New Delhi, Delhi, India, October 2, 2015
– Exclusive digital partner for CINESHORTS 2
– India’s largest subscription-driven video entertainment destination to drive mobile participation and engagement for the second season of CineShorts
– Top 30 shortlisted films to be made available for exclusive viewing on nexGTv
NexGTv – India’s preferred entertainment destination on the mobile announced that it has joined the second season of CineShorts – Viacom18 Motion Pictures’ program for budding creative entrepreneurs, as its Exclusive Digital Partner. While providing upcoming filmmakers with a platform to showcase their talent through a five-minute short film like last year, CineShorts 2 challenges the participants to making a short film on a novel concept of “Falling” in Love but with a twist.
Curated by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, ‘Cine Shorts’ Season 2 “call for Entries” is now Open and once submitted, the Top 30 shortlisted entries will be exclusively made available on nexGTv for the digital audience.
Speaking about the initiative, Mr. G. D. Singh, Director and CEO, DigiviveServices said, “Bollywood and Cricket make up the ABC for most Indians. Viacom18’s CineShorts is a path-breaking, innovative and revolutionary platform for budding film-makers who want to showcase their talent and learn more about film-making. nexGTv is the Entertainment hub for today’s digital audience and we are delighted to partner with Viacom18 Motion Pictures to be able to not just expand its reach onto the mobile platform but also bring-in the very best of original, non-diluted, creative thinking for our audience’s viewing”.
While CineShorts’ first season had the theme of ‘Fighting the Odds,’ the theme for second season is to make a short film on the concept of ‘ Falling in Love‘ but with a twist.
Industry personalities like director-producer David Dhawan, director Sriram Raghavan, Viacom18 Motion Pictures COO Ajit Andhare, and cinematographer Ayananka Bose will form the jury to evaluate the entries.
NexGTv will be canvassing participation for CineShorts 2 via in-app communication as well as promotions via its social media handles.
