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    Digital Cinema : Driving Acceleration In The Film Industry

    • 14.11.2025
    • By Rajesh Mishra

    In this Industry Spotlight discussion, Rajesh Mishra, Executive Director and Group CEO of UFO Moviez India Limited, joined Lohita Sujith, Sr. Director, Copyright & Digital Economy, Motion Picture Association, to share insights into the evolution of digital cinema in India and his vision for expanding access to quality film experiences. Drawing on decades of experience in film, television, and print, Mishra explained how understanding production, distribution, and commercial dynamics shaped the company’s approach to digital cinema.

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    Waves Bazaar : Expanding Global Collaborations

    • 10.11.2025
    • By Sreerag Mukundan

    In this episode of Industry Spotlight by Creative First, Sreerag Mukundan, CEO of Waves Bazaar & Deputy Director, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, spoke with Lohita Sujith, Sr. Director, Copyright & Digital Economy at the Motion Picture Association, about the platform’s expanding role in global film collaboration and talent development.

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    From Punjab To The World : Globalisation of Regional Content

    • 22.10.2025
    • By Rabindra Narayan

    n this episode of Industry Spotlight by Creative First, Rabindra Narayan, Managing Director & President, Galactic Televisions & Communications Pvt Ltd, GTC Network, and Lohita Sujith, Sr. Director, Copyright & Digital Economy, Motion Picture Association, discussed the evolution of Punjabi media and the future of Indian creators

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    Inside the Heist: Editor Jay Prychidny on Cutting the Monster Mayhem in “Wednesday”

    • 19.10.2025
    • By Jack Giroux

    “If These Woes Could Talk,” the fourth episode of Wednesday season two, is an hour of monster playtime from Tim Burton. The fourth episode wrapped up part one of the season and is built as a heist story with Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) seeking family secrets while Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen), a zombie, and a Hyde (aka a mutant) run amok in an institution. It’s exuberant chaos in the hands of Burton’s frequent editor, Jay Prychidny (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice).

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    AI’s Transformational Role in Redesigning Innovation

    • 19.10.2025
    • By Rohit Pandharkar

    In this episode of Industry Spotlight by Creative First, Rohit Pandharkar, Partner, Technology Consulting at EY India, spoke with Lohita Sujith, Sr. Director, Copyright & Digital Economy, Motion Picture Association to discuss how AI and technology are transforming the media and entertainment industry.

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    Content Without Borders : The Growth of Global Content

    • 17.10.2025
    • By Vivek Lath

    In this episode of Industry Spotlight by Creative First, Vivek Lath, Managing Director of GoQuest Media joined Lohita Sujith, Sr. Director at the Motion Picture Association, to discuss the company’s evolution and its focus on bringing Central and Eastern European stories to global audiences.

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    “After the Hunt” Production Designer Stefano Baisi on Creating Three Generations of History in One Apartment

    • 13.10.2025
    • By Hugh Hart

    It’s no accident that Oscar-nominated Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino‘s movies look as elegant as they do. The Italian filmmaker has a side hustle as an interior designer. In 2017, he launched his eponymous studio and hired architect Stefano Baisi, who helped him design shops, hotels, Dior fashion shows, and luxury apartments.

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    When the End Does Not Justify the Means, Anthropic’s $1.5 Billion Lesson

    • 13.10.2025
    • By Hugh Stephens

    The stunning announcement on September 5 that AI company Anthropic had agreed to a USD$1.5 billion out-of-court settlement to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by a group of authors was ground breaking in terms of its size, and goes to disprove the old adage that “the end justifies the means”.

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    Canada’s Creative Sector Uneasily Awaits the Carney Government’s Next Steps on AI Training

    • 13.10.2025
    • By Hugh Stephens

    Blasting a Wide TDM Hole in the Structure of Copyright is Not the Answer

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    600 Languages, One Vision: How Producer Reza Servia Bridges Indonesia’s Diversity for Netflix’s Global Audience

    • 10.10.2025
    • By Gavin Blair

    Born into a family steeped in Indonesian filmmaking, Reza Servia was perhaps destined to find his way into the business one way or another. Along the way, his journey took him through the suburbs of Chicago and Atlanta, via New Zealand and software engineering, with a side quest into competitive e-sports.

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