MUMBAI May 27, 2013: Golden Bird Entertainment announced at the Cannes Film Festival that they will soon commence operations of MUMBAI MEDIA CITY, India‘s largest Studio, Broadcast, Media Asset Management (MAM), and Media School Facility in Kandivali, Mumbai.

This Hollywood-benchmarked facility is aimed to provide Indian and International Film and TV crews with Sound Stages, Equipment Hire and Post-production, VFX and Animation, Rehearsal and Preview Theatres, Make-up Rooms and Hotel Accommodation. The facility will also have an Auditorium for Local and Global events like Award Functions, Music Nights, and Corporate Events.

MUMBAI MEDIA CITY will also restore, digitize and monetize content archives of TV networks and movie producers in its MAM centre in collaboration with the world‘s best technology brand in this sector. In addition, the studio will also have broadcast uplink and downlink and a media school, both in partnership with the number one international brands in the respective areas.

Golden Bird Entertainment, in addition to MUMBAI MEDIA CITY, is also involved in producing, financing and worldwide distribution of Indian and International Film and TV projects. This comes at a much needed time where most of the key discussions at Cannes Film Festival were focused on combining International co-production opportunities with Indian production, financing, and distribution power.

Commenting on the same at Cannes, Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) Secretary Mr. Uday Kumar Varma said, "MUMBAI MEDIA CITY perfectly complements the recently commenced initiative of MIB for "Single Window Clearance" of International shoots and Co-productions. The facility provides not only world class shooting, post-production and all-India location shoot services but also offers financing and worldwide distribution for such projects. I see large possibilities of worldwide partnerships in Film and TV productions as international projects increasingly have stories that are set in India".

Mr. Mohinder Walia, Founder and MD, Golden Bird Entertainment said, "The vision behind MUMBAI MEDIA CITY is to be the first-of-its-kind-in-India world class "One-stop shop" facility with a critical advantage of being competitively priced and conveniently located right in the heart of Mumbai city.

Formerly the Managing Director of Fox Television Studios India, Mr. Walia added that he has a private equity partner for MUMBAI MEDIA CITY and is looking for additional financing.

About Golden Bird Entertainment (www.goldenbirdentertainment.com)
Golden Bird Entertainment, with its global Film and Television expertise and strong international partnerships including Hollywood studios, is uniquely positioned to offer "One-stop Shop" services for Production, Funding, and Worldwide Distribution for Indian and International Film and TV projects. The company will soon commence operations of "MUMBAI MEDIA CITY", India‘s largest and first-of-its-kind Hollywood-benchmarked Studio, Broadcast, Media Asset Management (MAM), and Media School Facility right in the heart of Mumbai city. The company also consults Indian and global media and entertainment companies for business development and market expansion in India and global markets including finding joint venture partners, investors, and facilitating M & A deals.

Enquiries:
Mohinder Walia - Email: [email protected], Cell: +91-99205 39599

NEW DELHI: The Publications Division should make efforts to make available the annual ?India Reference Annual? globally so that people can learn more about India and particularly in the Indian Diaspora, Minister of state for Information and Broadcasting C M Jatua said.

Releasing the 2012 volume which is the 56th edition, Jatua said it was an exhaustive repository of information about the States and Union Territories, Constitutional amendments and achievements in various fields.

The issue is brought out jointly the Publication Division and the Research, Reference and Training Division of the Ministry giving up-to-date information about the country. The Minister observed that the print run of the annual had been steadily increasing over the years with over 67000 copies printed in English and Hindi in the first stage this year.

Secretary Uday Kumar Varma said that the Publications Division should try to use technology to enhance the outreach of the publication. He suggested that for the next year, the Media Unit should try to introduce the book in three formats: the printed format, CDs, and the electronic version. The Secretary wanted the Division to increase the number of print copies and ensure better marketability of the product.

India 2012 is an updated and comprehensive edition of the Reference Annual edited, published and marketed by the Publications Division. The Research, Reference and Training Division (RR&TD) of the Ministry collects the base material for the Year Books. The material is collected from Central Ministries/Departments, State governments and Union Territories, PSUs and autonomous bodies.

The reference annual gives a panoramic view of country?s progress in the fields of rural and urban development, industry & infrastructure, science & technology, art & culture, economy, health, defence, education & mass communication. It incorporates sections on general knowledge, current affairs, sports, events of the past year and latest ones too.

The publication has been chronicling India?s march to prosperity and strength over this period. The main features covered in this edition of the year book are Census 2011 which is the 15th Census of India since 1872, village electrification, MNREGA, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, National Rural Health Mission, empowerment of women etc. It is a useful handbook for students, civil services aspirants, research scholars, academicians, authors, journalists and above all the general public.