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DAY
ONE: SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
| 9:00
– 10:15
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VISITOR REGISTRATION FOR EXHIBITION AND
DELEGATE REGISTRATION
FOR CONFERENCE
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| 10:30
– 12:00
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INAUGURATION CEREMONY IN THE NEHRU AUDITORIUM
Welcome note by Mr. Anil Chopra, Organizer, Cinema
India Exhibition
Keynote address & Inauguration by Mr. Bobby Bedi
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| 12:00
– 1:30
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CONFERENCE SESSION
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INDIAN CINEMA EXHIBITION: MULTIPLEX OR
BUST
A
panel discussion on the state and economics of multiplexes and the
phenomenon of
single theatres going bust, unable to compete. This session
will also review the emerging E-Cinema formats and consequent distribution
segment. The panel discussion will attempt to draw a picture of the
exhibition industry in India that is emerging.
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| 1:45
– 3:00
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LUNCH
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| 3:00
– 3:45
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR:
by Harkness Hall Screens, UK
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| 3:45
– 4:15
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TEA & COFFEE BREAK
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| 4:15
– 5:00
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR:
by Imax Corporation, Canada
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DAY
TWO: SEPTEMBER 25, 2003 – DIGITAL CINEMA CONFERENCE & SEMINARS
10:00 – 10:30
KEY NOTE ADDRESS by Anil Chopra,
Editor, Cinema Systems
AND INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS by Rupin Dang,
Wilderness Films
10:30
– 11:15
TECHNICAL SEMINAR: TECHNICAL SEMINAR: by SushilKumar
Agrawal,
Ultra Video Pvt. Ltd.
| 11:15
– 1:00
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CONFERENCE SESSION
:
DIGITAL
CINEMA: TECHNOLOGIES & MARKET REALITIES
A discussion on the technologies,
economics and realities of distribution, postproduction systems
for Digital Cinema including physical media, satellite, fibre and
other last mile options like wireless |
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Conference
Panelists:
Mr. Rupin Dang, Wilderness Films - Moderator for the
session
Rupin has pioneered high definition use in New
Delhi. He is promoter of Wilderness Films. Wilderness Films is
amongst the few companies who possesses experience in high
definition production and the company has a complete A to
Z solution for high definition. Rupin Dang is currently producing
Tibetan feature film in high def using Digital Cinema.
Wilderness films was also the first buyer of Sony's high def camera
- the Cine Alta and very soon the company will offer a complete end
to end Digital Cinema production solutions. |
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Mr.
David Monk, Texas Instruments
Mr.
David Monk is Vice President, Texas Instruments Europe
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Mr.
David Monk, Texas Instruments
Mr. David Monk
is Vice President, Texas Instruments Europe
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Mr.
SushilKumar Agrawal, Ultra Video Pvt. Ltd
Since the past
two decades, the Ultra Group headed by Mr. SushilKumar Agrawal has
been one of the most active players in the Indian Entertainment
Industry. Ultra is one of the largest Copyright owners in the Indian
Film Industry with a collection of over 1500 Hindi and other
regional language films with various rights such as Satellite
broadcasting rights, Pay TV Rights, Internet Rights, Cable TV
Rights, VCD, DVD and Terrestrial TV rights for Entire World
including Indian Territory. The Ultra Group has a tie-up with
Universal Studios, one of the largest media conglomerate in the
world and is the exclusive licensee for Indian Territory for
manufacturing and marketing of Video Cassettes, Video Compact Discs
(VCD) and Digital Video Disc (DVD). The Ultra Group has a very vast
distribution network spread all over the country. The Group has
exclusive distributors in most of the areas. The company is now
producing films and are also launching the Ultra Digital
Cinema Projection Systems |
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Mr.
Namit Malhotra, Prime Focus
Managing Director
of Prime Focus. Prime Focus is on of the leading postproduction
studios in India and caters to a wide clientele, which consists of
the film market and advertising industry. Prime Focus is
equipped with state-of-the-art high definition equipment and is a
one-stop-shop for all postproduction requirements |
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Mr.
Raj Tilak, Tilak Movies Pvt. Ltd.
Mr.
Tilak has spent 32 years in the film industry producing and
directing feature films, TV series, Documentaries, Ad films,
corporate films, Multi Media presentations. He is also involved in
pre-mastering of DVD-9 and also authoring for DVD-5. Have plans to
venture into Digital Warehousing. E-cinema is his favourite
subject in the changing digital scenario. |
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Mr.
Shravan Shroff, Shringar
Films Pvt. Ltd
Shringar Films Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading distribution
houses in India. Shringar operates in all three segments of the
film business; Distribution, Exhibition and Production. Shringar's
endeavour is to form a complete integrated chain of business.
Shravan Shroff the young and dynamic director of Shringar Cinemas
entered the family business after completing his MBA and he
overlooks the entire exhibition sector for Shringar Films. |
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Mr.
Senthil Kumar, Real Image Media Technologies
Widely acknowledged as one of the country's foremost experts in
audio and video technologies, Senthil has some truly outstanding
achievements to his credit. He set up Media Artists Film and Video
Postproduction Centre in Chennai shortly after he graduated from
college. Media Artists rapidly grew to become the country's best
sound recording studio for film and video programmes. In 1992, he
set up Real Image, along with two colleagues, to bring Avid digital
non-linear editing systems to India. He has also supervised computer
graphics and special effects for a number of video programmes. As a
consultant to several Indian companies for audio and video,
Senthil's expertise has had a far-reaching influence on the industry
at large. In addition, as an expression of his intense interest in
software applications for the film, video, audio and entertainment
industries worldwide, Senthil promotes a company called South Beach
Software. Real Image recently launched the revolutionary Qube Cinema
digital server
Anil
Chopra, Editor - Cinema Systems Magazine |
| 1:00
– 1:45
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR:
by
David Monk, Texas Instruments |
| 1:45
– 3:00
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LUNCH
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| 3:00
– 3:45
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR:
by
Projection Design, Norway
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| 3:45
– 4:15
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TEA & COFFEE BREAK
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| 4:15
– 4:45
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR:
by
Kinoton
GmbH,
Germany
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| 4:45
– 5:15
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR:
by Digital Broadcast Equipment, Mumbai
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| 5:15
– 6:00
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR:
by Digital Projections, UK |
DAY
THREE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2003
| 11:00 – 12:00
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PRESENTATION:
PROFESSIONAL FILM
PRODUCTION PLANNING;
Planning & execution
of films using state-of-the-art film production techniques
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| 12:00
– 1:30
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CONFERENCE SESSION
WILL
THE ABSENCE OF CENSORSHIP PROVIDE VIGOUR TO THE THEATRE EXHIBITION
BUSINESS
With
tight censorship laws, millions of potential cine-goers may never
reach the theatre. Can multiplexes survive with restrictions on
cinema? Will a matured cinema market determine a quantum increase in
the box office and sustain the niche theatre and audience as well?
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| 1:45
– 3:00
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LUNCH
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| 3:00
– 3:45
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR: Company Sponsored
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| 3:45
– 4:15
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TEA & COFFEE BREAK
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| 4:15
– 5:00
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR: Company Sponsored
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