KNOWLEDGE SERIES schedule 2015

by NFDC

Saturday NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Topic Google-YouTube – Emergence of Content Destinations

11.00 am – 11.45 am Presentation and Q&A by Satya Raghavan- Head of Content Operations YouTube –

FFO LOGO LAUNCH Guests: Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Union Minister of State for Information & 12.30 pm – 1 pm Broadcasting

Shri Sunil Arora , Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

1.00 pm – 1.45 pm LUNCH

Topic Female protagonists in Bollywood today - how real is the discourse?

Guests: Vani Tripathi Tikoo, Actor Theatre Artist 1.45 pm – 2.45 pm , Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, Filmmaker Moderated by: Namrata Joshi (National Cinema Editor, The Hindu)

Topic TV in Digital India 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm Guests: Uday Shankar, CEO, Star TV Moderated by: Vanita Kohli, Media Specialist, Author

4.15 pm – 5.00 pm FILM IN INDIA Focus State: Gujarat Guests: , Filmmaker Khyati Nayak, Manager - Film Cell, Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd.

5.15 pm – 6.45 pm Topic Shoojit Sircar - A Journey in Storytelling

Guest: Shoojit Sircar Moderated by: Anuradha SenGupta, Broadcast Journalist, Producer

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Sunday NOVEMBER 22, 2015

FILM IN INDIA Focus State: Maharashtra Guests: Rohan Sippy, Filmmaker Sh. Sanjay Bhokre, MD, Maharashtra Film Stage and Cultural Development 11.00 am – 11.45 am Corporation / Dadasaheb Phalke Chitra Nagari

Investors Pitches: 11.30 am – 2.00 pm Docs followed by features Introduced & Moderated by Deepti D Cunha

2.00 pm – 2.30 pm LUNCH

Topic DIGITAL INDIA – Prime domains for content creation and monetization

Guests: Nikhil Taneja, Head of Development, Y FILMS 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm Vaibhav Vishal (Chief Creative Officer, Eros Now) Rohan Sippy

Moderated by: Vanita Kohli, Media Specialist, Author

FILM IN INDIA 3.45 pm – 4.30 pm Focus State: Chattisgarh Guests: Anurag Basu Sanjay Singh, GM, Chattisgarh Tourism Board

Topic Children’s Films and New markets 4.45 pm – 5.45 pm Presentations and Q&A by: Rajiv Chilaka, Creator, Chota Bheem Annette Brejner- Head of the Financing Forum For Kids content

Moderated by: Namrata Joshi (National Cinema Editor, The Hindu)

Topic Kabir - Traversing across Real Stories to Features with Stars 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm Guest: Kabir Khan Moderated by: Rajeev Masand

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Monday NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Topic Skill Development in Film Industry : Standardized Training Techniques 10.45 am – 11.30 am Guests: Amala Akkineni In conversation with: Nina Lath Gupta, MD, NFDC Ltd.

FILM IN INDIA Focus State: Madhya Pradesh 11.45 am – 12.30 pm Guests: Prakash Jha Sandesh Yashlaha, Company Secretary, In-Charge - Film Unit , MP State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd

Topic New Voices: Pushing Boundaries in Creation, Marketing and Monetization

Guests: Amit Masurkar – Suleimani Keeda 12.45 pm – 1.45 pm Karthik Subbaraj – Pizza / Jigarthanda Bardroy Barretta – Nachom-ia Kumpasar

Moderated by: Anurag Kashyap

1.45 pm - 2.15 pm LUNCH

FILM IN INDIA Focus State: Tamil Nadu 2.15 pm – 3.00 pm Guests: Bharat Bala - Maryan Har Sahay Meena, Commissioner of Tourism and Managing Director -TTDC

Topic VR Technology & New Film Narratives 3.15 pm – 4.30 pm Guests: Shekhar Kapur, Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, Filmmaker

Topic Twitter – Super Interactive, Multi platform Hosts 4.45pm - 5.30pm Presentation and Q&A by: Pratiksha Rao , Partnerships Manager, Twitter

Topic Re-creating Real Stories – Crossing the Legal Bridge 5.45 pm – 7 pm Guests: Anurag Kashyap (Writer – Filmmaker) Madhu Gagodia (Naik & Naik) Ketan Mehta (Filmmaker, Mirch Masala, Manjhi)

Moderated by: Anuradha SenGupta, Broadcast Journalist, Producer

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Tuesday NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Topic CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGNS - Telling an engaging story Presentations and Q&A: Ravi Shankar, Filmmaker – Punyakoti (Sanskrit Animated) 10.30 am – 11.45 am Bhaskar Hazarika, Filmmaker, Kothanodi (Assamese feature) Ruchi Bhimani, Producer, Proposition for a Revolution (Documentary)

Moderated by: Namrata Joshi (National Cinema Editor, The Hindu)

FILM IN INDIA 12.00 pm – 12.45 pm Focus State: West Bengal Guests: Surajit Bose; Joint Director, West Bengal Tourism

Topic – Choosing the film and Positioning it Right 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm Guests: Vikas Bahl Moderated by: Rajeev Masand

2.00 pm – 2.30 pm LUNCH

FILM IN INDIA Focus State: Daman 2.30 pm – 3.00 pm Guests: Karan Malhotra, Filmmaker, Agneepath Vinod P Kavle, Secretary (Tourism), DD & DNH

Topic Marketing Mantras for Indie films 3.30 pm – 4.15 pm Presentation and Q&A by: Pratiksha Rao , Partnerships Manager, Twitter

Topic A R RAHMAN: Today and Tomorrow / Beyond Films 4.30 pm – 6.00 pm Guests: A R Rahman Moderated by: Nasreen Munni Kabir

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