Mumbai: Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra has entered into a collaboration with Talenthouse India to look for screen writers to be given opportunity in his upcoming productions. In the last 30 years, under his Vinod Chopra Films banner, he introduced talents like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Boman Irani, Vidya Balan, Shantanu Moitra, among others, to the industry.
Speaking on the initiative, Sameer Rao, CEO, Vinod Chopra Films, said "our filmography is testimony to three decades of commitment to achieving excellence in cinema. We believe that the starting point for every great film is in an outstanding story. We are entering into this initiative, in collaboration with Talenthouse India, to discover new screenwriting talent who have the potential to contribute to the creation and development of our brand of cinema."
Arun Mehra, CEO-Talenthouse India, said Talenthouse is a platform that looks to source talent and bring it to the right audience. Vidhu Vinod Chopra has always backed creative excellence and this collaboration with Talenthouse will help
him identify that genius from the millions of aspirants.
"The submission deadline for this hunt is January 22 2012. The voting for the entries will begin from January 23 and the winner will be announced on February 15," he said.
The aspirants have to log on to the Talenthouse website, upload their work and seek votes online. There will be a judging panel comprising representatives from Talenthouse and Vinod Chopra films. However, candidates with the highest votes
will be given priority.
The winner will get a cash prize of Rs 30,000 from Talenthouse and also be part of the production team of Vinod Chopra Films.
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