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Myntra launches ‘Fashion Superstar’, world’s first digital fashion reality show
MUMBAI: Myntra today announced the launch of ‘Myntra Fashion Superstar’, the world’s first digital fashion influencer talent hunt; set to go live on the Myntra app on September 17, 2019.
A reality show, ‘Myntra Fashion Superstar’ is aimed at identifying and rewarding India’s next big fashion influencer in association with Zoom Studios. As the ultimate destination for fashion and lifestyle, Myntra’s influence over the perception and enthusiasm for fashion is set to take a leap through this show, with specialized content, aimed at inspiring and engaging the audience.
Conceived by Myntra, the concept provides a never-before opportunity for fashion enthusiasts with a knack of creating style-related content and bringing forward their unique personalities, through digital and social-first content. Contestants will compete on a variety of fashion styling and digital content creation tasks to showcase their penchant for fashion and social media. They would also be mentored and judged by a star studded jury, from the world of Bollywood, TV and fashion, including Bollywood diva Sonakshi Sinha and leading celebrity stylist, Shaleena Nathani. Through this show, Myntra intends to leverage the strong relationship between fashion and social media, by creating a unique property that takes a seat in the middle of this combine.
All the action in the competition will be telecast in a series, spanning 8 weeks on the Myntra app, and Zoom TV. Myntra Fashion Superstar will offer viewers a one of a kind immersive experience allowing them to vote for their favourite influencer on the Myntra app and will provide them access to lots of exclusive content that helps them know the contestants better. In addition, various celebrities who are part of the guest jury panel will offer viewers, tips and tricks on becoming fashion influencers. The show has been produced in association with Banijay Asia.
Speaking on the occasion, Amar Nagaram, Head, Myntra Jabong, said, “Myntra Fashion Superstar is a first of its kind reality show that offers fashion influencers an opportunity of a lifetime to showcase their special talent and make a mark for themselves in the industry. While the concept is aimed at bringing the influencer community to the fore, it also demonstrates our innovative technology led approach to enhance customer experience and engagement on our platform. A first for any e-commerce platform in the country, this marks the beginning of Myntra’s in-app content led destination to engage customers.”
Bollywood actor, Sonakshi Sinha, said, “Fashion has always attracted me as it is one of the most dynamic and exciting aspects of our lives and I am very excited to be judging the first ever hunt for the biggest fashion influencer in the country. Confidence, energy, elements of fun and breakthrough styles are some of the traits that top my judgement parameters as I believe those to be the basic qualities of a fashion influencer. I am extremely excited at this opportunity and look forward to the launch of Myntra Fashion Superstar.”
The winner of the show will be adjudged, ‘Myntra Fashion Superstar’, and get the opportunity to become a key face of Myntra on social platforms. He or she will get to curate styles on the Myntra app, will get a chance to host fashion and styling shows on Zoom TV and will also feature in Filmfare magazine. In addition, Myntra will work with some of the other chosen contestants and help them realise their dream of becoming a fashion star.
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IICT partners with Gativedhi to bring studio production tools to students
New MoU lets students explore AI-driven production pipelines for AVGC-XR
MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) has teamed up with Gativedhi Technologies to give students a front-row seat to modern studio production. The collaboration will integrate Gativedhi’s AI-powered production intelligence platform, Shotrack, into academic programmes, letting students experience the workflow systems used by animation, VFX and gaming studios.
Under the MoU, faculty, students and researchers will get hands-on access to Shotrack through beta programmes, pilot deployments and academic evaluations. This will allow them to explore simulated production pipelines, understand asset management, track tasks and monitor schedules, essentially seeing how complex projects come together behind the scenes.
Shotrack is designed to tackle a key industry challenge: when multiple studios work on the same project, differing internal systems often create bottlenecks, slow approvals and complicate version control. The platform provides a unified production environment, enabling smoother collaboration across distributed teams while generating operational insights and predictive analytics to optimise crew allocation, forecast schedule risks and manage costs.
The collaboration also opens doors to Gativedhi’s wider ecosystem. Upcoming tools include StudioTrack, for studio operations management covering budgeting, recruitment and IT infrastructure, and WorkTrack, which measures workflow efficiency and team productivity across industries.
IICT plans to embed these tools into programmes covering animation pipelines, VFX workflows, gaming production and media project management. Students will also benefit from guest lectures, masterclasses, workshops, internships and research projects that connect academic learning with real-world studio practices.
IICT CEO Vishwas Deoskar, said the partnership provides “An environment where production pipeline tools can be explored, tested and refined while students gain insight into how large-scale productions are organised.”
Gativedhi Technologies founder & CEO Senthil Kumar added, “This collaboration introduces students to real-world studio management tools and helps us improve our platform with academic feedback.”
With Shotrack in classrooms, India’s future animators, VFX artists and gaming producers will get a taste of studio life long before they step into one.
