My word, it’s cold after 35 degrees! A bit of a shock to the system, but once the washing has been done, the gifts distributed, the body clock back to normal, what has it meant?
In order to make a little sense, I have been thinking along the lines of a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, […]
My last full day in Mumbai, the day is one to catch up and reflect and try to make sense of what Mumbai and the UK can do together. There are opportunities, but also problems:-
Prime Focus, a major player here has already purchased a London facility. Another deal seems to be nearing completion, rumours abound […]
Today is the day of the signing of the Film Treaty between London and Mumbai. At the Whistling Woods Film School, actor Amitabh Bachchan (who may be unknown to us but is one of the most famous people in the world, with more people seeing him on screen than any other) joined our “Honourable […]
I am starting to feel the pace now - long days with our evenings filled with fantastic food have been fabulous fun but tiring. So today was supposed to be a light day of visiting Prime Focus in the morning, then I was to head up to the newest and probably largest training facility here, […]
Today is our full-on get-to-know-the-industry day. We start with a round table with five leading players in the industry - Mr Biswajeet Chatterjee (sound engineer) Dr Siddharth Jain (Technical Director and Studio owner), Mr Vivek Agrawal (VFX Director and Post Production Supervisor), Mr Anurag Pandey (Radio DJ) and Mr Rajiv Shah (Consultant). I was asked […]
Sunday and we head off to the south of Mumbai to the offices of the Deputy High Commissioner to get an overview of doing work in India for UK companies, and for a detailed portrait of the facilities sector. We are also joined by the Film London delegation - 8 or so London film producers […]
First full day in Mumbai, and we take it easy - with a very full agenda for the week ahead, we need all the rest we can get - a morning chill out by the pool. The rest of our colleagues arrive today - Bill Cullen (The Club), Simon Kanjee (Evolutions), and Simon Frame (Men […]
My, how the other half lives! Some of my well-travelled colleagues are flying Upper, so invite me to the lounge; an opulent palace of food, drink, entertainment - all free to those who can afford it! My fellow travellers and I sit back and enjoy a drink or two and some better food than a […]
Today is all about the visa. We all fly tomorrow, and the visa company I attempted to use has let me down - even after sending my passport to […]