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Fox Star Studios rebranded as Star Studios

New Delhi [India], May 29: Fox Star Studios, known for titles such as 'M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story', 'Sanju', 'Neerja' and 'Chhichhore', was on Friday rebranded as Star Studios.


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The company stated that with this brand refresh, Star Studios will present universal story themes with iconic characters and new-age cinematic spectacles backed by cutting-edge technology, for theatrical releases as well as direct-to-digital. Star Studios will continue to bring genre-agnostic stories to global audiences starting with 'Brahmastra Part One: Shiva', 'Babli Bouncer', 'Gulmohar', Remake of 'Hridayam' and many more in pipeline.

In a statement, Bikram Duggal, Head of Studios, Disney Star, said, "With Star Studios, we aim to harbour the best creative minds and bring unique stories to audiences with an expanding entertainment palate. We are creating a diverse range of stories across genres from grand visual spectacles to family dramas and everything in between." "We are delighted to create a collaborative studio environment at Star Studios that helps create cinematic experiences across theatrical and direct-to-digital films. We have already announced a few of these films, and in weeks and months we will be announcing many more films," he added.


17th MIFF to present array of enlightening master classes

MIFF Campus: Stalwarts like Resul Pookutty, Prasoon Joshi, Subbiah Nalla Muthu and Carter Pilcher to interact with delegates

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From the master of sound, Resul Pookutty to the weaver of words, Prasoon Joshi, from the famed wildlife filmmaker Subbiah Nalla Muthu to the internationally acclaimed short film maker Carter Pilcher, the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) is back with an array of exciting and enlightening sessions with the master of crafts.

The Master classes by the stalwarts being an exclusive part of the film festival will be a major attraction this year. Master classes, immaculately curated by the festival organizers would help delegates to hone their understanding of the art and craft of cinema.

Master class on topics like the involvement of art and ethics to restore a film, the art of storytelling, aesthetics of sound in cinema and animating in India for the world will be a learning experience for budding film makers and cinephiles. Other aspects of film-making such as the Cinema in Post covid era, how OTT platforms are creating huge difference in the making and breaking of the film world and wildlife filmmaking will also be discussed.

The 17th edition of MIFF is all set to welcome aspiring filmmakers, viewers, believers, and thinkers of cinema to become part of these seven extravagant festival days i.e. from 29th May to 04th June, 2022, filled with eagerly awaited events that will hook you up as it proceeds.


List of master-classes to be presented this year at MIFF:

  1. ‘The Art and Ethics of Film Restoration.’ By Shivendra Singh Dungarpur 30 MAY 2022 | 11.30 AM – 1 PM

  2. ‘What Does it take to Qualify your film for the Oscars?’ By Carter Pilcher 30 MAY 2022 | 2 PM – 3.30 PM

  3. ‘Animating in India for the World.’ ( Animation ) by Krishna Mohan Chintapatta & Tirthadip Ghosh 30 MAY 2022 | 3.45 PM – 5.45 PM

  4. Subject: ‘My Creative Process.’ ( Animation ) by Regina Pessoa 31 MAY 2022 | 2 PM – 3.30 PM

  5. Subject: ‘Expanded Cinema from Screens to OTT Platforms – Cinema in Post COVID era.’ By Rizwan Ahamd 1 JUNE 2022 | 11.30 AM – 1 PM

  6. ‘Wildlife Filmmaking As a Career: Wildlife Filmmaking is not a career, It’s a commitment.’ By Subbiah Nalla Muthu 2 JUNE 2022 | 3.45 PM – 5.45 PM

  7. ‘Aesthetics of Sound in Cinema.’ By Resul Pookutty 3 JUNE 2022 | 3.45 PM – 5.45 PM

  8. ‘The Art of Storytelling.’ by Prasoon Joshi ( Date and timing to be finalized)

YouTube Go to be shut down in August

Washington [US], May 06: YouTube Go, which was launched as a lightweight alternative to the regular app in 2018, will be going away in August, the platform has announced. According to GSM Arena, this revelation was made by YouTube in its Community forums.


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The video platform advised users of the lite app to either switch to the regular application or visit it in the browser. Upon its launch, YouTube Go lacked the ability for users to comment, post and create content, or use Dark Mode at all. But all these features have become an integral part of the video platform and that's why the app will be going away.

The announcement also confirmed there have been improvements regarding performance, especially on low-end devices, and the regular YouTube app will no longer be a strain on the connectivity or data prices. Additional controls for decreasing data usage are also in the pipeline, which will help viewers with limited plans, as per GSM Arena.


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