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ZEE5 partners with India Alive Short Film Festival
MUMBAI: ZEE5, India's fastest growing OTT platform, has partnered with India Alive Short Film Festival 2019 to offer a unique learning opportunity toless fortunate and marginalized children across India. We are proud to provide a platform to these young talented creative minds an internship to hone their skills with the industry best at ZEE5. Consumers can watch these short films exclusively on the ZEE5 app.
In this first-of-its-kind initiative, ZEE5 and Filmbug have partnered tooffer a platform to children who have a very different view and experience of life, that they have brought alive through this heart-warming initiative. The 2019 edition of the Festival will present interesting films such as Apun Ka Cinema, Zindagi Se Jung, TumhaariAdhurSoch, SacchaSangarsh, Khushi, Nakusha (unwanted), Moklik (Freedom), Main Zinda Hun, Kyun, No Oxygen and Dark & Lovely that aim to open up discussions about issues that are usually hushed up or go unspoken.
The evening saw presence of noted personalities such as Jackie Shroff, Smita Thackeray, Kabir Bedi, Satish Kaushik,Sudhir Mishra, Kunal Kohli, Ranvijay Singh, Shaan, Siddharth Anand, Sanjay Mishra, Ritesh Shah and Jayati Bhatia among others.
Yogesh Manwani, Head – News & Stories, ZEE5 India, said, “We are thrilled to associate with India Alive Short Film Festival and showcase all films shown at the festival exclusively on ZEE5. It was a treat to watch all the short films and the hard work that was put in by these gifted children. We are proud to provide a platform to these young talented creative minds an internship to hone their skills with the industry best at ZEE5. As India’s fastest growing OTT platform, we will continue our endevaour to provide best of entertainment for our consumer anytime, anywhere.”
NameetaPremkumar, Founder& Director, Film Bug, said, “It is very encouraging to see the film fraternity stepping forward to support and motivate the children and appreciate,it drives them to work better and we are happy to see phenomenal result.” Kapil Mattoo, Co-Founder& Director Film Bug, further added, “They need right guidance and avenue to move forward in this field,we are doing our bit and urge industry to join in and let’s give it back to the industry which has given us so much of love and respect.”
With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 80+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages, ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers across the nation and worldwide. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.
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Epic Company launches unified Epic Studio for films and OTT
Vivek Krishnani to head films business; Samar Khan leads OTT & Television.
MUMBAI: Epic just merged its creative superheroes under one cape because when films and OTT need to fight for attention together, you don’t keep them in separate universes. The Epic Company has launched Epic Studio, a next-generation creative and production powerhouse that unites Juggernaut Productions and Movieverse Studio under a single banner. The move creates a streamlined, scalable platform for premium storytelling across theatrical films, OTT originals, television, digital-first formats and branded content.
Vivek Krishnani has been appointed chief executive officer, Epic Studio (Films), overseeing the theatrical and film business with a focus on culturally resonant narratives across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and Malayalam cinema. Samar Khan continues as chief executive officer, Epic Studio (OTT & Television) and retains his role as chief content officer for Docubay and Epic On.
The Epic Company managing director Aditya Pittie said, “Epic Studio brings together our entire creative ecosystem under one unified studio vision. This is not just an integration of verticals, but the creation of a collaborative environment where writers, filmmakers, creators, and brand partners can seamlessly develop and scale stories across formats and screens.”
Vivek Krishnani added, “We are building an audience-focused mainstream film studio committed to delivering fresh, engaging, and innovative stories for both theatrical and streaming platforms.”
Samar Khan commented, “This alignment allows us to approach storytelling with a unified studio mindset. We are building IP under one creative umbrella, with scale and longevity in mind from inception.”
The unified structure eliminates silos, enabling ideas to flow fluidly from concept to screen while adapting to evolving audience behaviour. Epic Studio positions itself as a creator-led ecosystem championing purposeful, resonant storytelling with commercial strength.
In an entertainment landscape where stories now leap between screens faster than plot twists, Epic isn’t just building a studio, it’s crafting a single launchpad where every tale gets the best shot at soaring across every platform.
