Event

Presented by the BFA Film and Video Department in partnership with Molecule Communications and The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), Ticket 2 Bollywood: Cinema Beyond Boundaries offers an insider's view of filmmaking in Bollywood and New York City. Over three days of panels, workshops and receptions, some of today's hottest writers, directors, actors and composers recount lessons learned, discuss professional best practices and forecast changes for filmmaking globally. This being the centennial year of Indian film, panelists will reflect on the history and triumphs of Subcontinent cinema. Other highlights include a panel on practical advice from Western filmmaking professionals on production in New York City. Additional topics include screenwriting trends, coproduction opportunities and international film financing. Bringing together professionals from two of the world’s largest filmmaking communities, the event is also a networking opportunity for aspiring and established talent.

Guest Speakers from the East:Madhur Bhandarkar: Screenwriter/Producer/Director; Fashion, Jail, Heroine, Chandni Bar Sanjay Gupta: Screenwriter/Director/Producer; Kaante, Shootout at Wadala, Dus Kahaniya Anuradha Tiwari: Screenwriter; Fashion, Jail, Heroine

Guest Speakers from the West:Aseem Chabra: Film Journalist; Director of NewYork Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)Michael Canzoniero: Co-Writer and Co-Director, Don Peyote (starring Anne Hathaway, Josh Duhamel, Jay Baruchel and Topher Grace)Dan Fogler: Co-Writer and Co-Director, Don Peyote (starring Anne Hathaway, Josh Duhamel, Jay Baruchel and Topher Grace); Tony Award-Winning Actor, Singer, Comedian SAG-AFTRA: Bernadine Goldberg, Member Outreach; Nicole Hill, Equal Employment Opportunities & Diversity Department; Leif Larson, Theatrical DepartmentReshma Shetty: Actor, Royal Pains (TV Series)

Moderators:Aseem Chhabra: Film Journalist; Director of NewYork Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)Taylor Negron: Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, WriterAroon Shivdasani: Executive Director, Indo-American Arts CouncilKanika Chadda-Gupta: Anchor, Spokesperson, Zee TV Geetika Agrawal: Creative Director, R/GA

PROGRAMFriday, September 27, 2013

5:00pm Press Conference--CANCELLED7:00pm Opening Night Screening (Bollywood feature to be announced) and VIP Reception Saturday, September 2013 11:00am Session I: Bollywood as an Inclusive Cinema/100 years of Bollywood 2:00pm Session II: SAG-AFTRA:What’s Your Story and How Can We Help You Tell It?3:30pm Session III: Directors Talk: Explaining the “Madness” of Bollywood and How It's Received in Different Parts of the World Sunday, September 2013 11:00am Session I: East Meets West in Filmmaking 12:00pm Session II: A Different Shade of Brown: South Asian Actors in Hollywood2:00pm Session III: Film Festival Dos and Don'ts3:30pm Session IV: Writing for Bollywood5:30pm Closing Night Reception

Based in both Mumbai and New York City, Molecule Communications is a respected resource within the entertainment industry that bridges East and West, fostering international dialogue and facilitating collaborations among artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians and industry professionals. Molecule Communications produces special events and conferences such as Ticket to Bollywood to educate aspiring artists, filmmakers and musicians and provide networking opportunities on an international scale. Molecule Communications aims to connect people to global opportunities related to India’s history and connect the global community through Bollywood film, extending from India to the entire Subcontinent (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan) and Afghanistan, Canada, the United States and South America.

SAG-AFTRA represents more than 165,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists,dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org and follow SAG-AFTRA on Twitter (twitter.com/sagaftra) and Facebook (facebook.com/sagaftra).