Moving Picture Company is pleased to announce that Mr. Arun Aggarwal has taken over as Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from December 6, 2007. Mr. Aggarwal was till recently CFO of the Zee Turner Limited (joint venture between Essel Group and Turner International) and has been associated with Zee Group for last 9 years in various senior capacities. Mr. Aggarwal brings with him vast experience of the media scene in India as well as insight into different aspect of the Indian media and entertainment industry.

Commenting on his appointment the Chairman cum Managing Director of the Moving Picture Company (India) Limited Mr. Ramesh Sharma said “We are pleased that a senior person regarded highly by the industry with his professional ability has joined Moving Picture Company at a time when the Company is repositioning itself to take advantage of robust growth in the entertainment sector. We are confident that Arun with vast experience and professionalism will take Moving Picture Company on a dynamic growth path. We are pleased that he is joining the Moving Picture Company family and we are looking forward to working with him.”

Moving Picture Company a listed Company in Indian Stock Exchange, is among the leading production houses in the country and produces content for several TV channels. Moving Picture Company's international co-production documentary film –"The Journalist And The Jihadi - The Murder Of Daniel Pearl” received two nominations in Emmy awards in the USA this year”. Moving Picture Company (India) Ltd's 3D Animation series JUNGLE TALES (based on the Panchatantra tales) episode Kacchua Aur Khargosh won the Best Animation film in the 53rd National Awards announced.

Moving Picture Company India Ltd's 3D Animation series JUNGLE TALES

Moving Picture Company CMD Ramesh Sharma receiving the national award from Honorable President of India Mrs. Pratibha Patil, while Information and Broadcasting Minister Mr. Priyaranjan Dad Munshi looks on

(based on the Panchatantra tales)episode Kacchua Aur Khargosh won the Best Animation film in the 53rd National Awards announced on 7th Augest 2007.

The announcement made by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting read:

AWARD FOR THE BEST ANIMATION FILM

KACHUA AUR KHARGOSH (Hindi) Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Producer : Ramesh Sharma & Uma Gajapati Raju.

Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of
Rs. 10,000/- to the Director: C.B. Arun Kumar.
Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- to the Animator: Moving Picture Company Animation team.

The Citation read:

The award for the Best Animation film for 2005 is given to Kachua Aur Khargosh for its delightful adaptation and twist to the well-known Hare and Tortoise story using apt voices, lively dialogues and the latest 3D animation technique skillfully in an Indian setting.

Moving Picture is a leading production house and only recently its International co-production with HBO-The Journalist and The Jihadi- The Murder of Daniel Pearl was nominated for Two Emmy Awards in the USA. The company produces a number of TV shows for various Indian TV channels. It has also completed ten spots for BBC World for the Incredible India campaign.

Moving Picture Company's feature documentary film “The Journalist And The Jihadi - The Murder Of Daniel Pearl” has received two nominations in this year's prestigious EMMY AWARDS in the USA for OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM and OUTSTANDING WRITING. The film was co-produced with HBO and First Take Ltd., London and was produced and co-directed by award winning filmmaker Ramesh Sharma.

Moving Picture Company (India) Ltd. is one of the leading production houses and has in the past produced critically acclaimed international documentaries as well as content for various Indian Television channels, among them POPKORN and FILMY FEVER for ZOOM, FEAR FACTOR and CURRENT BOLLYWOOD for SONY and SETMAX, KAUN BANEGA CHAMPU for FILMY, B NEWS for ZEE MUSIC and SUBAH SAVERE for DOORDARSHAN NATIONAL. The company is negotiating and developing a number of programmes including an International feature film based on the life and times of the Indian artist AMRITA SHER GIL.