The Grand Book Fair In London

The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film, and digital channels. More than 25,000 publishing professionals arrive in London for the week of the Fair to learn, network and kick off their year of business. Certainly, few cities can lay claim to as many great writers. Home to Shakespeare’s Globe theater, Charles Dickens’ Museum, and Sherlock Holmes’ Baker Street, London is an unparalleled draw for everyone interested in books, stories, culture, and creativity. There are over 300 languages spoken in the city, more than any city in the world. It has 800 bookshops and over 380 public libraries, including the renowned British Library, which holds the Magna Carta. Countless film greats feature this glorious city, from A Clockwork Orange, and Harry Potter to Notting Hill.

Who Exhibits

Today, the entire international publishing industry is represented, from the giant houses with which we are all familiar to the smallest independent. There are the publishers of blockbuster novels and academic texts, and the producers of children’s books and graphic novels. A key part of the exhibition is the increasing number of tech players who explore the myriad ways in which content can now be treated and delivered. So there are mobile companies, gaming start-ups, and content-hungry tech companies. This is where you feel the zeitgeist. The international reach is breathtaking. More than 60 countries regularly exhibit, visitors from 118 countries and there are around 1,500 global companies represented. 56 Indian Publishers are going to participate in London Book Fair 2017.

Who Visits

Visitors include anyone who is involved with the creation, distribution, sale or treatment of content. Authors, talent scouts, editors, designers and digital gurus, all walk the floor, meeting, talking, observing and discovering. Typically, the Fair welcomes more than 25,000 professional visitors from more than 118 countries. For a sense of where the industry is and where it is going, The London Book Fair is essential.

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Author of The Day

The Author of the Day program is an established, and constantly buzzing feature of the Fair. Writers so honored in the past include David Nicholls, Hilary Mantel, William Boyd, Julia Donaldson and Bi Feiyu. Author interviews in the PEN Literary Salon attract large crowds annually.

The London Book Fair International Excellence Award 2017

Global Winners celebrate their success in the following categories:

• The Academic and Professional Publisher Award
• The Educational Initiatives Award
• The Educational Learning Resources Award supported by China Education Journal
• The Literary Agent Award
• Literary Translation Initiative Award
• The Market Focus Poland Adult Trade Publisher Award
• The Market Focus Poland Children’s and Young Adult Publisher Award
• The Bookstore of the Year Award
• The Quantum Publishing Innovation Award
• The London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award
• Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) International Excellence Award
• The Brand Licensing Award
• The Literary Festival Award, supported by the International Literary Showcase
• The Rights Professional Award
• The Diversity in Publishing Award, supported by Equip
• The Market Focus Poland Outstanding Contribution Award

The awards, which are held in partnership with the UK Publishers Association (PA) and sponsored by Hytex, celebrate excellence in sixteen categories, including international publishing, academic and scholarly publishing, children’s publishing, literary translation and digital innovation. In each award category, the judging panel was comprised of experts in that sector. 

The London Book Fair itself is one of the world's best gatherings of publishers, booksellers, and others in this industry. For the full shortlist of London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards finalists, click here.

The Trailblazer Award

The winners of the second London Book Fair Trailblazer Awards were announced by The London Book Fair last night at an inspiring and stylish event at Soho House in London.

Celebrating young talent under the age of 30 in publishing, the winners of the 2017 Trailblazer Awards are:

•  Anna Russo, Sales Executive at Hodder Education
• Caroline Tatam, Platform Marketing Executive at Cambridge University Press
•  Claire O’Neill, Business Affairs Manager at Audible
•  Željka Marošević, Co-Publisher at Daunt Books Publishing
•  Heather McDaid, Publisher at 404 INK / Scot Lit Fest

Conferences

The London Book Fair Conferences place the spotlight on a specific aspect of the industry offering exciting keynote speakers, future-gazing presentations, heated debate and unrivaled networking opportunities.

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Date - 14th March 2017 - 16th March 2017

Location - Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London.

Winners of Oscar Awards 2017

The celebration of the 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have came to an end. The grand event took place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST honored the best films of 2016.

During the ceremony, AMPAS presented the Oscar Awards in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony for the first time.

Important Events :

Date	Event
Monday, February 13, 2017	Final voting begins
Tuesday, February 21, 2017	Final polls close at 5:00 p.m. PST (01:00, 22 Feb. UTC) (8:00 p.m. EST)
Sunday, February 26, 2017	89th Annual Academy Awards presentation

Venue :  Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center
Date   : Sunday, February 26, 2017


Winners of the 89th Annual Academy Awards :

These are the Winners of the 89th Annual Academy Awards. iMusti congratulates All the Winners of Oscars.

Best Picture : Moonlight (Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner)

Actor in a Leading Role :  Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Actress in a Leading Role : Emma Stone (La La Land)

Actor in a Supporting Role :  Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Actress in a Supporting Role : Viola Davis (Fences)

Animated Feature Film :  Zootopia (Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer)

Cinematography : La La Land (Linus Sandgren)

Costume Design : Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Colleen Atwood)

Directing : La La Land (Damien Chazelle)

Documentary - Feature :  O.J.: Made in America (Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow)

Documentary - Short Subject : The White Helmets (Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna)

Film Editing : Hacksaw Ridge (John Gilbert)

Foreign Language Film : The Salesman (Iran; Directed by Asghar Farhadi)

Makeup and Hairstyling : Suicide Squad (Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio)

Music Original Score : La La Land (Justin Hurwitz)

Music Original Song : City Of Stars from La La Land (Music by Justin Hurwitz)

Production Design : La La Land (David Wasco)

Short Film - Animated : Piper (Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer)

Short Film - Live Action : Sing (Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy)

Sound Editing : Arrival (Sylvain Bellemare)

Sound Mixing : Hacksaw Ridge (Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright)

Visual Effects : The Jungle Book (Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew)

Writing - Adapted Screenplay : Moonlight (Screenplay by Barry Jenkins)

Writing - Original Screenplay : Manchester by the Sea (Written by Kenneth Lonergan)

Books Behind OSCAR Nominees :

Want to know about the books which forms a lead for the movies to showcase in big screens? Here is the list of such books which you may be intersted to have in your shelves.

La La Land (9781495088247)

Fences (9780452264014)

 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (9781338109061)

Arrival (9781101972120)

Zootopia (9781988032870)

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (9781455582273)

A Man Called Ove (9781476738024)

Florence Foster Jenkins (9781509824687)

Hidden Figures (9780062363602)

I Am Not Your Negro (9780525434696)

Life, Animated (9781423180364)

Lion (9780425276198)

Nocturnal Animals (9781478970637)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (9780399178450)

Silence (9781250082275)

Star Trek Beyond (9781785860096)

Sully (9780061924699)

OSCAR STATUETTE DESIGN

A stylized figure of a knight holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes signifying the five original branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers).

NOMINATIONS & SELECTION

Regular awards are presented for outstanding individual or collective film achievements in a wide variety of categories. Most categories are nominated by the members of the corresponding branch–actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. However, certain categories such as Foreign Language Film and Animated Feature Film have special voting rules. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees. Nominations voting is conducted using both paper and online ballots.

LIVE TELECAST :

You can watch the OSCAR Live on Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD on February 27, LIVE at 5:30 AM with a Repeat at 8:30 PM.

The Shack - Movie Based On A Novel

The Shack is a Christian novel by Canadian author William P. Young. The novel was self-published but became a USA Today bestseller, having sold 1 million copies as of June 8, 2008. It was the No. 1 paperback trade fiction seller on The New York Times Best Seller list from June 2008 to early 2010. In 2009 it was awarded the "Diamond Award" for sales of over 10 million copies by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.

Top Reviews

The Shack is a one of a kind invitation to journey to the very heart of God. With every page, the complicated do’s and don’t that distort a relationship into a religion were washed away as I understood Father, Son, and Holy Ghost for the first time in my life..” - Patrick M. Roddy, Emmy Award Winning Producer of ABC News.

When the imagination of a writer and the passion of a theologian cross-fertilize the result is a novel on the order of The Shack. This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his. It’s that good! - Eugene Peterson, Professor Emeritus Of Spiritual Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.

Film adaptation

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called "The Shack." Nine years and more than 22 million copies later, “The Shack” has been turned into a movie. The film opens in theaters nationwide on March 3. It stars in Sam Worthington as Mack Phillips, who faces a tragedy that shakes his faith to the core. Later, Mack receives a letter inviting him to an abandoned shack in the Organ wilderness. He meets a trio led by Papa (Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer) who helps Mack better understand his tragedy, changing his life forever.

According to Young, the big screen adaptation of his book offers a positive perspective in a time of political division and doubt. “It will help start authentic conversations about faith and humanity,” he said. “God becoming human is a high view of humanity, and right now, we have a low view of humanity.”

Plot

The Shack takes us on a father's uplifting spiritual journey. After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa. Through this meeting, Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever.

Crew - The Shack

Director	:	Stuart Hazeldine
Producer	:	Brad Cummings & Gil Netter
Executive Producer	:	Mike Drake
Co Producer	:	Lani Netter
Writer	:	William P. Young
Screenplay	:	John Fusco, Andrew Lanham & Destin Daniel Cretton.
Music Director	:	Aaron Zigman
Cinematography	:	Declan Quinn

Cast - The Shack

Sam Worthington	As	Mack Phillips
Octavia Spencer	As	Papa
Radha Mitchell	As	Nan
Tim McGraw	As	Willie
Ryan Robbins	As	Emil Ducette

Official Trailer of The Shack 

In Theatres 

The Shack is now playing in theatres from March 3rd, 2017.  In the United States and Canada, The Shack opened on March 3, 2017, was projected to gross around $10 million from 2,888 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $850,000 from Thursday night previews and $5.5 million on its first day. It went on to open to $16.1 million, finishing above expectations.

‘The Shack’: Film Review

The Shack, the story of a grief-stricken dad coping with the death of his daughter. In the film, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer plays God. She says the film presents a message of inspiration and faith. Mack Phillips (Sam Worthington) doubts the existence of God after his daughter is kidnapped and killed, but he ends up having a life-changing experience: He spends the weekend with the Holy Trinity, as personified by three people (including Octavia Spencer). There's no iffy language, drinking/smoking, or sex, but there are some disturbing scenes. Two children nearly drown while camping one requires CPR and a young girl goes missing and is presumed dead. The movie has inspiring messages about everything from seeking help/counsel to processing grief in a healthy way to the power of forgiveness. That said, the ideas related to God's role in people's lives will particularly resonate with Christians/those open to faith-based questions. Read Full Review in Hollywood Reporter.

Dunkirk (2017) - An Epic war thriller by Christopher Nolan

Dunkirk is an upcoming 2017 British-French-American epic war thriller written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan the director of INTERSTELLAR and THE DARK KNIGHT. Filming began on 23 May 2016 in Dunkirk, France in the same location as the real historical evacuation. The movie was shot on IMAX 65 mm and 65 mm large format. In the course of shooting, Dunkirk operated under the code name “Bodega Bay”.

Catch the action on screen on July 21

The film depicts the dramatic and true story of the Dunkirk evacuations from a war torn beach and harbor in France, following the seemingly doomed plight of allied soldiers in World War II. Recently this movie received PG-13 rating by MPAA film rating system for “intense war experience and language.”

Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, and Mark Rylance were in talks to join the ensemble as supporting characters in late 2015. Fionn Whitehead was cast as the lead in March 2016, and Jack Lowden, Aneurin Barnard and Harry Styles have added to the list shortly after. The most eye-catching casting decision comes in the form of One Direction singer Harry Styles.

Nolan is known for going beyond the extra mile to use practical effects for his films because the real thing isn’t the same as cooking up the same thing with 1s and 0s in a computer. In order to avoid the use of computer generated imagery, the production had cardboard cut-out props of soldiers and military vehicles placed in the far background of shots to create the illusion of a large army.

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan took to the stage this week to introduce clips from his upcoming World War II drama, Dunkirk. The footage showed three shots running concurrently set in three different locations – on land, sea and in the air. The hype around Harry Styles’ acting debut, alongside Tom Hardy and Mark Rylance, has been heightened once more after exhibitors at CinemaCon give a clip from the movie a standing ovation.

The film, a riveting account of the defense and evacuation of British and Allied forces on the shores of Dunkirk, France during the Second World War, might well be Nolan’s masterpiece. At a swift 106 minutes, it’s his leanest, most driven film to date, as well as the strongest case he’s made yet for utilizing the Imax format. But, as a trio of stories taking place within separate timelines that cascade together in a feat of structural bravado few would even conceive for a film like this, let alone attempt, “Dunkirk” also stands as one of the director’s most fascinating experiments with time so far.

Cast :

Tom Hardy as Farrier
Harry Styles as Tommy
Jack Lowden as Alex
Aneurin Barnard as Gibson
Fionn Whitehead as Collins

Crew : 

Director                  : Christopher Nolan
Producer                 : Emma Thomas
Executive Producer : Jake Myers
Cinematographer     : Hoyte Van Hoytema

Dunkirk 2017 Official Trailer

Dunkirk Survival Teaser