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Amitabh
Bachchan, one of the brand ambassadors of International Indian Film
Academy (IIFA), will give an overview of the various activities planned
for the eighth IIFA awards Tuesday at a press conference. This year, the four-day event will be held in Yorkshire from June 7-10.
The
delegation will announce the film chosen by IIFA for the world
premiere, the names of celebrities who will perform at the event and
the 10 short-listed semi-finalists for IFFA 'Star ki Talash'. Amitabh
will himself groom the semi-finalists.
Sabbas Joseph
(director, Wizcraft), Amit Mitra (secretary general, Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, FICCI), Judith Donovan,
(chairman, Yorkshire Tourism Board, YTB), Sanjeev Aga (managing
director, Idea), Adam Purser (marketing director, Yorkshire Forward)
and Garry Topp (chief executive, Yorkshire Culture) will attend the
event.
They will also discuss the agenda for this year's global business forum.
Recently,
IIFA announced the list of winners in the Technical Awards category.
Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra's much acclaimed film "Rang De Basanti" picked
up a haul of seven awards: the award for best cinematography has gone
to Binod Pradhan, best editing, to P.S. Bharathi, best art direction,
Samir Chanda, best background score and best song recording to A.R.
Rahman, best sound recording to Nakul Kamte and best sound re-recording
to Hitendra Gosh.
Commenting on the awards, an elated Mehra
said: "I'm overwhelmed with the response 'Rang De Basanti' has
generated. The awards in the technical category truly encourage and
applaud the excellence of people who work behind the scenes in making a
film successful. I would like to thank my fans across India and the
world and the IIFA platform for appreciating our film."
Rakesh
Roshan's "Krishh", a story of India's first superhero played by Hrithik
Roshan got two awards - best action by Tony Siutung and Shyam Kushal,
and best special effects (Visuals) by EFX studios.
"Dhoom 2",
an extravagant visual delight that captivated audiences with Hrithik's
rakish looks and its breathtaking locales, grabbed the awards for best
costume designing by Anaita Adajania and best make-up by G.A. James for
giving Hrithik his distinctive look.
"Omkara", Vishal
Bhardwaj's interpretation of William Shakespeare's classic "Othello",
that took viewers straight into the heartland of India where politics
and power equations are bread and butter of the inhabitants, fetched
the best choreography award for Ganesh Acharya for the song "Beedi
jalaile".
The trophies will be presented at the eighth IDEA IIFA awards ceremony to be held on June 9, 2007, Yorkshire.
The
announcements were made following an industry voting, audited by
PriceWatehouse Coopers, the firm that does auditing for both IIFA and
the Oscars.
Winners of the main categories will be announced at Yorkshire.
Indo-Asian News Service
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