The Indian Film industry is the largest film industry in the world in terms of the number of films produced as well as released in a year. The industry is highly influenced by demand and supply forces. The phenomenal economic growth, population of over a billion, rising consumerism and a huge talent pool are the key growth drivers behind an unprecedented growth of the state of Indian Cinema.
There are favorable FDI policies for all segments of the Media and Entertainment industry creating business opportunities for many within and outside the country. Industry analysts predict that the revenues of the Media and Entertainment industry would double in the next 5 years while the revenues of the film industry would touch Rs 137 billion by 2010. In 2006, 1090 movies were made and 3.1 billion tickets sold. The film entertainment industry is also poised to capture a significant share of the global market with 24 million strong diaspora.
Every component of the value chain, viz. production, distribution and exhibition is a undergoing a significant change and a whole new structure of the industry is evolving. The advent of digital technology, corporate financing, creative professionalism and marketing strategies ensure the unprecedented growth of the industry.
The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, The Madras Film Society along with Ernst & Young as knowledge partners are organizing a seminar titled "Indian Cinema - Winds of Change" on July 14th, 2007 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Hotel Park Sheraton, Chennai. This seminar is organized by G.V. Films Ltd. (Principal Sponsors) and Pyramid Saimira and Satyam Cinemas (Co-Sponsors).
The seminar would throw light on relevant industry issues and trends such as corporatization, film financing, technological advancements, piracy protection and offer a discussion forum bringing together members of the film fraternity.
KEY SPEAKERS
David Hopper - Consul General, US Consulate General, Chennai
Padmashree Dr. Kamal Haasan - Artiste
Sv. Rm Ramanathan - Managing Director, Abirami Group of Companies and President, The Madras Film Society
Frederick K Kaplan - Consul for Public Affairs, US Consulate General, Chennai
Alok Tandon - Chief Operating Officer, Inox Movies
Balu Mahendra - Director, Producer,
Cameraman Farokh Balsara - National Vice President, Indo American Chamber of Commerce
Ganesh Mahadevan - Chairman, GV Films
Girish Ramdas - President, Galatta.com
Kiran Reddy - Managing Director, Sathyam Cinemas
Pradip Roy - Executive Director, IDBI
Prakash Raj - Actor, Producer
Prashanth - Actor
R Anand - Chairman, Indo American Chamber of Commerce
Ramesh Prasad - Managing Director, Prasad Group
P S Saminathan - Managing Director, Pyramid Saimira
Sai Prasad - Director, Prasad Group
Sanjay Wadhwa - Partner, AP International Films/ Anak Studios
Senthil Kumar - Real Image Media Technologies
N V Srinivasan - NVS Associates
K Ravi - Advocate, Rugan & Arya
Uday Singh - India Managing Director, Sony Pictures
A Venkataramani - Director, GV Films and others
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
Corporatization
Film financing
Technological advancements
Redefining producer and distribution relationships
Piracy protection
Overseas Marketing of films
Multiplexes - The new experience
Film Content and Censorship
Entry is by registration. Details and registration forms are available online at
http://www.iaccindia.com/indian_cinema_winds_of_change.htm
