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The Labours and Logistics of Cinema

Aman Mann, Amit Masurkar, Ashim Ahluwalia, Dechen Roder, Ranjan Singh with Suchin Mehrotra

Screening at DIFF 2026

Fri30 to Friday 30 Oct · House of Peace and Dialogue
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Runtime
90 min

Synopsis

The popular notion of the producer is of the person who funds the film. But the producer also goes above and beyond the finances to creatively mount the film – to make it possible. As films are increasingly pulled in many directions by international co-productions, and as the landscape of funding and grants has shifted, the role of the producer has shifted, changed, and grown in importance. And increasingly, the role of the executive producer, too, has become prominent as a voice that can push the film through festivals, the distribution network, and streaming platforms.

Speakers

Aman Mann Aman MannPanelistAman Mann a filmmaker and media researcher based in New Delhi. The associate director of Shaunak Sen’s Cities of Sleep, he is also co-producer of Sen’s All That Breathes and Termite.Amit Masurkar Amit MasurkarPanelistAmit Masurkar wrote and directed Newton (2017), winner of the National Film Award, APSA and Berlinale’s CICAE Award, and Sulemani Keeda (2014). He directed and produced Sherni (2021) and creative-produced Zollywood (2022).Ashim Ahluwalia Ashim AhluwaliaPanelistAshim Ahluwalia is a film director, screenwriter, and producer known for Miss Lovely, Daddy and the Netflix show Class.Dechen Roder Dechen RoderPanelistDechen Roder is a Bhutanese filmmaker and founder of Dakinny Productions. Her films as director and producer include I, the Song, Bhutan’s Oscar submission. She recently produced Whispers of Thunder.Ranjan Singh Ranjan SinghPanelistRanjan Singh is a Film Producer and distributor. Having worked with entertainment companies like Phantom Films, PVR and INOX, he runs Flip Films, which produced Nishaanchi and Songs of Forgotten Trees.Suchin Mehrotra Suchin MehrotraModeratorSuchin Mehrotra is a critic and film journalist who covers streaming for The Hollywood Reporter India. A mainstream cinema junkie, he sincerely believes movies and storytelling can change the world.

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