MUMBAI: The Film and Television Producers Guild of India has announced the first edition of the Guild Television Awards to honor the best in the entertainment industry. The ceremony will be conducted on 16 December 2015 and will be aired on Sony Entertainment Television. The award ceremony will recognize extraordinary brilliance and the legacy of television in our country. The event will also commemorate extraordinary achievements in Indian cinema and television fraternity and will honor the best contributions and accomplishments in the industry.
Speaking on the announcement, the President of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India Mukesh Bhatt asserted, “The Television Industry has been growing at an exciting pace. With multiple TV channels and genres developing across the spectrum, it is time to celebrate the success. Over the years, we have honored deserving talent from both film and television industries and this time we have taken a step ahead to specially create a dedicated platform and event to celebrate the success of the television industry. Our TV landscape is rich and boasts of path-breaking series and production of global standards. We are very excited and look forward to the ceremony that will celebrate the best performances in the past year.”
The joint event between The Guild and event management agency, Wizcraft will be seen working with the leading broadcast networks and the leading producers to celebrate producers, channels, actors, directors and writers on one star-studded stage.
“India is home to an illustrious and prolific television industry which presents a plethora of fresh concepts and larger-than-life productions year on year spanning mythology, historical, family dramas, thrillers, comedy, reality and much more. It gives us immense pleasure to host an exclusive ceremony for the members of the Indian television fraternity and look forward to creating the biggest night Indian television is yet to witness”, adds Wizcraft International Entertainment director Sabbas Joseph.
The winners of the Awards will be chosen by the Guild’s panel of 160 members which constitutes some of the most powerful and influential luminaries in the film and television sector.
