A Monsoon Date with ShortsTV

Monsoon is termed as the most romantic season of the year. The view of raindrops settling on the windowpane and smell of wet ground has been a perfect time to have a romantic date with your loved ones.However, with Monsoon entering the country and government imposing restrictions on travel, one could only enjoy the rains at the comfort of their home. To set the mood right and kick start the weekend with your partner, ShortsTV presents a new segment, ‘Monsoon romance’ every Friday at 10 pm, across all the DTH platforms such as Tata Sky, DishTV, Airtel TV, and d2h. The segment will curate blockbuster romantic short films that are recognized globally, thereby introducing the concept of Shortbusters to the audience. Here is a list of romantic movies that can put some excitement into your dull weekend.

Mehrooni

This critically acclaimed short film explains the feeling of love. Often used to represent intense and passionate feelings of confidence, the maroon colour shows excitement, power, passion, and love. Similarly, this short film is a love story of a couple Mr. & Mrs. Sharmawho travel together daily. The narrator of the film tells the story from his perspective and significance of the colour in the couple’s life.

Clear Blue

Clear Blue tells the story of Simon, a young lifeguard working his first few days at a community pool. The mundane quickly becomes mysterious, when Simon notices Flova, an older woman with an exceptional capacity to stay submerged underwater. As Simon follows Flova into the pool, he makes a startling discovery. What follows is a story of temptation and pursuit. Clear Blue is a tale of impossible love and its harrowing consequences.

Stingray

This film depicts the struggle of a writer who visits his local Aquatic Pet shop to buy a new fish. The story begins when he runs into a pretty young woman, and after a lively argument with a resident, he decides to ask her out on a date. However, Kurt's not as good with words as he thinks. This story of confessing love is what will help you connect with the movie.

Henry

Henry is a universally relevant short film to explain that love has does not discriminate. This short film talks about various truths that are relevant today. Henry questions the audience on what it means to be a child, to be free from any gender labelling or restriction, to express yourself free from judgment, and to be bolstered by one's imagination.

Rhinos

They say communication is the key in every relation, but this short film will let you believe otherwise. Rhinos talks about a couple who are thrown together by circumstance. What makes it interesting is despite a language barrier, they learn more about each other than they thought was possible.

~Pamper your partner with these short doses of love available onTata Sky ShortsTV, ShortsTV Active, and Airtel ShortsTV ~

Watch Short Dose of Entertainment with Bollywood superstars on ShortsTV

Is work from home taking up all your me-time? Then take a break from your routine and enjoy a short doseof entertainment. Watch short films of your favourite Bollywood superstars on ShortsTV. Available on Tata Sky, Airtel TV, Dish TV, and d2h, ShortsTV showcases awarding winning short films of celebrities such as Anupam Kher, Ali Afzal, Sujay Ghosh, Satyajit Ray, Radhika Apte and many more. Here is a list of short movies that feature Indian stories.

KHEER

As we age, life can get lonelier, and the definition of relationships, mature. 'Kheer' is a delightful serving of love and companionship where secrets get accidentally spilled and shared. It opens with an irritated man, played most convincingly by Anupam Kher, quarrelling with a woman. Anupam Kher made his short film debut with this movie.

OUCH

What happens when a plan for extra marital affair goes completely wrong? A man decides to leave his wife for a girl. Life takes a turn when that girl starts having second thoughts. This Neeraj Pandey’s 15-minute short film, Ouch, is a dark comedy that features Manoj Bajpayee as a middle-aged Casanova.

CHEERS

Starring Ali Fazal in the lead role, the story is about a young boy abandoned by his alcoholic mother. Now a man, he returns to meet her. Anju Mahendru portrays the role of a not-so-perfect mother, a woman who earlier chose alcohol over her son.

ANUKUL

What happens when a machine starts questioning our ways of the world? Based on a short story by Satyajit Ray and directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Anukul stars Saurabh Shukla and Parambrata Chattopadhyay. The film is about how a robot attendant is loved and hated in equal measure by humans. The relationship between man and machine forms the crux of the film, and although written in 1976, it is eerily relevant today with the mounting wave of artificial intelligence. With sublime performances by the cast, Anukul is a haunting film that will stay with you long after it is over.

THAT DAY AFTER EVERYDAY

That Day After Everyday is a film directed by Anurag Kashyap, written by Nitin Bhardwaj, and produced by Sankalp Acharekar& Omer Haidar. Starring Sandhya Mridul, Radhika Apte, Geetanjali Thapa, and Aranya Kaur, the film takes the audience on an emotional ride ending at an action-filled crescendo. The film deals with eve-teasing, a social issue, and revolves around three women who overcome their helplessness in a bad situation.

~ Watch other interesting short films by Bollywood celebrities on Tata Sky ShortsTV, ShortsTV Active, and Airtel ShortsTV ~

Watch Short Dose of Entertainment with Bollywood superstars on ShortsTV

Is work from home taking up all your me-time? Then take a break from your routine and enjoy a short doseof entertainment. Watch short films of your favourite Bollywood superstars on ShortsTV. Available on Tata Sky, Airtel TV, Dish TV, and d2h, ShortsTV showcases awarding winning short films of celebrities such as Anupam Kher, Ali Afzal, Sujay Ghosh, Satyajit Ray, Radhika Apte and many more. Here is a list of short movies that feature Indian stories.

KHEER

As we age, life can get lonelier, and the definition of relationships, mature. 'Kheer' is a delightful serving of love and companionship where secrets get accidentally spilled and shared. It opens with an irritated man, played most convincingly by Anupam Kher, quarrelling with a woman. Anupam Kher made his short film debut with this movie.

OUCH

What happens when a plan for extra marital affair goes completely wrong? A man decides to leave his wife for a girl. Life takes a turn when that girl starts having second thoughts. This Neeraj Pandey’s 15-minute short film, Ouch, is a dark comedy that features Manoj Bajpayee as a middle-aged Casanova.

CHEERS

Starring Ali Fazal in the lead role, the story is about a young boy abandoned by his alcoholic mother. Now a man, he returns to meet her. Anju Mahendru portrays the role of a not-so-perfect mother, a woman who earlier chose alcohol over her son.

ANUKUL

What happens when a machine starts questioning our ways of the world? Based on a short story by Satyajit Ray and directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Anukul stars Saurabh Shukla and Parambrata Chattopadhyay. The film is about how a robot attendant is loved and hated in equal measure by humans. The relationship between man and machine forms the crux of the film, and although written in 1976, it is eerily relevant today with the mounting wave of artificial intelligence. With sublime performances by the cast, Anukul is a haunting film that will stay with you long after it is over.

THAT DAY AFTER EVERYDAY

That Day After Everyday is a film directed by Anurag Kashyap, written by Nitin Bhardwaj, and produced by Sankalp Acharekar& Omer Haidar. Starring Sandhya Mridul, Radhika Apte, Geetanjali Thapa, and Aranya Kaur, the film takes the audience on an emotional ride ending at an action-filled crescendo. The film deals with eve-teasing, a social issue, and revolves around three women who overcome their helplessness in a bad situation.

~ Watch other interesting short films by Bollywood celebrities on Tata Sky ShortsTV, ShortsTV Active, and Airtel ShortsTV ~

Third edition of ShortsTV Best of India Short Film Festival now open for entries

~ Received over 1000 entries; winners eligible for prizes totalling $2,500 and Oscar qualification ~ 

Mumbai, 02^nd June 2020: ShortsTV, the world’s first 24/7 channel dedicated to short films is back with the 2020 edition of its indigenous Best of India Short Film Festival, allowing filmmakers to submit entries online. Now in its third edition and having received over 1000 entries already, the Festival allows Indian filmmakers a chance to showcase their craft and creativity to the global audience. 

Established with a goal to honour & recognize the exceptional work of Indian filmmakers and opening new opportunities for them, the ShortsTV Best of India Short Film Festival shortlists the top 5 films from the entries. These shortlisted films will be winning a theatrical release in Hollywood which qualifies them for Oscar® consideration. The five shortlisted films also receive prize totalling $2,500 and are eligible for a television broadcast deal on ShortsTV.

Commenting on the occasion, Carter Pilcher, Chief Executive, ShortsTV said, “Indian filmmakers have unparalleled creativity and deserve global recognition. We created the ShortsTV Best of India Short Film Festival as a launching pad to give the best Indian short filmmakers a shot at Oscar® recognition.  These prizes are the pinnacle of film and India’s filmmakers have been shutout of the competition.  That’s starting to change.  We have seen some amazing films during the first two editions of the Festival, have gotten a great response so far for the 2020 edition and are seeing some films that might break-out. It’s exciting.”

Winners of the 2019 edition were Half Full, featuring veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah and versatile actor Vikrant Massey, and Counterfeit Kunkoo, written and directed by Reema Sengupta. The other shortlisted movies that qualified for Oscar consideration include Unfamiliar by Rahat Jain and Maya by Vikas Chandra. Subscribers can watch and enjoy the previous years shortlisted and winning short films such as Unfamiliar and Shunyata on ShortsTV. 

To be eligible for the competition, entries need to be “narrative” live action short films with a total running time of 40 minutes or less where either the writer, director or producer is from India and the film’s final form is in High Definition (HD) or DCP.

Key dates for the competition are as follows:

• 15^th July 2020: Last Date for Submission
• Winners announced on ShortsTV television and social media platforms in August 2020

For further details on the Festival and submission guidelines, filmmakers should visit: https://filmfreeway.com/BestofIndiaShortFilmFestival

ShortsTV inks content deal with Viacom18 Studios; expands its Indian short films portfolio - ShortsTV वायाकाॅम18 स्टूडियो के साथ मिलकर अपने भारतीय लघु फिल्मों के पोर्टफोलियो का विस्तार कर रहा है

~ Wins South Asia distribution rights of 15 popular short films produced by Tipping Point such as Maya, Geek Out, The Epiphany, Glitch, Red Velvet among others  

Mumbai, May 2020: ShortsTV, the world’s first 24/7 channel dedicated to short films has inked a content deal with Tipping Point, the digital content production arm of Viacom18 Studios. As a part of the deal, ShortsTV has bagged the South Asia distribution rights of 15 short films featuring some of Bollywood’s top actors and directors.

ShortsTV’s depth of films is unrivalled, drawing from a growing catalogue of more than 13,000 Indian and international short films. With this new partnership, ShortsTV has added to its bouquet top Indian short films such as Maya, Geek Out, The Epiphany, Glitch, The Daughter-In-Law, Grey, Red Velvet, A(U)N Usual Day, On the Road, Joy Ride, Teaspoon, Tea, Kill Me with Love, Hidden Cricket and A Twist in Love. These boundary-breaking stories, featuring popular actors such as Vicky Kaushal, Sayani Gupta, Mona Singh, Fardeen Khan span across genres as diverse as drama, thriller, adventure and mystery and are produced by Tipping Point.

Commenting on the partnership, Carter Pilcher, Chief Executive, ShortsTV said, “In line with our endeavor to bring the highest quality short entertainment to film buffs, we are delighted to partner with Viacom18 Studios’ Tipping Point to add the most popular Indian short films to our growing library. During these unprecedented times when people are indoors and looking for new entertainment options, ShortsTV is ready to deliver content extraordinaire from across the globe, to be enjoyed from the safety of our homes.”

Commenting on the deal, Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom18 Studios, said, “In just over a year, Tipping Point as a young digital content brand, has managed to create content that cuts across demographics, set genres and formulas. Our latest association with ShortsTV for our widely appreciated short films is a step towards deepening that connect with discerning consumers. From licensing our content to top Indian OTT players like VOOT or global platforms like Netflix & ShortsTV – we will continue to connect stories to audiences across the globe.”

Debuting in India in 2018 first on Tata Sky, ShortsTV is now available across all leading DTH platforms reaching over 60 million households, providing short filmmakers an excellent platform to showcase their work. ShortsTV is available ad-free on Dish TV and d2h as ‘ShortsTV Active’ (channel 135), on Airtel Digital TV as ‘Airtel ShortsTV’ (channel 259) and on Tata Sky as ‘Tata Sky ShortsTV’ (HD channel 112 and SD channel 113).

In addition, ShortsTV has founded the Best of India Short Film Festival inviting filmmakers to make their submissions aiming to qualify more Indian short films for Oscar consideration. This year, the festival has already received more than 1000 entries.

ABOUT SHORTSTV:

• ShortsTV is the first and only 24/7, linear and OTT HD TV channel dedicated to short form video entertainment, including movies and series.
• Distributed globally, the channel is available in 100 million homes across the US, India, Latin America, the Netherlands, Belgium and Eastern Europe.
• With over 13,000 titles, ShortsTV has the largest catalogue of quality short form video entertainment, including award-winning and star-studded live action, animated and documentary shorts from filmmakers around the globe.
• In addition to the channel, ShortsTV distributes a significant catalogue of on-demand shorts through video-on-demand on iTunes in 92 countries, Amazon Instant Video (UK, US and Germany), Google Play (US and Canada), and Verizon and Frontier (US).
• Since 2006, ShortsTV has exclusively presented the ‘Oscar Nominated Short Films’ theatrical release in cinemas across the US and Canada, South America, Europe, India, Australia and South Africa.
• ShortsTV has developed and is in beta testing in the US with AT&T, the first app to use a similar machine-learning algorithm to Spotify, giving audiences the power to create their own channels in the short form video entertainment space.

·         ShortsTV is operated by Shorts International and is headquartered in London, England with offices in Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Mumbai. The company is led by Carter Pilcher, Chief Executive, and is owned by Shorts Entertainment Holdings, with AMC Networks as a significant minority shareholder.

ABOUT VIACOM18 STUDIOS

Viacom18 Studios is India's finest fully integrated motion pictures studio that has emerged as a force to reckon with by delivering a stream of critically and commercially successful films. Offering differentiated and meaningful cinema, some of its iconic releases include Andhadhun (2018), Padmaavat (2018), Toilet – Ek Prem Katha (2017), Lucknow Central (2017), Drishyam (2015), Gabbar is Back (2015), Margarita with a Straw (2015), Manjhi – The Mountain Man (2015), Mary Kom (2014), Queen (2014), Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), Madras Café (2013), to name a few. Viacom18 Studios is also one of the few studios to have successfully ventured into regional films across languages like Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi and from the South. The Studio has also backed path-breaking and much-appreciated creative work in the form of hits like Bombay Talkies, Gangs of Wasseypur I and II, OMG - Oh My God! amongst others.

The strategic alliance with Paramount Pictures to market and distribute PPI line-up in the Indian sub-continent has seen blockbusters like Mission Impossible: The Fallout, Transformers: The Last Knight, Baywatch, xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Allied, Rings, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trey Beyond, Ben-Hur, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Paranormal Activity, Terminator Genisys and Hercules to name a few. 

मुंबई। शॉर्ट फिल्मों को समर्पित दुनिया का पहला 24/7 चैनल ShortsTV ने वायकॉम 18 स्टूडियो के डिजिटल कंटेंट प्रोडक्शन आर्म टिपिंग पॉइंट के साथ एक कंटेंट डील की है। सौदे के एक हिस्से के रूप में, ShortsTV ने 15 लघु फिल्मों के दक्षिण एशिया वितरण अधिकारों को हासिल किया है, जिसमें बॉलीवुड के कुछ शीर्ष अभिनेता और निर्देशक हैं।

13,000 से अधिक भारतीय और अंतर्राष्ट्रीय लघु फिल्मों की बढ़ती सूची में से शॉर्ट्स टीवी की फिल्मों की गहराई बेजोड़ है। इस नई साझेदारी के साथ, शॉर्ट्स टीवी ने माया, गीक आउट, द एपिफेनी, ग्लिच, द डॉटर-इन-लॉ, ग्रे, रेड वेल्वेट, ए (यू) एन यूएस डे, ऑन रोड जैसी अपनी गुलदस्ता शीर्ष भारतीय लघु फिल्मों में जोड़ा है। , जॉय राइड, टीस्पून, टी, किल मी विद लव, हिडन क्रिकेट और ए ट्विस्ट इन लव। विक्की कौशल, सयानी गुप्ता, मोना सिंह, फरदीन खान जैसे लोकप्रिय अभिनेताओं की इन सीमाओं को तोड़ने वाली कहानियां, नाटक, थ्रिलर, साहसिक और रहस्य के रूप में विविध शैलियों में फैली हुई हैं और टिपिंग प्वाइंट द्वारा निर्मित हैं।

शॉर्ट्स टीवी के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी कार्टर पिल्चर ने साझेदारी पर टिप्पणी करते हुए कहा, “फिल्म प्रेमियों के लिए उच्चतम गुणवत्ता वाले लघु मनोरंजन लाने के हमारे प्रयास के अनुरूप, हमें सबसे लोकप्रिय भारतीय लघु फिल्मों को जोड़ने के लिए वायाकाॅम 18 स्टूडियोज के टिपिंग पॉइंट के साथ साझेदारी करने की खुशी है हमारे बढ़ते पुस्तकालय के लिए। इन अभूतपूर्व समय के दौरान जब लोग घर के अंदर होते हैं और मनोरंजन के नए विकल्पों की तलाश करते हैं, तो शॉर्ट्स टीवी दुनिया भर से असाधारण चीजों को वितरित करने के लिए तैयार है, ताकि हमारे घरों की सुरक्षा का आनंद लिया जा सके।”

इस सौदे पर टिप्पणी करते हुए, वायाकाॅम18 स्टूडियोज के सीओओ, अजीत अंधारे ने कहा, “केवल एक साल में, टिपिंग पॉइंट एक युवा डिजिटल सामग्री ब्रांड के रूप में, जनसांख्यिकी, सेट शैलियों और फार्मुलों में कटौती करने वाली सामग्री बनाने में कामयाब रहा है। हमारी व्यापक रूप से सराही गई लघु फिल्मों के लिए शॉर्ट्सटीवी के साथ हमारा नवीनतम जुड़ाव गहरीकरण की दिशा में एक कदम है जो समझदार उपभोक्ताओं से जुड़ता है। अपनी सामग्री को लाइसेंस देने से लेकर शीर्ष भारतीय ओटीटी खिलाड़ियों जैसे वीओओटी या ग्लोबल प्लेटफॉर्म जैसे नेटफ्लिक्स और शॉर्ट्सटीवी – हम कहानियों को दुनिया भर के दर्शकों से जोड़ते रहेंगे।”

भारत में 2018 में पहली बार टाटा स्काई पर डेब्यू करते हुए, शार्ट्स टीवी अब सभी प्रमुख डीटीएच प्लेटफार्मों में 60 मिलियन से अधिक घरों तक पहुंच रहा है, लघु फिल्म निर्माताओं को अपने काम का प्रदर्शन करने के लिए एक उत्कृष्ट मंच प्रदान करता है। ShortsTV डिश टीवी पर एड-फ्री और ‘ShortsTV Active’ (चैनल 135), Airtel डिजिटल टीवी पर ‘Airtel ShortsTV’ (चैनल 259) के रूप में और Tata Sky पर ‘Tata Sky ShortsTV’ (HD चैनल 112 और SD) के रूप में उपलब्ध है। चैनल 113)।