Megha Dabi

- Planned and supervised post-production and print distribution activities for 8 feature films, totaling a budget of $120 million. - Estimated and managed post-production and distribution budgets from the time of project acquisitions to theatrical release. - Managed all associated paperwork and successfully executed distribution & release of the film prints to 4800+ screens in 40+ countries for each film project. - Planned workflow and coordinated on deliveries for global dispatching of film prints (cargo & digital) to meet deadlines for censorship review, theatrical trailer release, film release, and film festival screenings. - Managed billing/account reconciliation & all communication with external clients (Co-Production studio) and vendors (Post-Production Studios, Digital Transfer Facility, Sound Studio & Distribution houses). - Prioritized and coordinated workflow activities with our UK and US offices, along with the internal Creative, Marketing, Accounts, Legal and Distribution team.

- Account manager for 16 key studio accounts; ensured timely project delivery, prompt issue resolution, client relationship and expectation management, assessing & fulfilling new requirements on short notice. -  Generated new clients and business worth $85,000 to achieve sales targets through sales strategies such as cold- calling, networking with market leaders, creating corporate pitches & presentations, tracking prospective sales leads, and conducting negotiations. - Negotiated contract and payment terms with the client on behalf of legal and finance. - Analyzed and monitored project expenditure to ensure that teams stay within budget limitations. -Coordinated on projects with international offices and internal teams such as creative, production, finance and legal to ensure timely and successful completion of project according to contract terms. - Conducted PR functions and created plans to promote, market, and publish press releases. - Designed and conducted client satisfaction and market research surveys to determine market need and used the findings to create strategic sales and marketing plans.

• Organizing sponsorship and funds for the production of the film. • Executing promotional and marketing activities for the film.

- Liaised with directors, producers, and writers to develop a project pipeline of new film and scripts. - Represented the studio at pitch meetings and script narrations to determine the revenue and creative potential of a perspective project. - Coordinated logistics for ongoing films: created shoot schedules, sourced technical support crew, booking shoot locations, organizing legal permits for shoot locations. - Main studio representative supervising on- location shoots of films produced by the studio: - Indian feature film titled, ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbai’ directed by Milan Luthria, with a budget of over $4.2 Million and a crew strength of over 300 members. - Indian feature Film titled, ‘Shor in the City’ directed by D. K. Krishna and Raj Nidhimoru, with a budget of over $ 450.000 and a crew strength of over 200 members.

- Liaised with directors, producers to develop and evaluate new projects, and estimated budgets for films signed by the company. -  Managed pre-production and on-set production functions, such as hiring film crew, negotiating contracts, finalizing, travel and shoot locations arrangements, hotel accommodations and crew management. - Executed Marketing & PR functions for the company and organizing sponsorships, Media tie-ups, In- Film advertising for the feature films. - Worked on the Indian Feature film ‘Lamhaa’ directed by Rahul Dholakia, with a budget of over $3.6 Million and a crew strength of over 200 members.

- Assisting in scheduling and script breakdown - Set designing for both On-set and On-location shoot - Coordinating in production design, set design, art & design sourcing, prop management and set continuity.

- Supervising pre-production, location scouting, casting approvals, cast & crew contract approvals, scheduling, production (domestic & international), post production supervision and distribution for the films. - Handling on-location shoot & scheduling for both domestic and international locations. In charge of travel & ticketing for cast and crew. -  Production Exexutive on : - Hindi Feature Film titled, ‘Phir Hera Pheri’ directed by Neeraj Vora. - Hindi Feature Film titled, ‘Fool N Final’ shot in Bombay and Oman, directed by Ahmed Khan. - Hindi Feature Film titled, ‘Welcome’ shot in Bombay and Dubai, directed by Anis Bazmee.  - Production Assistant on: - Hindi Feature Film titled, ‘Deewane Hua Paagal’ directed by Vikram Bhatt.