FICCI Media & Entertainment Business Conclave comes to Bangalore

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Kamal Hasaan arrives at Bangalore Press club today to interact with media personnel
Kamal Hasaan arrives at Bangalore Press club today to interact with media personnel
Kamal Hasaan arrives at Bangalore Press
club today to interact with media personnel

ENARADA, Bangalore, October 5, 2013:

FICCI MEBC-South, the definitive and most effective platform for the South Indian entertainment industry to voice concerns, deliberate on best practices and trends, and brainstorm for policy reform, will take place this year in Bangalore, at the heart of India’s IT revolution and digital landscape, on October 29 -30th, 2013 at Hotel ITC Gardenia, Bangalore

Under the visionary leadership of Dr Kamal Haasan, the conclave, as always, will bring together thought leaders, industry stakeholders and policy – makers to lay out concrete steps towards a clear growth trajectory for the industry. The annual Deloitte report will be launched which will define the future and reflect on the year gone by.

The sessions will be balanced between discussing avenues for creative enhancement of the industry and the critical tools for business development. In past decade, every segment in the South India M&E industry has witnessed change in several aspects such as audience preferences, move towards new content formats, and push towards digital technologies, etc. These new trends are largely driven by a discerning audience that is craving for more in terms of both the quality of content and a flawless viewing experience.

Some of the topics that will be discussed are : Marketing & Distribution of Films in the Multiplatform Ecosystem/ Formulating & Implementing a Viable Media & Entertainment Policy for a State /Changing Trends in Regional TV: Ratings, Content, Formats/ Emerging Technologies and the impact on Media & entertainment Industry/ Emerging Trends of Indian IP in Animation & its exploitation/ Session on Performing Arts/ The Broadcasting Ecosystem in the Digital Era/ The Challenge of News : Defining No. 1 in The Dizzying Newscape/ Reshaping Mobile entertainment in the era of Digital Revolution

Some of the workshops will be: Making movie through Crowd funding – The case study of Lucia / The Emerging Gaming Industry in southern India / Visual Effects Session – The making Of Vishwaroopam / Day long Scriptwriting workshop by Kamlesh Pandey and other personalities / RED Camera Demo workshop

Dr Kamal Haasan, Chairman, FICCI MEBC said, “This year the focus of the conclave will be on the effective proliferation of meaningful content in the backdrop of digital technologies and the array of new media. Traditional platforms have been disrupted and new methods for the future need to be adopted in order to be creating and monetizing content. For this, skill development for the industry need special discussion and a roadmap and the conclave has a dedicated session on this apart from covering all sub -sectors of the entertainment industry in its ambit.”

“Technology will be the driver for all forms of media in the emerging digital world. Karnataka, with its pioneering AVGC Policy, seeks to accelerate growth and development of infrastructure, talent and know-how in Media & Entertainment – through enabling the industry and developing the ecosystem.” says Srivatsa Krishna, IAS, Secretary IT, Biotechnology, Science and Technology and Secretary, E-Governance, Government of Karnataka.

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