The 18th Edition of the 2017 NEXA
IIFA Awards Powered by Vivo is among the most coveted and highly anticipated
awards celebrations that honor the very best of Indian Cinema with the highest
level of achievement seen through the glamorous IIFA statuette. Set to be held
at the iconic MetLife Stadium on the 14th & 15th of July, this year the NEXA IIFA Awards will witness the
felicitation of powerhouse performances and films at the highly anticipated
Awards night. The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards announced the
list of nominations in the popular category today as IIFA Global Voting goes
LIVE on 20th May 2017 till 18th June 2017.
The Nexa
IIFA Awards will air exclusively on Broadcast Partners, Colors TV with the
Title Sponsor NEXA, and Powered by VIVO.
Tickets
are LIVE to the general public available online only at ticketmaster.com or by
calling (800) 745-3000 or by simply clicking the ‘Buy
Tickets Tab’ on the official IIFA website http://www.iifa.com/. Fans can also
purchase the tickets at MetLife Stadium Box Office (Box Office hours: M – F, 11am – 5pm). For VIP Club Experiences, e-mail us at
vipclub@iifa.com.
Indian
Cinema has had an incredible year with a diverse number of truly unique films
that not only took the box office by storm but were also critically acclaimed.
Leading the race with a whopping 8
nominations in the popular categories along with Best Picture is Ae DIl Hai
Mushkil followed by the biopic of the Former Indian Cricket Team Captain – M.S.
Dhoni: The Untold Story bagging 7
nominations in popular categories including the Best Picture nominations. Top
Contenders for Best Picture category are Neerja, Pink, Sultan and Udta Punjab.
The
nominees for Best Actor in Leading Role Male are Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab,
Ranbir Kapoor for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Shah Rukh Khan for Fan, Sushant Singh
Rajput for M.S. Dhoni, Amitabh Bachchan for Pink and Salman Khan for Sultan.
The nominees for Leading Role Female are Anushka Sharma for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil,
Alia Bhatt for Dear Zindagi & Udta Punjab, Sonam Kapoor for Neerja and
Tapsee Pannu for Pink. The Best Director nominations feature Karan Johar (Ae
Dil Hai Mushkil), Neeraj Pandey (M.S. Dhoni), Ram Madhvani (Neerja), Aniruddha
Roy Chowdhary (Pink), Ali Abbas Zafar (Sultan) and Abhishek Chaubey (Udta
Punjab).
As IIFA
continues to bring together the biggest stars of Bollywood and Hollywood on one
stage, the 2017 IIFA Festival New York will play
host to some of the most celebrated stars and musicians of the Indian film
industry, notable guests, and dignitaries from India and the region, world
media and Indian cinema fans from across the globe.
Wizcraft
International Entertainment Pvt Ltd, known for pioneering many extravagant and
mesmerizing events in India and across the world, conceptualized IIFA 17 years ago, by the creative genius of the trio of
masterminds - Andre Timmins, Viraf Sarkari and Sabbas Joseph. The vision was to
celebrate Indian cinema outside India; and IIFA (International Indian Film
Academy) the flagship brand is the accomplishment of that dream. IIFA is
dedicated to building bridges across cinema, businesses, communities and
nations, creating everyone’s dream: “One People. One World”. The journey over
these past 17 years has seen the brand evolve
from a one night affair to a weekend, which celebrates and hosts various events
and activities related to cinema, business, culture, music and fashion. Hosting
a variety of events during the weekend IIFA helps bring together a global
community of people from all walks of life.
Speaking
of the association, Mr. R. S Kalsi, Executive director, Marketing & Sales,
Maruti Suzuki said “We are delighted to associate with NEXA IIFA Awards 2017 for the third consecutive year. This year we will showcase
how NEXA is at the forefront of bringing innovation & delivering
outstanding experiences. NEXA is not just an automotive brand but also a
lifestyle brand. NEXA is all about newer and premium experiences, just like
IIFA which builds lifetime experiences and felicitates excellence in Indian
cinema at a global stage”
Delighted
at the association, Vivek Zhang, CMO, Vivo India, said, “We are thrilled to
have partnered with the most coveted platform representing Indian cinema
globally. As a global smartphone brand, we constantly try to connect closely
with our target audience in different parts of the country. We believe that the
popularity of India International Film Awards (IIFA) is a splendid opportunity
for Vivo to strengthen connect with the right audience and create a strong
brand recall. Our latest offering in the Indian market is a step ahead in our
endeavor to revolutionize the selfie phenomenon.”
Speaking
on the occasion, Raj Nayak, Chief Operations Officer Viacom18 said, "IIFA Festival is the world's biggest platform
showcasing the magic of Bollywood and India. Colors, India's leading Hindi
Premium entertainment channel, is delighted to bring the magic that’s being
created in New York City to our viewers across the globe. As always the IIFA
Weekend & Awards extravaganza will be telecast to our viewers in over 140 counties with ancillary programming on other Viacom18 channels including MTV & Colors Infinity.”
Andre
Timmins, Director- Wizcraft International, the producers and creators of the
IIFA movement says, “It is amazing to see the progress that the IIFA Festival
New York has seen in the past few months as we prepare for our biggest IIFA
Awards ever. Featuring a mega star line
up for IIFA Rocks & IIFA Awards we will be creating entertainment like
never seen before. We are thankful for
so many of the industry that turned out to vote for the nominated films and
people involved. It now remains for the
global online voting to begin for the popular category awards to be
determined. The 2017 IIFA Awards is going to be a night not to be missed and
exciting times to see who finally wins those highly coveted IIFA Awards. The demand for tickets has been tremendous
and I would simply advise IIFA fans to grab the hotly sought-after tickets
while you still can on iifa.com or ticketmaster.com. “
IIFA
continues on its journey with strength to grow every year in the world of
entertainment and building the outreach as a major event globally to bring
positive results and impact. This year is set to be one of the biggest, most
extravagant and amazing IIFA Weekends to date. Keep up to date with all the
latest news and details on IIFA by logging on to www.iifa.com or checking out
the social media handles:
Facebook
- https://www.facebook.com/IIFA/
Twitter-
https://twitter.com/IIFA
Instagram
- https://www.instagram.com/iifa/
IIFA
Festival is ready to take centre stage in New York City. Don’t miss it for the
world!
About
IIFA (International Indian Film Academy)
Conceptualized
and produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and supported by
the key members of the Indian film fraternity, IIFA is the most appreciated
South Asian film academy and a global platform that gives the Indian film
fraternity an opportunity to reach audiences in international territories. The
alliances made via the platform of IIFA provide huge benefits and gain to India
but an equally important objective of this prestigious brand is to create
similar outcomes in its host country.
The aim is to establish a system of mutual benefit to both India as well
as the host destinations by boosting tourism, economic development, trade,
culture, cross-border investments and film co-productions.
Wizcraft
International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd promotes the IIFA Weekend & Awards
globally each year and travel to new, exciting and beautiful destinations, taking
the film fraternity with it to unite and celebrate the best of Indian film and
culture, thereby taking Indian Cinema and India to a wider audience.
www.iifa.com
ABOUT
WIZCRAFT INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD.
Wizcraft
International Entertainment, India’s leading media and Entertainment Company is
dedicated to showcasing its expertise on the world stage. Having conceptualized some of the grandest
events globally including the 50 Years of
Indian Independence, the 30 Years of
Mauritian Independence, the 10 years of
the South African Freedom Struggle, the Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing
ceremonies in Delhi as well as the Handover ceremony of the Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne, & the prestigious International Indian Film Academy (IIFA)
Awards & Weekend for 15 years in
over 12 countries, Wizcraft has contributed
towards brand building for India across the world. It has pioneered and developed India’s
biggest entertainment brand IIFA which has taken Indian Cinema and culture to
the world. The growth story of the company reflects the evolution of the Indian
event management & entertainment industry itself. Driven by its vision
“Believe in the power of your dreams” the company is committed to quality and
innovation, while setting its sights on greater peaks of achievement.
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MetLife
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