In this Industry Spotlight conversation with Creative First, Umesh Bansal, Chief Business Officer at Zee Studios, spoke with Lohita Sujith, Sr. Director, Copyright & Digital Economy at the Motion Picture Association, about the cultural, economic, and strategic dimensions shaping India’s content industry today.
In this special Industry Spotlight, a WAVES Film Bazaar 2025 feature, producer and creative director Nidhi Salian spoke with Lohita Sujith, Sr. Director, Copyright & Digital Economy at the Motion Picture Association, about her journey in factual storytelling and the insights she gained from her early career at VICE.
Writer/director Phil Johnston, known for his work on Zootopia and the Wreck-It Ralph features, says. “Every character I’ve ever truly connected to has been on the outside looking in. Outcasts, dirtbags, and weirdos are my people.” It seems appropriate, then, that he brought beloved weirdo-specialist Roald Dahl’s book “The Twits” to the big screen. He took Dahl’s story of two hateful people, expanded it, and turned it into a social satire wrapped in an animated comedy that is equally creepy and comforting, making it perfect Halloween season viewing for the whole family.
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In this episode of Industry Spotlight by Creative First, film producer Shobu Yarlagadda, CEO and co-founder of Arka Mediaworks, joined Lohita Sujith, Sr. Director, Copyright & Digital Economy, Motion Picture Association, to discuss the milestones that shaped his two-decade journey.
If a film’s visuals tickle the eye, scorch the heart, or linger in the consciousness long after the credits roll, you can thank the production designer. Whether the project is a blockbuster or a low-budget indie, the production designer is tasked with creating that elusive “look” of the film and translating the director’s vision into visual reality.
In the first part of our conversation with stunt coordinator and second unit director Gary Powell, he talked about director Joseph Kosinski’s ambitious vision for Apple’s highest-grossing theatrical release to date, F1: The Movie, starring Brad Pitt (Sonny Hayes) and Damson Idris (Joshua Pearce).
Amassing over $630 million in global box office since its June release, director Joseph Kosinski and Brad Pitt’s racing drama F1: The Movie is Warner Bros’ second-highest-grossing film in 2025, and partly responsible for the legacy studio’s newly minted status as the first to cross the $4 billion mark this year.
In this Industry Spotlight, Supriya Yarlagadda, CEO, Annapurna Studios joined Lohita Sujith, Sr. Director, Copyright & Digital Economy, Motion Picture Association, to share insights from her multifaceted journey in Telugu cinema. Drawing from her third-generation film legacy, she emphasized courage, intuition, and perseverance as guiding principles in her career.
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