in India and says the ‘idiosyncrasies’ of the Indian film industry are in fact its strengths.

Mr Glickman is due to come to India to participate in Ficci’s entertainment convention . ET caught up with him to assess the view of the Indian film industry more...

Ficci-IIFA film biz forum in Amsterdam

Indian Television: 04 April 2005

MUMBAI: Even as superstar Amitabh Bachchan urged the Indian film industry to change its attitude to make further inroads globally, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) and the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) announced holding a Global Business Forum in Amsterdam.

The Amsterdam forum is scheduled to be held from 9-11 June 2005 and is slated to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Netherlands. more...

Liberal radio flashes on FICCI radar

The Telegraph: 04 April 2005

Mumbai: Inaugurating Frames 2005, the annual conference on entertainment organised by industry body Ficci, Union information and broadcasting minister S. Jaipal Reddy made several policy announcements that were welcomed by various segments of the entertainment industry.

The best news was for the radio industry, within which the private players are labouring under heavy licence fees. Reddy said the radio policy would be liberalised shortly. more...

Stars converge at Powai

Express India: 04 April 2005

Mumbai: WHAT did Bollywood personalities Amitabh Bachchan, Lara Dutta and Yash Chopra have in common on Monday evening?

Well, they were all at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) annual Frames 2005 business and entertainment conference.

Bachchan was admittedly a reluctant attendee. ‘‘I’d rather be in front of the camera. And I would have been doing just that,’’ he admitted. ‘‘But good friend Yash more...

FICCI Frames 2005 begins

Monday, April 4, 2005

Mumbai: The sixth edition of FICCI Frames, the biggest gathering of media and entertainment in Asia, got off to an interesting start on Monday morning.

Barrie Osborne, producer of The Lord of the Rings and Matrix, and Daniel Glickman, president of the Motion Picture Association of America lent their weight to the event.

The organisers claim their presence is a sign of Bollywood's more...

'Film piracy causes Rs.20 bn annual loss'

NewKerala.com

[Cinema India, Bollywood]: Panaji, Nov 30 : Bollywood and Hollywood are losing Rs.20.5 billion (approximately $460 million) annually due to film piracy and the Indian industry should close ranks to prevent this, a lawyer fighting the malaise said Tuesday. more...

'Bollywood loses money because it's disorganised'

Sandesh Prabhudesai in Panaji | November 30, 2004 19:22 IST : Film piracy was one of the important issues discussed at the 35th International Film Festival of India, which is on in Goa. The Motion Pictures Association of America says piracy is on the rise in India because the film industry is disorganised. more...

Filmmakers must opt for quality movies: Reddy

Panaji Nov 30 : While the quantity of Indian films is going up, the quality is going down and it is high time we ensure our quality keeps up with our quantity. These were the remarks which came from the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Mr Jaipal Reddy, as he inaugurated the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India at the INOX multiplex, Panaji, today morning. more...

Think on quality of films, appeals Jaipal Reddy

[India News]: New Delhi, Nov. 30 : India is producing a good number of films and the number is on increase. However, this is the time to think on the quality of the films we produce, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Culture Jaipal Reddy, said here today, according to a press release. more...

Move to arrest film piracy

Times News Network [Tuesday, November 30, 2004]

PANAJI: Motion picture association (MPA) of America launched a new anti-piracy movie trailer at the 35th international film festival of India (IFFI) as a public awareness campaign about copyright law.

The 45-seconds trailer launched in the US in March will be rolled out in more than 40 countries as colossal losses are sustained by various economies due to piracy. more...

Think on quality of films, appeals Jaipal Reddy

New Delhi | November 30, 2004
India is producing a good number of films and the number is on increase. However, this is the time to think on the quality of the films we produce, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Culture Jaipal Reddy, said here today, according to a press release.

While addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Indian Panorama section of 35th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2004 this morning more...

Anti-piracy trailer launched at IFFI

Deccan Herald [Hubli-Dharwad, Wednesday, December 1, 2004]

PANAJI, DHNS: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) of America launched a 45-second trailer to create public awareness about the manace of piracy here on Tuesday.

This is the second important anti-piracy initiative launched at the 35th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) after the government announced plans to bring an Optic Disc Law to curb film more...

Piracy costs film industry Rs 1,700 crore every year

PANAJI, DHNS: Nine out of 10 films in the world lose money to copyright theft, says the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPA). In India, revenue losses from film piracy touch Rs 1,700 crore yearly.

One of the major problems for the anti-piracy drive is the lack of collective action in India's disorganised film industry, says lawyer Chender Lall who represents the MPA in India more...

Ensure Quality of films: Jaipal Reddy

Panaji [Nov 30, 2004]

The minister for Information and Broadcasting. S. Jaipal Reddy, today urged Indian film-makers to come out with quality films to make a mark in world cinema. Speaking after inaugurating the Indian Panorama at the 35th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) - Goa here, Mr. Reddy said, "I am afraid ...while the quantity [of films] is going up, the quality is coming down more...

Piracy takes centre-stage at films fest

Herald: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Panjim, Nov 30 : The issue of the film and music piracy figured at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)- Goa 2004 with film professionals calling for concerted efforts to deal with the menace even as the Union Minister for Infomation and Broadcasting, Jaipal Reddy said he would involve chief ministers of all the States on implementing law against piracy.

A 45-second trailer, launched simultaneously in 40 member countries by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) of America more...

IFFI Trailer

Gomantak Times: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

The Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Culture Jaipal Reddy inaugurated Film Bazaar yesterday. The Film Bazaar has been organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in assocation with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), with the support from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India and the Government of Goa from 30th November to 8th December, 2004 at Kala Academy. The Cheif Minister of Goa more...

Reddy calls for making quality films

Navhind Times: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

While the quantity of Indian films going up, the quality is going down and it is high time we ensure our quality keeps up with our quantity. These were the remarks which came from the Union Minister for Infomation & Broadcasting, Mr Jaipal Reddy, as he inaugurated the Indian Panorama section of the International Films Festival of India at the INOX multiplex, Panaji, today morning.

The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, the secetary (I&B), Mr Naveen Chawla, the Director of IFFI, Ms Neelam Kapur and jury members of Indian Panorama were present on the occasion more...

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The Pirates Hit Back

The Hindu

THURSDAY, 17 OCTOBER, 2002 : STOP PIRACY. Buy Original," pleads the blurb of the VCD. The social message then gets interesting. "With Love, Manisha," it adds with a very graphic visual of the actress. Also revealed is the title of the film beside that: "Ek Choti Se Love more...

Who will bell the copycat

The Times of India

THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER, 2002 : Delhi. The capital of the country. And also the capital of all things naqli. If a fake visa racket was busted a few days ago, a factory manufacturing spurious drugs was unearthed less than a week back and counterfeit currency to the tune of Rs 30 lakh was seized by the police’s special cell recently.

‘‘With Delhi being home to the embassies of various countries, racketeers are cashing in by churning out fake visas,’’ informs DCP (crime branch) Qamar Ahmed, ‘‘At the same time, more....

Shabana Seeks Help On Video Piracy

The Times of India

TUESDAY, 16 JULY, 2002 : A film industry delegation, led by Rajya Sabha member Shabana Azmi, met Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani on Monday and sought Central intervention to curb video piracy which they said caused losses in excess of Rs 1700 crore to the industry and the government exchequer.

During the half-an-hour long meeting, Azmi, along with Smitha Thackeray, president of Indian Motion more....

90% Pirated VCDs come from outside

The Times of India

TUESDAY, 16 JULY, 2002 : About 90 per cent of the pirated video compact discs (VCDs) of films in the city come from illegal units based in neighbouring states.

A unit each in Kondli, near Harayana and Bhiwadi in Rajasthan are allegedly being run under the patronage of influential people. Illegal units in Gorakhpur and Tanakpur, near Nepal border, are also suspected to be supplying pirated VCDs in the city. more....

All set for war against piracy

The Hindu

MONDAY, 15 JULY, 2002 : Bollywood is ready to wage a war. The big names of the industry have now rolled up their sleeves to fight a battle against piracy. At stake is the very survival of this dream industry.

The Indian film industry loses Rs. 1,700 crores annually, due to piracy. Employing over six million people and with a turnover of about Rs. 60 billion, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world more....

Pirated CDs Seized

The Hindu

MONDAY, 15 JULY, 2002 : The Economic Offences Wing of Delhi police seized pirated software worth Rs. 4 crore in a series of raids conducted at various shops in the Palika Bazaar at Connaught Place in New Delhi. Two persons have been arrested in this connection.

Why Hollywood won't sue Bollywood for plagiarism

The Economic Times

Friday, 16 May , 2003 : Bollywood isn’t losing sleep over the possibility of being slapped with plagiarism suits by Hollywood, whose output the Indian film industry happily treats as a source of storylines.

British author Barbara Taylor Bradford may have taken on Sahara TV with allegations of copyright infringement over the network’s Karishma Kapoor more....

Piracy Crackdown

BANGALORE is fast gaining the dubious distinction of being one of India's top film piracy bubs. while it is Palika Bazaar in Delhi. Lamington Road in Mumbai and Burma bazaar in Chenai , In Karnataka the top piracy hub is in the city's National Market in Gandhinagar. Though the year 2003 has been declared Anti-Piracy Action year in the city's National Market in more....

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