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BAFTA Breakthrough India Returns for a Fourth Year

May 7, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #BAFTA, #Guneet Monga Kapoor, #netflix, #Tim Hunter

India-wide release, 7 May 2024: BAFTA, the leading UK charity for the screen arts, is back with its Breakthrough programme for a fourth year in India, in partnership with Netflix. BAFTA Breakthrough India identifies and celebrates the next generation of talented professionals in the films, games, and television industries across the country. This year also marks the second time the BAFTA Breakthrough programme opens applications simultaneously in India, the US and UK regions,

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BAFTA, through its mentorship and talent programme, has guided several creative individuals in the pursuit of their craft by curating an all-encompassing programme that helps breakthroughs address the barriers in their respective fields of work, sharpening their skills, and assisting them to create international networks that will accelerate their careers.

The recipients will be part of one-to-one meetings with industry stalwarts and group roundtables. They will receive professional coaching to develop their professional and creative skills. They will also get access to all of BAFTA’s training, development and networking events for the duration of the programme, i.e., 12 months, along with opportunities to network with industry members across the world through BAFTA membership. Additionally, the breakthroughs will have a PR-backed showcase.

Tim Hunter, BAFTA Executive Director, Learning, Inclusion, Policy & Membership, said: “We’re pleased to say that applications for BAFTA Breakthrough India are once again open. Thanks to the generous support of Netflix, this initiative will see us nurture a cohort of outstanding creative talent working in India’s film, television and games industries, and showcase their talents to our global membership – to be unveiled later this year.”

Monika Shergill, Vice President of Content, Netflix India said: “The BAFTA Breakthrough India programme perfectly aligns with Netflix’s vision of empowering upcoming creative voices and bringing them to a global audience. The diversity of talent unearthed in the past four years is a testament to this programme’s immense success. We are thrilled to continue our collaboration with BAFTA and discover and nurture the next generation of Indian creative voices.”

Guneet Monga Kapoor, Founder & CEO of Sikhya Entertainment, Film Producer and Breakthrough India Ambassador said: “India boasts of abundant creative talent, as evidenced by the past three editions of Breakthrough. I grew up at a time where access to such opportunities were unheard of. I highly encourage the next generation of creatives across film, television, and games in India to apply for this year’s programme. BAFTA Breakthrough offers invaluable resources to young change makers in our industry, and I’m so excited to witness how this year’s participants will leverage the opportunities to refine their skills, and elevate the Indian Screen Industries on an international platform.”

As the principal partner for the sixth year on BAFTA Breakthrough, Netflix continues to provide integral support towards its global expansion. Through Breakthrough, BAFTA and Netflix share a joint vision to celebrate and provide opportunities for emerging talent across the world, bringing together international communities across global networks, to develop and support stories and voices from different cultures.

BAFTA Breakthrough 2023 witnessed promising talent, including Abhinav Tyagi, who is an editor and worked on ‘An Insignificant Man’ in 2016 as editor, post producer, and chief assistant director. Shardul Bhardwaj was another cohort member who is actively working as an actor. He starred in the 2019 critically acclaimed film ‘Eeb Allay Ooo!’ and also served as an assistant director and casting director on Netflix’s 2018 film ‘Soni’.

BAFTA Breakthrough opened doors across the globe for its previous cohorts, aiding them to share spaces with some of the most distinguished and influential people in their respective industries and learn through their expertise, knowledge, and experiences to further their careers with newer perspectives.

Actress Tanya Maniktala was one of the breakthroughs during the first year of the programme in India. She starred in Mira Nair’s Netflix adaptation of Vikram Seth’s novel ‘A Suitable Boy’. In her testimony, Tanya Maniktala said, “It has been an incredible experience being associated with the BAFTA Breakthrough Programme. Thank you so much for all your guidance and encouragement.”

Alokananda Dasgupta, a music composer and director, was a part of the 2022 cohort. She had the great fortune of interacting with actress, comedian, and producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge, along with directors Richie Mehta and Asif Kapadia. Comedian Sumukhi Suresh also received the opportunity to meet industry veterans like actress Ratna Pathak Shah and BBC Comedy Commissioner Emma Lawson, via the Breakthrough Programme.

BAFTA‘s commitment to excellence extends to its selection process. A distinguished jury of industry experts, meticulously chosen for their diverse experience and proven track record, will evaluate applications for BAFTA Breakthrough India. This ensures a comprehensive and insightful assessment of each candidate’s potential.

BAFTA Breakthrough 2024 will culminate later this year, and the Breakthroughs/shortlisted participants from India, the US & UK regions will be concurrently revealed in a global announcement.

Business World

Top Live Streaming Apps For Non-Stop Entertainment

May 12, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #netflix

While the global pandemic has been a major setback for many industries, it has proved to be a boon for the digital world. The pandemic has increased the leisure time for everyone and mobile phones have been grabbing the most attention. Since we are locked in our homes, entertainment has become the need of an hour and live streaming apps are helping people to share, connect and build immediacy

As the digital world finds more takers, social and live streaming apps/platforms in 2021 promises immediate gratification and an immersive way for people to share, view, and create content. If you have been hunting for any such app, we have collated four entertainment apps that you can use on Android and IOS.

Netflix – Streaming Service

Netflix is a streaming service that comes with quite a collection of popular shows, greatest movies of all time and also, Netflix’s original shows. Search movies from titles and the collection are constantly expanding as new episodes are added as they get aired. It works on all the platforms so you can watch it on any of the devices. Start watching it on a device and resume watching on another. You get a one-month trial to explore the services. You can rate the shows and movies that you like or dislike, this, in turn, will help Netflix to suggest better titles for you.

It is available on Android and IOS.

Google Play Books – Read All the Books you love

Reading a book is always fun! However, listening to a voice telling you a story while you are relaxing, also sounds awesome. Listen to an extensive collection of audiobooks that come with audiobooks. As it works on various platforms, you can catch up wherever or whenever you want to access it. It also has a collection of eBooks, comics, textbooks. You don’t need any subscription to access the collection. You also get to set the Night Light setting to adjust screen colors and brightness.

It is available on Android and IOS.

JL Stream is a social live streaming app.

JL stands for Jaldi Live – a social LIVE streaming mobile app that gives users an opportunity to stream their talent, get discovered, chat, connect with people, make friends & earn. J L Stream offers a seamless interactive live streaming UGC platform where users can broadcast at the click of a button. On J L Stream, users can stream anywhere any time, showcase their talents, give shout-outs to their audience & earn money with instant cash out. The app has a unique feature called K.I.S.S. that stands for ‘Keep It Simple Streamer’ & gives an option to the users to share a short video of their talent along with their introduction to help get discovered faster

It is available on Android and IOS.

Houseparty

SMSing has become passé since long, yet messaging apps continue to dominate the market. One such messaging app is Houseparty, which allows for group video messaging and video chats which enable 8 users to hop on at the same time. Users can also have fun during the chat with video-filters, stickers and fun effects. Houseparty has also expanded by introducing an in-chat gaming feature that enables users to play games with their friends. The user base of this app is over 25 years of age but can be played by people of all age groups. The app is said to offer ad-space and marketers may actually resort to it and use it in creative ways. Companies, big and small, can sponsor a “houseparty” where influencers would answer questions based on the said brand and show attendees what the brand can really do for them.

 It is available on Android and IOS.

Technology

5 go to digital platforms for Hindi & regional content

Sep 13, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #netflix, #Roposo

The lockdown period has led to a boom in Hindi and regional content consumption all over the nation, the consumption of Indic language content, especially Hindi, is the most popular choice during this period. Realizing the enormous potential of native content and its popularity with the masses, there are platforms that have disrupted storytelling on digital platforms by bridging the gap between useful native content and community.

Here are the lists of 5 go to digital platforms for Hindi language:

Netflix:

Netflix is the world’s leading streaming entertainment service with 193 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Netflix has recently launched its user interface in Hindi to enable users who prefer the most-spoken language to easily discover access and enjoy their favourite streaming content in the country.

Momspresso:

Momspresso is India’s largest user-generated content platform for women. The platform produces over 20,000 hindi content pieces on a monthly basis in formats like blogs, Vlogs and 100 word stories. In fact, the platform has revealed that its Hindi page views per user is 2.8 times of english and  with a 18 times higher interaction rate as compared to english. The unique platform that empanels moms to churn out relevant content for women, also partners with global brands like Dettol, Dove, Nestle, which attracts the audience towards the local content. Brands are increasingly leveraging India’s linguistic diversity to connect with consumers and Momspresso is an instrumental driver of such linguistically diverse content. Momspresso has 25000 content creators creating content in 10 regional languages.

Sharechat:

In an attempt to leverage and drive the number of vernacular content users, ShareChat proposes to be India’s answer to Facebook, Twitter and similar social networking platforms. Headquartered in Bengaluru, ShareChat was founded in 2015 by IIT-Kanpur alumni Bhanu Singh Pratap, Farid Ahsan and Ankush Sachdeva. Similar to Facebook and Twitter, ShareChat enables users to post and share videos, songs, images and other content, as well as discover content that is topical and trending. Users can interact with content in several Indian languages including Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, etc.

Hubhopper:

Hubhopper is India’s largest podcasting and audio-on-demand platform. It has over a million hours of audio content spread across twelve vernacular languages. It has also launched Online Studio for the potential audio content creators in India, and has seen a good traction of storytellers from towns like Bihar, Assam, etc. With 70,000+ daily active users on its platforms, Hubhopper helps brands target the right audience by streaming advertisements on selective regional and community-focused podcasts. Some of its leading podcasts are Paranormal Reality,  Spanecdotes by Sonata and Kachi Mitti – A Body of Barefoot Stories.

Roposo:

Roposo is a social media sharing platform that lets its users create images, video and other shareable content using editing tools. Based out of Gurugram, Roposo was founded in 2012 by IIT Delhi alumni Avinash Saxena, Mayank Bhangadia and Kaushal Shubhank. The app is currently available in 8 languages namely Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada Gujarati, Punjabi and Bengali, for users to explore and expresses themselves in. Roposo further plans to introduce languages like Odiya and Assamese among others and state that users can share content on their app without the risk of their message being lost in translation.