India Web Fest
India Web Fest Season 6: Panel Discussion: Crafting ‘Real’ Narratives In The Age Of Reel and Shorts
The India Web Fest Season 6 witnessed a special set of individuals coming in from different facets of the entertainment space, as they came together to talk about some burning topics that shape the way the industry functions. One such topic that was being discussed was crafting real narratives in the age of reel and shorts and to discuss the same, the panel had Ms. Uorfi Javed, internet personality and star of her reality show, Follow Kar Lo Yaar along with Fazila Allana, Managing Director, SOL Productions Pvt. Ltd. in a session that was moderated by Kunal Kothari, Senior Editor, IWM | Click Here...
India Web Fest Season 6: Panel Discussion: The Storytellers: Weaving Magic On OTT
The India Web Fest Season 6 witnessed an array of topics being discussed with some of the biggest and most prolific dignatories coming in and talking about the same. One such topic was an important conversation about how storytellers are weaving magic on OTT. The session was moderated by Priyanka Sinha Jha, Co-founder of Talkietive Content Creators, with speakers that included Tej Karan Singh Bajaj, Head, Originals, Jio Studios; Prahlad Kakar, Creative Producer, Kaans; Namit Sharma, CEO, Arre Studios, Gurmmeet Singh, Film & Series Director and Producer; Suparna Varma, Writer & | Click Here...
India Web Fest Season 6: Panel Discussion: The Power Of Branded Content In Storytelling
The India Web Fest Season 6 witnessed a special set of individuals coming in from different facets of the entertainment space, as they came together to talk about some burning topics that shape the way the industry functions. One of the more important topics that was a part of the conversation was the topic of the power of branded content in storytelling. This session was moderated by Mr Ketan K Bharati, Brand & Marketing Consultant and the panellists who will discuss the same are Mr Yatnesh Pandey, VP Marketing, Greenply Industries Ltd; Mr Vivek Mohan Sharma, Head Branded Conten | Click Here...
India Web Fest Season 6: Panel Discussion: The Business Of OTT: Decoding The Way Ahead
The India Web Fest Season 6 witnessed a special set of individuals coming in from different facets of the entertainment space, as they came together to talk about some burning topics that shape the way the industry functions. One of the more important topics that was a part of the conversation was talking about the business of OTT and decoding the way ahead. The session was moderated by Parul Menghani, Founder & CEO, Good Ants Media, and in conversation with Nitin Burman, Senior Vice President & Head, Non-Subscription Revenue, Aha; Venugopal Iyengar, COO, Digital, Planetcast; | Click Here...
India Web Fest Season 6: Fireside Chat: Havas Play: Driving Innovation In Dynamic World Of Advertising
The India Web Fest Season 6 witnessed some of the most prolific dignitaries emerge and indulge in the most burning and essential topics that propel the entertainment space forward. Among the several topics that were being discussed, one was driving innovation in the dynamic world of advertising, where the founder and editor-in-chief of IWMBuzz, Siddhartha Laik sat down for a fireside chat with Mohit Joshi, Chief Executive Officer, of Havas Media Network India. Here are some excerpts from the conversation- Siddhartha: Firstly Sir, thank you for supporting us in | Click Here...
India Web Fest Season 6: Fireside Chat: Evolution Of An Actor In Changing Times with Ranvir Shorey
The India Web Fest Season 6 witnessed a special set of individuals coming in from different facets of the entertainment space, as they came together to talk about some burning topics that shape the way the industry functions. One of the more important topics that were being discussed was that of the evolution of an actor in changing times and to be discussing the same, we had the presence of Indian actor Ranvir Shorey, as the session was being moderated by Mr. Subhojit Ghosh. Here are some excerpts from the conversation- Subhojit: Of course Sir, everyone has bee | Click Here...
India Web Fest Season 6: Fireside Chat: Progressive Content On OTT: Women Leading The Charge with Rakul Preet Singh
The India Web Fest Season 6 assembled some of the most prolific dignitaries coming in and talking about an array of topics that propel the entertainment space in the digital ecosystem. One such topic that was being discussed was the idea of progressive content on OTT and how women are leading the charge. The respective topic had Ms Rakul Preet Singh coming in to talk about and give her take where it was moderated by the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of IWMBuzz, Mr Siddhartha Laik. Here are some excerpts from the conversation- Siddhartha: The topic is progressive c | Click Here...
India Web Fest Season 6: Trailer Launch & Panel Discussion of ‘Berlin’ – A Zee5 Original Film
With an alluring line-up and an illustrious assembling of some of the finest names that propel the entertainment industry as its whole - India Web Fest Season 6 made its roaring return and managed to touch upon several topics of importance in the web world. The occasion was even more special as IWMBuzz managed to also become the platform for the trailer launch of Zee5's upcoming film, Berlin which stars Aparshakti Khurrana, Ishwak Singh, Rahul Bose and Anupria Goenka in lead roles. This called for an interesting and lovely panel discussion with Khurrana, Bose, Zee5 India CBO - Mr. Ma | Click Here...
India Web Fest Season 6: Fireside Chat: Netflix Driving Content Narrative in Indian OTT
The recently held event, India Web Fest Season 6 managed to rake in an array of respected dignitaries coming in, and a part of the conclave was Ms. Monika Shergill, the Vice President of Content, at Netflix India. Ms. Shergill engaged in an insightful fireside chat with the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of IWMBuzz, Mr. Siddhartha Laik where they talked about how Netflix is driving the content narrative in the Indian OTT space. Siddhartha: Monika Ma'am, first of all, congratulations. It has been a phenomenal year for Netflix with one hit after another ranging from Scoop t | Click Here...
India Web Fest Season 6: Panel Discussion: Entertaining Young Audiences With New-Age Content
The India Web Fest Season 6 concluded a few days ago. It assembled some fine dignitaries from multiple facets of the entertainment space and came together to have insightful conversations about various topics. One such topic was the idea of entertaining young audiences with new-age content and this panel was moderated by Ms. Aarti Singh, CEO, Good Times; while the panel included Mr. Amogh Dusad, Head Content, Amazon miniTV; Mr. Vijay Koshy, President, TVF; Mr. Saurabh Tewari, CEO, Parin Multimedia; and Barkha Singh, Indian Actor. Here are some excerpts from the conversation- | Click Here...
IWMBuzz.com’s India Web Fest Season 5 Redefines Thought Leadership In OTT and Web Entertainment Space
India Web Fest, India’s biggest and one of the most credible OTT and web entertainment conclaves in season 5, ended on a high note with media and entertainment industry’s biggest movers and shakers, including CEOs, CMOs and COOs to digital content bosses to innovative content creators, artists, marketers and media professionals coming under one roof to discuss the future of web entertainment. A stellar lineup of over 50 plus speakers shared their knowledge across topics and subjects. The Fest was held at The Westin, Mumbai on August 22, 2023, and was curated and executed by IWMBu | Click Here...
Digital is a great medium to connect with our fans: Jonita Gandhi
If there’s one singer in today’s time who knows absolutely perfectly how to utilize social media and its various platforms in the best way possible for her best benefit, it is Jonita Gandhi. The young Indo-Canadian origin singer-musician was using her YouTube channel to her fullest potential, before getting spotted by none other than the great A.R Rehman as a great singing potential. And since then, she has never failed to amaze her fans. Be it her YouTube singles or her originals, she has taken a crack at it all and mastered it too. Her Bollywood break, however, happened with †| Click Here...
Platforms like India Web Fest are very important in today’s time – Shefali Shah
Shefali Shah has been in the film industry for a long time. The actress started her career with a small role in ‘Rangeela’. Post which, she made an impact with a supporting role in the superhit crime thriller ‘Satya’. But it was ‘Waqt: The Race Against Time’ where she shared screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and played the role of Akshay Kumar’s mother that she became a familiar face in the industry. She also appeared in Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ and made an impact. But it’s her last quest on the web platform, ‘Delhi Crime’ that topped all. ‘Delhi | Click Here...
Anupriya Goenka opens up on the future of OTT and web
Anupriya Goenka isn’t just gorgeousness personified but is also an amazing actress in the true sense of the term. The actress has worked her way up in the industry with her credible performances. Although having started her career in 2013, she took her time to work her way up before getting opportunities in big-time movies like ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ and ‘Padmaavat’. While in ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, she played the role of a lead nurse, she played the role of the first queen for ‘Padmaavat’ and started gaining the recognition that she deserves. But her real and true critical a | Click Here...
Find out what emoticon Akriti Kakar has in store for Arijit Singh and Neha Kakkar
India, as a country is known for producing some of the most beautiful and wonderful music sensations and Akriti Kakar, is one such name. Having a huge pool of work under her belt in Bengali movies, Akriti managed to make her presence felt in Bollywood as well, by singing and lending her voice to songs in movies like Dus, Rocky, Chup Chup Ke, Namastey London, Good Boy Bad Boy, Apne, Johnny Gaddaar, Dhol, Welcome, Golmaal Returns, We Are Family, Jism 2, Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania and many more. Being a top voice and personality in the YouTube circuit as well, Akriti was recently invited | Click Here...
Dia Mirza reveals her first fan moment
Dia Mirza is truly gorgeousness personified in the true sense of the term. After having been in a hiatus from films and the camera for a long time, Dia made a fabulous comeback in 'Sanju' in the role of Manyata Dutt which is embraced very beautifully. And then in 2019, she entered into the web space with a bang with 'Kaafir' which dealt with a very important subject revolving around Kashmir. Dia was recently present at the India Web Fest 2019, India's biggest web entertainment conclave that celebrates web like no other. At the red carpet, Dia was asked about something she didn't expe | Click Here...
The feeling is still the same after every video. – Prajakta Koli
Prajakta Koli is known for having created some of the best and wackiest content on YouTube for public consumption. She has definitely become a huge star just by her posts and uploads on her youtube channel. Over the years, Youtube has grown as a medium like no other. It has given birth to several big time YouTubers, the likes of Bhuvan Bam, Ashish Chanchlani, Prajakta Koli and many more. Having created content like no other and having earned a massive fan following, Prajakta now boasts of followers in millions on Instagram. Prajakta was present at the recently held 'India Web | Click Here...
IWMBuzz.com is back with second edition of India Web Fest: India’s Biggest Web Entertainment Conclave
IWMBuzz.com’s India Web Fest, one of the most impactful initiatives in the new economy web entertainment space, is back in its second edition. To be held on 21 August, at The Westin, Mumbai, the event promises to be a trendsetting affair, with the who’s who of the media & entertainment business speaking their minds. Some of the esteemed speakers in the second edition include Raj Nayak (Ex Viacom 18), Ashish Bhasin (Dentsu Aegis Network), Tarun Katial (Zee5), Sameer Nair (Applause Entertainmen | Click Here...
IWMBuzz to host innovative TV-Video Summit and Awards on 16th Jan
IWMBuzz.com, the online publication covering Indian television and web entertainment space is all set to host its first TV-Video Summit and Awards. This first of its kind TV conclave and award is scheduled to be held on 16 January 2019, at Sahara Star, Mumbai. The summit will see in attendance some of the most revered names from the television and media industry, and will address some of the most pertinent questions for the TV industry today. Industry leaders will discuss, ideate and talk about their vision for the future of the sector. The summit will be followed by awards th | Click Here...
IWMBuzz.com curates innovative web entertainment conclave: India Web Fest
IWMBuzz.com, a publication which caters to the Indian television and web entertainment ecosystem, after organizing India’s biggest web entertainment awards, the IWM Digital Awards, is curating a one of its kind web entertainment conclave – India Web Fest. To be held on 5 September at The Westin, Mumbai, the event promises to be an impactful affair, with the who’s who of the media & entertainment business speaking their minds. Web entertainment has increased its reach and influence in India considerably, with the mushrooming of OTT players and individual content creat | Click Here...