8th EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOW & CONVENTION FOR MULTIPLEX, SINGLE-SCREEN CINEMA, MALL & THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION

19-20 August 2025

Chennai Trade Centre
Chennai, India
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2016 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS


2024 Latest Schedule
Day 1 ::: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
09.00 am onwards Trade Show & Convention Registration
10.30 am - 6.30 pm Trade Show
10.30 am - 6.30 pm VIP Lounge Powered by MasterImage 3D
(Special credentials required to gain admittance)

Full day CafeBar Sponsored by Harkness Screens


10.30 am - 11.30 am Big Cine Expo 2017 Inaugural Ceremony
Guest of Honour: Shri. Subhash Ghai ji
11.45 am – 12.45 pm Cinema Marketing – Tips & Tricks for Revenue Growth
Internet and social media are proving to be the new-age marketing tools for cinema marketing. The studios are adopting the right marketing strategies and capitalising on social media networks and online communities, apart from the tried and tested conventional media (television and print), to spread the word. But the moviegoer is also extremely savvy and can see through the massive hype surrounding a big movie release and the better offering at the cinemas. The industry gurus debate over the best marketing tips and tricks for enhancing the revenues.

Panelists:
Rajeev Chakrabarti - CMO, Inox Leisure
Kamal Gianchandani - President, PVR Cinemas
Rahul Puri - Managing Director, Mukta A2 Cinemas
Udeep B - Chief Executive Officer, Mayajaal Entertainment
Sohan Roy - Chairman, Aries Plex

Moderator:
Natraj .G, Cinema Consultant
12.45 pm – 2.00 pm Lunch
Sponsored by Harkness Screens
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm Master Class on Cinema Sound Design
Presenter-
Samir Mistry - Application Engineer - Cinema Sound, Harman International
3.00 pm - 4.00 pm 4K/Laser/3D – Future-Proof Technology in Projection
Cinema viewing has always been an enigmatic and unique experience. Technology trends in cinema projection have evolved over the years and one can see a paradigm shift towards adopting the best and the latest. The cinema exhibition sector in India has become highly mature and the future technology migration adoption is happening with a great deal of pragmatism and critical insight. The industry leaders present the best future-proof projection technology for the cinema exhibition industry in India and world over.

Panelists:
Rajesh Patkar, Deputy General Manager, Christie Digital India
Nico De Clercq - Strategic Marketing Manager, Barco
Adam MacDonald - Director, MasterImage 3D
Yusuf S Galabhaiwala - Galalite Screens

Moderator:
Manojkumar Madhavan - Head of CorpCom & Marketing, Real Image Media Technologies
4.00 pm - 5.00 pm Big Cine Expo Awards 2016
• India’s Top Multiplex Chain of the Year - PVR Cinemas
• Best Theatre of the Year - SPI Cinemas Palazzo
• Best Technology Adopter of the Year - Inox Leisure
• Best Single-Screen Theatre of the Year - Smruti Cinema (Nagpur)
• Best Adapted Single-Screen to Multiplex Cinema - Ariesplex SL Cinemas
• Innovative Technology of the Year - Dolby Atmos
• Special Achievement Award - Sriram Sistla
5.00 pm - 5.30 pm 24AM Studios Presents Promotion of its Tamil Movie
REMO
Written & Directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, Starring Sivakarthikeyan and Keerthy Suresh
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5.30 pm - 6.30 pm Studio Presentation & Screening
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Day 2 ::: Wednesday, 24 August 2016
09.00 am onwards Trade Show & Convention Registration
10.00 am - 5.30 pm Trade Show
10.00 am - 5.30 pm VIP Lounge Powered by MasterImage 3D
(Special credentials required to gain admittance)

Full day CafeBar Sponsored by RXD 3D


10.00 am - 11.00 am Architectural Splendour of Cinemas
Designing the architecture for cinema premises will be an extremely challenging task and a radically different experience in the future. The architects, acousticians and interior designers need to come up with rejuvenating ideas to produce bold, brilliant and smart concepts for cinema architecture. Will it bring the splendour back to the buildings and will the architects rise up to the challenge? Let’s find out from the expert panellists.

Panelists:
Ar. Eranna Yekbote - Era Architects
Ar. Prakash Gore - PGAG Architects
Ar. Shubhashish Modi - Arris Architects

Moderator:
Sandeep Mittal – Director, Anutone Acoustics
11.00 am – 12 noon 5.1 or 7.1 or Immersive Sound - A great debate!
By the end of 2016 India could see a lot of immersive sound installation taking away the conventional 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound. Theatre owners are bit confused to go in for the new technology or keep the existing sound, ROI, increased foot falls, etc and also many manufacturers coming up with their own technology. A great debate!

Panelists:
Renjith S Nair – Domain Manager (Immersive Audio), Real Image Media Technologies
Raj Vartak – Head, Cinema Sales & Content Services, Dolby Labs
Anirvan Ghose - Director, Pulz Electronics
R P Balamurugan - Executive Director, Pro Visual Audio
Joyson Kumar – Vice President, AGS Cinemas

Moderator:
S Sankarshan – Director Technical, Sonics
12 noon - 12.45 pm Why Maintaining Presentation Quality Matters?

Presenters-
Matt Jahans - Director, Cinema Technology, Harkness Screens
Richard Mitchell - VP Global Marketing & Commercial Development, Harkness Screens
12.45 pm - 2.00 pm Lunch
Sponsored by GDC Technology
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm Provoking Single-Screen to Multi-Screen Adaptation

Presenters-
Shubhashish Modi & Satish Shetty, Arris Architects
Jaiswin T. Jayan, Jaithra Film Exhibitors
3.00 pm - 4.00 pm Piracy – the Nightmare for Cinema Operators
Movie piracy is affecting the cinema exhibition industry globally and in India. The estimated revenue loss to the box office globally is to the tune of US$5 billion approximately. Can the cinema operators win the war against piracy? Let’s hear it from the horses’ mouth.

Panelists:
Abirami Ramanathan - Managing Director, Abirami Mega Mall
Amit Sharma - Director, Miraj Entertainment
Manish Vaishampayan - Content Protection, MPAA India
Rajesh Patkar - Deputy General Manager, Christie Digital India


Moderator:
Sreedhar Pillai - Film Journalist
4.00 pm - 6.30 pm VIACOM 18 Motion Pictures Invites You to an Exclusive Presentation and Special Screening of    
'Ben-Hur'

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