The Core TEAM
Festival Director
- 6 President’s National Film Awards
- 15 International awards besides 50+ assorted awards for defining works.
- Conceived & Co-founded: The Animation Society of India.
- Jury – Mumbai International Festival (2006 & 2020) .
- Presented ‘India Animation Retrospective’ at Annecy.
Event Director
- 3 decades of marketing renowned brands & IPs on national & international platforms: IIFA Awards for 7 years.
- The Times of India Film Awards in Vancouver & South Africa India Film & Television Awards 2013.
- Managed opening & closing ceremonies: 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi & launched the Mumbai Indians with Reliance Industries.
Artistic Director
- Media professional with 2 decades of experience in film & entertainment events.
- Head of Program : IIFA Film Festivals, IKFF and Indian Retrospective at Marrakech International Film Fest.
- Cross-culture facilitator between European & Indian festivals, producers & distributors.
Executive Director
- Media professional with 18+ years of experience; a decade in the children’s content space.
- Artistic Director: International Kids Film Festival 2020, India.
- Producer of 75+ award-winning short films for children with 7 National Award Films.
Education & Youth Director
- Founder of pioneering organization Toon Club with 68 International awards, 4 Industry recognition awards.
- Festival Partner: International Kids Film Festival 2020, India.
- Jury of Educators : 38th International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, Poznan (2020).
Corporate Alliances
- M&E Professional with 20+ years of experience; recognized in multiple roles as speaker, presenter, jury, etc.
- Set up content practice for Unilever at Mindshare; set up revenue vertical for Times studio
- Business development for films and series at Climb Media
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Mickaël Marin
Director, Annecy Animation Film Festival and MIFA - France
Ashish Kulkarni
Chairman, FICCI for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Comics - India
Nina Sabnani
Chair- Immersive Learning, Srishti, IADT, Adjunct Professor, IIT, Distinguished Professor, School of Design, UPES, - India
Mohit Soni
Chief Executive Officer, Media & Entertainment Skills Council (MESC) - India
Milind Shinde
Founder & CEO, 88 Pictures
India
Aneta Ozorek
Artistic Director of Kaboom Animation Festival, film curator, and education expert - Netherlands
Shilpa Ranade
Educator, Filmmaker, Writer and Illustrator - India
Akash Menon
Head of Sports and Gaming, Tulsea - India
Upamanyu Bhattacharyya
Film Director, Illustrator - India
Neeraj Roy
Founder & CEO, Hungama Digital Media - India
Nishith Takia
Author / Film Maker - India
Arjun Madhavan
CEO, Assemblage Entertainment, Animation film producer - India
