Kamal Hassan, actor, Chairman of FICCI-MEBC, said that Oscar-winning producer Barrie Osborne of the Lord of the Rings trilogy will address a session on producing a film at the FICCI Media Meet scheduled on October 16 and 17 in Chennai.
The two-day media conclave will witness noted filmmakers including Singeetam Srinvasa Rao, Rohan Sippy, Anurag Kashyap and Saurabh Shukla besides himself will be involved in screenwriting workshops at FICCI Media conclave.
Scores of national actors and media professionals including Mohanlal, Mammooty, Dileep, Jairam and Shobana will be part of the two-day event which will also commemorate 100 Years of Indian cinema.
Various sessions on modern film-making will also be held during the two days, he said.

Kamal Hassan on 100 Years of Indian Cinema
Kamal Hassan, the chairman of the entertainment arm of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry announced that the annual convention will be held on October 16th and 17th this year. The topic chosen for discussion is 100 years of Indian cinema and the milestones achieved all these years apart from new ideas and innovation to be introduced hereon. The future of music, television and animation will also be discussed in this convention.
The event is planned on a grand scale and several stars including Mammootty, Mohanlal, Jayaram, Shobana and others have given their assent to participate in the convention to show their support.
























FICCI MEBC 2012 Honoring Legends event held
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, popularly known as FICCI, honored legends from various film industries yesterday in the event they organised. Legendary artists K Balachander, Nadia from Tamil, Sukumari, Priyadharshan, Sheela, Madhu, Jayaram from Malayalam, Ramanaidu from Telugu and Girish Karnad, Jayanti from Kannada film industry were honored. As an icing on the cake, Superstar Rajnikanth gave a special appearance to felicitate the legends and made the event more colorful.
The Award to Ms. Sukumari was given by Mr. Rama Naidu
The Award to MR. Madhu was given by Sheela
The Award to Ms Sheela was Given by Mr. Girish Karnad
The Award to Mr. Jayanthi was given by Mr. K. Balachander
The Award to Girish Karnad was given by Dr. Kamal Hassan
The Award to Santhosh Sivan was given by Mr. Priyadarshan
The Award to Mr. D. Rama Naidu was given by Barrie Osborne
The Award to MR. K. Balachander was given by Mr. Girish Karnad, Mr. Madhu,
Mr. Rama Naidu, Mr. Barrie Osborne
Mr. Dhilip Kumar has been honored by Mr. Kamal Hassan at Mumbai in his residence.
KAMAL HASSAN is one the great actor in the industry. He is the lord of acting. I wish him best of luck.