The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) has organized a first-of-its-kind forum to scrutinize the economic aspect of collaboration between India and Canada.
The objective of the Canada-India Film & Television Forum is to promote Canada-India collaboration in the production of film and television.
The event includes industry representatives from both the countries who will explore areas like the regulatory framework, the institutional avenues and support available to filmmakers and television companies in Canada and India.
The event will take place on Nov. 29, 2013 at the Pearson Convention Centre, 2638 Steeles Ave E, Brampton, Ontario from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The registration fee for members is $25.00 (CAD) + 13 % HST and for non-members it's $30.00 (CAD) + 13 % HST.
The forum is being organized in recognition of the entertainment industry's significant presence in both the countries. According to the ICCC website, the sector contributes over 20.4b CAD to the national GDP, while in India it contributes 640m USD to the economy.
Despite the impressive figures, the association between the two countries hasn't progressed as much as it should have due to the absence of a co-production treaty. As an expected solution to this gap, the two governments initiated dialog about Audiovisual Treaty on Coproduction in 2010, which is expected to be signed soon.
Consequently, the forum seeks to create a platform where film and t.v. professionals can come together and discuss their insights so that the industry can be better understood.
The first session called Bollywood & Beyond (12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) aims to analyze the massive appeal of the global phenomenon presented by the ever-expanding Bollywood. It includes the highly valued opinion of distinguished panelists who will provide expert opinion on the subject.
The panelists for this session include: Vinay Virmani, Actor, Writer and Producer; Ken Naz, President and CEO, Eros Entertainment (Americas); Hari Srinivas, President, Ethnic Channels; Madeline Ziniak, National Vice President, Rogers OMNI Television and Binoy Thomas, Editor, Weekly Voice and a veteran Film Journalist. The session will be moderated by Bobby Sahni, Partner and Co-Founder, Ethnicity Multicultural Marketing Strategists.
The second session is called Partners in Success. It will go on from 2.20 p.m. to 3.20 p.m. The experts in this session will address a range of questions including but not limited to – production, distribution, economic impact, future business trends, among others. The list of panelists for this session contains the following names: Raj Shoan, Commissioner, Ontario, CRTC; Tracey Jennings, Partner, Pwc; Randy McLean, Acting Film Commissioner, City Of Toronto; Kristine Murphy, Director, Industry Development, Ontario Media Development Corporation and Nisha Pahuja, Director, Writer and Producer. It will be moderated by Kasi Rao, Vice President, Asia Pacific Foundation.
The objective of the two sessions, the second one in particular, is to pave the way for a tangible collaboration between Canada and India especially in the areas of co-production, distribution and other realms of the sector which is growing at a remarkable pace.
The celebrity keynote address at 11.40 a.m. will be given by David Rocco, bestselling author and celebrity chef and producer of David Rocco’s Dolce India.
With an interesting lineup of sessions and an impressive list of participants, this event isn't one to be missed.
Source: Iccc.org
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