Frame 2006 kicks off with worldwide participation
Monday,
March
20,
2006
Mumbai(UNI):
Over
one
thousand
delegates
from
the
glamour
world
from
India
and
abroad
are
expected
to
participate
in
'Frames
2006',
the
mega
global
convention
on
the
business
of
entertainment
to
commerce,
here
from
March
22.
The
three-day
convention
will
be
inaugurated
by
Information
and
Broadcasting
Minister
Priyaranjan
Dasmunsi
in
the
presence
of
Britain's
Culture
Secretary
Tessa
Jowell
and
about
1,200
delegates
from
the
entertainment
and
business
world,
the
organisers
said.
Being
organised
by
the
Federation
of
Indian
Chambers
of
Commerce
and
Industry
(FICCI),
'Frames
2006'
will
showcase
the
myriad
hues
of
the
industry,
including
programming
for
a
mass
audience,
cinema
exhibition
business,
a
vision
for
India
as
an
animation
hub,
independent
film
maker
versus
the
studio,
financing
options
for
the
Indian
entertainment
industry,
managing
the
international
icon
brand,
VFX
in
Hollywood
movies,
emerging
revenue
options
for
the
industry,
focus
on
radio
and
animation
co-production,
digital
entertainment,
film
marketing
and
distribution,
NextGen
TV,
IP
in
animation,
beyond
linear
television
networks,
maximizing
the
return
on
investment
(ROI)
on
cinema
exhibition,
building
a
valuable
gaming
market,
the
future
of
print
media
as
business,
entertainment
options
for
young
Indians,
the
next
wave
in
TV
promos,
and
mobile
entertainment.
Living legends of the entertainment world will share their perspectives and vision of the industry with the high-profile delegates like Viacom President&CEO Tom Freston, veteran filmmaker and Chairman of FICCI Entertainment Committee Yash Chopra, Information and Broadcasting Secretary S K Arora, former tennis player and Chairman of Hyde Park Entertainment Ashok Amritraj and FICCI President Saroj Kumar Poddar.
High-power knowledge forums, interactive business sessions, animation awards (FICCI-BAF awards), case study presentations, technology forum, business networking and screening and gala nite are the other highlights of 'Frames 2006'.The business agenda will focus on television, cinema, animation, gaming, special effects, mobile entertainment, broadband and convergence, script writing, radio and media marketing. It is also expected to offer an opportunity to announce business deal of significance at the closing ceremony.
The three-day event will conclude with keynote addresses by the Chairman of Nielsen Media Research International Robert L McCann and Hutchison Essar Ltd Managing Director Asim Ghosh.
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