Film competition portal launched

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Mumbai, June 21 (UNI) Century Communications Ltd (CCL), a leading integrated Media and Entertainment Company, today announced the launch of www.Filmaka.in--an internet-based film competition portal designed by established filmmakers to discover the emerging talent of filmmakers in the country.

The unique concept is being launched by CCL in association with Deepak Nayar, Producer and Financier of movies like 'Bend It Like Beckham', 'Bride And Prejudice' and 'Mistress Of Spices', Some of the prominent names responsible for the establishment of Filmaka.in are P K Tewari, Chairman, CCL, Anand Tewari, Director, CCL, Deepak Nayar, Producer&Financier, Tim Levy, Film Financier and Mr. Kurt Woolner, Film Financier.

A press release issued here today said Filmaka.in was conceptualized following the success of filmaka.com. The vast number of films submitted by Indian filmmakers on the global site encouraged this extension.

The vast number of story tellers in India, a fact which is highlighted through the vast number of movies churned out of the country, that have an international audience, was yet another incentive. Hence, it was simply a logical step to extend the English language based competition to Indian languages as well.

Filmaka.in is a combination of Hollywood and Indian Film industry stalwarts, who have come together to discover talent and believe in offering the perfect opportunity to aspiring filmmakers to showcase their talents to global audiences.

Commenting on the launch, P K Tewari, Chairman&MD, Century Communication Limited stated, ''There is a lot of talent in our country that is yet to be tapped. Filmaka.in and the contest that it is associated with, is an avenue where budding talent in the country can receive due recognition.

Century Communication Limited as a company has grown from strength to strength and our foray into the internet space, through the launch of Filmaka.in, is synergistic with our business outlook for the company.'' UNI

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