In Cinema India 2002, we have created a necessary platform that the Cinema Exhibition industry, the backbone of the film industry needed.

The Cinema India 2002 Conferences & Seminars will take place at the Nehru Center Auditorium. The Nehru Centre Auditorium, which is one of the most beautiful auditoriums in India, has been booked for the entire stretch of four days, September 26 - September 29.

The Cinema India 2002 will provide the Indian Cinema industry with an independent Conference platform. To discuss all the issues that will drive forward the Indian cinema exhibition industry to global standards in quality and coverage.

The Conference Sessions plan to intensively & comprehensively cover the cinema exhibition industry as well as the film production technologies. The speakers will be invited from international equipment manufacturing companies.

Following is a line-up of topics planned for the Cinema India 2002 show.

CINEMA INDIA 2002 CONFERENCE 

MULTIPLEX: The Economic Viability  
a.      Investment & Revenues
b.     Taxation policies for multiplexes & theatres: Government’s support or    
   strangulation of cinema exhibition industry.
September 27 2002, Friday 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM  

This session investigates into the idiosyncrasies of the Indian cinema economy, to learn if there are hidden problems that will affect the multiplex survival. Burdened with an immature film distribution set-up which is fragemented & regionalized in the hands of distributors lacking financial depth & long-term sustenance.

Other problems include ticket prices, failure of Indian cinema content, lack of purchasing power with the cinegoer to exploit the value added services at a multiplex. High cost of utilities and many other issues in the Indian context that creates a serious doubt on the viability of the multiplex.

In 2001 the multiplex conference discussed the regulatory framework & setting-up a multiplex.

This session builds on the multiplex conference in 2001 & creates a platform for serious and in-depth discussion on the multiplex industry in 2003 with a expanded programme.

 
Speakers:       Govind Swarup, Government Of Maharashtra
                        Nester D'Souza, President CEAOI
                        Prakash Chaplkar, City Pride Multiplex
                        Anil Chopra (Moderator)
                       

DVD: Threat or Potential to the Cinema Exhibition Industry
September 27 2002, Friday 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

This session will discuss the emergence and proliferation of the DVD Video format and how it will affect the box office collections.
The DVD e-cinema potential with video projectors catering to the low end of the cinema exhibition market could affect the potential of old fashioned theatre still struggling with the carbon arc lamp celluloid projectors. The DVD factor is emerging realistically enough to make this session a truly interesting one.
A major question is that the DVD parlour like the video parlour may escape from all responsibilities, take away the audience & seriously impair the legitimate cinema exhibition industry.

Speakers:   Sushil Kumar Agrawal, Ultra Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
                    Nester D'Souza, Metro Cinema
                    Dhirubhai Shah, Asia Vision
                    Rajesh Thadani, A.A. Films
                    Anil Chopra, Editor & Publisher, Optical Disc Systems
                     Raj Tilak, Tilak Movies Pvt. Ltd. (Moderator)

                   Other speakers to be announced shortly

                    
BIG SCREEN POTENTIAL IN INDIA

September 28 2002, Saturday 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

With the successful establishment of the first IMAX in Mumbai, the Indian cinema exhibition industry has experienced major excitement.

This session will discuss the big screen entertainment potential and the technologies available.

This session is intended for the multiplex promoter. The multiplex projects in India are becoming larger & larger and investments seem to have no limits. Many multiplex projects in India are considering to emulate the IMAX ADLABS Complex pattern. Also stand- alone BIG SCREEN theatre complexes are being visualized.

There are five such projects in execution mode to the best of our knowledge.

This session intends to discuss the issues concerning BIG SCREEN entertainment, setting a trend in commercial BIG SCREEN cinemas in India.

As the Indian stars are even more glorified than in the west, other issues in terms of feasibility and cost will also be discussed.

Speakers:    Jim Patterson, IMAX Corp, Asia Pacific Rep Office 
                    Mark Peterson, White Oak Associates, US
                    Mike Freuh, SimEx ! Iwerks, Canada
                    Manmohan Shetty, IMAX Adlabs Multiplex
                   Rupin Dang, Wilderness Films (Moderator)
                  Other speakers to be announced shortly

DIGITAL CINEMA: The Dream Solution in an Indian Perspective

September 29 2002, Sunday 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

This session intended for the professional involved in production, post production, mastering, distribution and display of films in the Digital Cinema realm, will provide understanding of the issue and technologies, the SMPTE Digital Cinema initiative. Subtopics include Systems, Mastering (the Digital Cinema Distribution Master), Compression, Conditional Access (Encryption), Transport, Audio Theatre Systems and Projection.

Digital Cinema can mean shooting on film, posting digitally, and exhibiting on film or shooting and exhibiting digitally or any combination thereof. Learn how Digital Cinema is transitioning on four major and overlapping fronts – cinematography, production, distribution and exhibition. Examine how the transition to Digital Cinema is impacting the century-old film industry. Understand the impact on those who shoot, produce, edit, create computer graphics and effects, distribute and exhibit theatrical motion pictures.

Apart from all the technology buzz, this session will also discuss the Indian market condition and film economy in being able to adopt & explore the Digital Cinema Economy. Which going by today’s reality check may not look feasible. However this session will discuss the requirements to enable adoption of digital cinema in India. Digital Cinema in India is seen chiefly as an anti-piracy protection tool. The visions and implications are very limited. This conference session aims to broaden the vision.

Speakers:    Ramakrishnan M.K., R & S (India) Electronics Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai 
                     Senthil Kumar, Real Image Technologies, Chennai
                     Jayendra, Real Image Technologies, Chennai
                     Mike Blackburn, Digital Projections, U.K.
                     Ranjit Thakur, Modern Radio House Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
                     Shriprakash Agarwal, Cinecita Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
                     Pankaj Kedia, Discreet Logic
                     Rupin Dang, Wilderness Films (Moderator) 
                     Other speakers to be announced shortly

CINEMA INDIA 2002 Seminar Sessions  

Presentation:
September 28 2002, Saturday 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Flame Retardant Textiles for Public Places by Maj. V. Bhadwar (Retd)
Sponsor: Rajasthan Spinning and Weaving Mills, Mumbai